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🤯 We have always assisted, but we cannot ASSESS.Who will ASSESS or DIAGNOSE our pupils for educational needs? The sole educational component of AON cannot be the remit of Principals. How will this help our pupils or schools to access much needed supports? irishtimes.com/ireland/educat…
Principals stand in solidarity and witness with parents - we all have our children & pupils' best interests at heart and are seeking better provisions and supports in good faith and with integrity. It is high time the Dept and NCSE listened to us and addressed this meaningfully.
Principals stand in solidarity and witness with parents - we all have our children & pupils' best interests at heart and are seeking better provisions and supports in good faith and with integrity. It is high time the Dept and NCSE listened to us and addressed this meaningfully.
The whole basis of the allocation is flawed without exact data from schools themselves regarding our SEN needs. Schools are willing and able to provide this data. We have no mechanism for doing so.
The whole basis of the allocation is flawed without exact data from schools themselves regarding our SEN needs. Schools are willing and able to provide this data. We have no mechanism for doing so.
@ForumTeaching Over 730 principals take a position & their (so called) representative org comes out and takes an alternate position. Seems that many 'representative' orgs doing similar. Reinforces idea that these orgs exist to facilitate intro of gov policy 😒. E.g. x.com/garnob/status/…
@ForumTeaching Over 730 principals take a position & their (so called) representative org comes out and takes an alternate position. Seems that many 'representative' orgs doing similar. Reinforces idea that these orgs exist to facilitate intro of gov policy 😒. E.g. x.com/garnob/status/…
Excellent thread. So on point. This is exactly why over 730 Principals signed a petition asking for our data regarding SEN in our schools be gathered directly from schools. Every school is different & needs their exact needs resourced by SET allocations.Anything less is a failure
Excellent thread. So on point. This is exactly why over 730 Principals signed a petition asking for our data regarding SEN in our schools be gathered directly from schools. Every school is different & needs their exact needs resourced by SET allocations.Anything less is a failure
Read our petition to the government, signed by over 730 Principals, and then read this. Compare and contrast. We are on the ground in our schools daily. We have the data. They do not. It is clear where these three groups' allegiances lie. Shameful. ippn.ie/index.php/96-f…
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@angeladunne81 @AsIAmIreland @NormaFoleyTD1 @AdamPHarris @ForumTeaching Exactly Angela. We’re 4 SET down again! Where is all the money saved on salaries? Losing SET hours etc. Accountability? Transparency? Nowhere to be seen @Education_Ire The supports and resources aren’t there. Schools are expected to meet every need. Unfair, unsustainable.
Schools tell parents they don't have, and can't get the resources to meet children's support needs; the @Education_Ire, @napd, @IPPN_Education and @NPCpp say something different. Make the voice of children matter - share and tag your public representatives. @AsIAmIreland…
Another thread from a principal about the SET Allocations debacle. Could we all be wrong?
Time to properly weigh in on the SET Allocations debacle. There are so many issues I see with the current allocation model and the proposed new one. I’ll try address them succinctly! Firstly, the modelling does not address developing schools correctly. Baselines are off #1
@ForumTeaching Over 730 principals take a position & their (so called) representative org comes out and takes an alternate position. Seems that many 'representative' orgs doing similar. Reinforces idea that these orgs exist to facilitate intro of gov policy 😒. E.g. x.com/garnob/status/…
Update. Today I withdrew from the Law Society committee on family and child law. I am sad that the Law Society have taken a public stand on the two referenda on family and care without any proper consultation with its own members. Many solicitors work incredibly hard for carers
@ForumTeaching And parents were not consulted. Meanwhile NPCprimary employees Áine Lynch & Catherine Cross seem to have sole rights to represent non-consulted parent stakeholders. RESPECT THE CONSTITUTION AND LET PARENT VOICES BE HEARD.
There is also a socioeconomic factor that can’t be measured by standardised tests. There are many students whose parents simply can’t afford assessments and don’t have the influence on the system to advocate for their children in the same way others can.
