The SNA U-turn mess, with Ciara Reilly

The Government’s u-turn on and subsequent denial of involvement
in a review of Special Needs Assistant allocation was an
embarrassing episode for them, but a stressful episode for school
communities.


Teacher, commentator and mother to a child with special needs,
Ciara Reilly has been writing about the review for the Irish
Examiner this week.


With her uniquely multi-faceted perspective on this issue she
explains just how the SNA role has evolved since the circular of
2014 which governs the role, how dependent many schools are on
their SNA colleagues, and how the hasty cancellation of the
review amid political backlash means a missed opportunity to
address real issues facing schools.


Read Ciara’s articles:


Ciara Reilly: Power shift behind SNA U-turn exposes Government's
weakness


Ciara Reilly: Definition of need has changed to save money on
SNAs


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