Thank you Jen Horgan for this very fair and accurate reporting. @irishexaminer irishexaminer.com/news/arid-4134…
@ForumTeaching @MSuaimhneach @LeoVaradkar They have a leavers' form-all that is needed is a similar form for the rest of the school to gather data. But maybe they don't want the data!
Reverse SET Allocation changes - Sign the Petition! chng.it/zJJmrjbT via @Change @InclusionIre @McNiffecent @LittlePuddins @DownSyndromeIRL @DonegalDS @AsIAmIreland @INTOnews @ForumTeaching @CatrionaGolden @TomClonan @teacherofdotes @
@MarieDHurley1 @ForumTeaching @Change @InclusionIre @McNiffecent @LittlePuddins @DownSyndromeIRL @DonegalDS @AsIAmIreland @INTOnews @TomClonan @teacherofdotes I think it's vital to have a clarity of message around that issues because if this is to gain the traction to make it an election issue & change the model going forward, it must be clear and accurate what the issue is
@MarieDHurley1 @ForumTeaching @Change @InclusionIre @McNiffecent @LittlePuddins @DownSyndromeIRL @DonegalDS @AsIAmIreland @INTOnews @TomClonan @teacherofdotes Nothing has changed in terms of how schools allocate resources they have. Some schools lost resources, some gained. They allocate those based on all need The issue isn't a change this week, the issue is the flaws of the model since 2016 being brought to a head and into the open
@MarieDHurley1 @ForumTeaching @Change @InclusionIre @McNiffecent @LittlePuddins @DownSyndromeIRL @DonegalDS @AsIAmIreland @INTOnews @TomClonan @teacherofdotes There has been zero entitlement of support since 2016. Very little changed this week compared to 2 years ago. Complex needs played a tiny part (6% or so) in the allocation model based on absolutely inappropriate data from some CDNTs. #1
@MarieDHurley1 @ForumTeaching @Change @InclusionIre @McNiffecent @LittlePuddins @DownSyndromeIRL @DonegalDS @AsIAmIreland @INTOnews @TomClonan @teacherofdotes I think the whole new system back in 2016 was money saving/cost capping. This is the result of that. But the complex needs part is the key. Rolling back to previous doesn't solve the issue for the kids with complex needs in schools that were massively underresourced last 2 years
@ForumTeaching @Samantha_SET Nonsense to look to the CDNTs for census data. Most are unstaffed, many children not yet registered in the system. Schools hold accurate information. Could a move from CDNT to school held data come from this? Shocking that the first swipe is against children with complex needs.
@ForumTeaching @MarieDHurley1 @Change @InclusionIre @McNiffecent @LittlePuddins @DownSyndromeIRL @DonegalDS @AsIAmIreland @INTOnews @TomClonan @teacherofdotes They don't trust us to accept the data on complex needs to school. Which sums up a lot of the issues systemically
@CatrionaGolden The main issue is the criteria they are using. It is not a realistic view of the needs of schools. Standardised tests are a poor measurement tool, as is address. The current model reflects the lack of understanding of special needs and the main barriers to learning.
@MarieDHurley1 @Change @InclusionIre @McNiffecent @LittlePuddins @DownSyndromeIRL @DonegalDS @AsIAmIreland @INTOnews @ForumTeaching @TomClonan @teacherofdotes I don't think reversing is the right solution here. The allocation model in 2022 was hugely flawed & the minimal impact of complex needs was an issue. But removing gender was absolutely the right call. The model needs effective review but I don't think reversing is the solut
This is the reality of our stakeholders doing nothing. This school sums up the effect the so-called partners' inaction has had on our schools.
Sad to think that in 2024 schools still have to fight for appropriate supports for pupils with additional needs. If we tolerate this new formula for assigning SET teachers to schools, we are allowing our most vulnerable pupils to be ignored.😢
I'm going to be sending out a BIG guide to the SET Allocations in the next few days. It will contain everything you need to know about the allocations and how they will affect every school in country. anseo.net/subscribe
Inclusion Ireland raises " significant concerns " about the new "Special Education Teacher " allocation model. inclusionireland.ie/news-events/in… @IPPN_Education @CatrionaGolden @simonmlewis @IrishPrimaryPE @INTOnews @EducateTogether
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