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Outline
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Setting the Scene
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Special Education Support Service
SESS-Second Level
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1. Setting the Scene
Inclusion Legislation Organisations & Personnel IEPs/Record Keeping Differentiation Allocation of Resources
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1. Setting the Scene
Inclusion requires schools to adapt and develop their culture, management, organization, content, approaches to teaching and delivery of programmes to accommodate the educational needs of all students to the greatest possible extent. A process of increasing the participation of pupils in and reducing their exclusion from school curricula, cultures and communities
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Booth and Ainscow, 1998.
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1. Setting the Scene
An Appropriate Education Access to….. Participation in….
Benefit from…….
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1. Setting the Scene
Legislation 1998 Education Act 2000 Equal Status Act 2000 Education Welfare Act 2004 EPSEN Act
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1. Setting the Scene
Organisations & Personnel
-National Council for Special Education (NCSE) -Special Education Support Service (SESS) -Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) -Resource Teachers (RT) -Special Education Needs Organisers (SENOs) -Associates
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1. Setting the Scene
EPSEN Act National Disability Authority -Research National Council for Special Education – Expert Group
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1. Setting the Scene
Differentiate by Content (Vary what I teach) -Complexity (Concrete, symbolic abstract)
-Variety of Resources -Variety of Learning Environments
Process (How will I teach)
-Flash Cards
-Teach aspects -Start with familiar or interest
Outcome/Product (Vary expectation and /or reponse from student)
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2. Special Education Support Service
Established in September 2003 A nationwide service, serving mainstream primary and post-primary schools, special schools and special classes
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2. Special Education Support Service Aim:
To enhance the quality of teaching and learning with particular reference to the education of children with special needs
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2.Special Education Support Service
Aim:
To design and deliver a range of professional development initiatives and supports for school personnel
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2. Special Education Support Service
Aim:
To consolidate and co-ordinate existing professional development and support
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2. Special Education Support Service
Principles
Quality
Inclusive
Equity of Access
Collaboration /Co-operation
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2. Special Education Support Service
Teacher Education Section, DES SESS Steering Committe
National Co-ordinator
Cork Education Support Centre
Assistant National Co-ordinators
Administrator Secretary
Associates
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2. Special Education Support Service
Work of SESS -Main Strands Local Initiatives Scheme SESS Strategy for Support Provision Liaison and Contact with Colleges and Third-Level Institutions SEN Cross-Border Professional Exchange Programme (PEACE II)
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2. Special Education Support Service
Local Initiatives Scheme
Teachers/Schools identify their own professional needs Consideration for funding
Website: Applications forms
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2. Special Education Support Service
Local Initiatives Applications (2003-2004)
Autism Challenging Behaviour Whole-Staff Training, General SEN, Gifted Children Visual Impairment, Hearing Impairment
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2. Special Education Support Service
SESS Core Strategy
Autism Challenging Behaviour in Special Educational Settings Dyslexia SEN and Second-level
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2. SESS- Core Strategy
Autism -School Visits:Prioritised Schools
-One-day seminar for Classroom Teachers -5-Day Induction Course
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2. SESS- Core Strategy
Challenging Behaviour -National Conferences
(i) Special Schools (ii) External Providers
-School Visits -Pilot Projects: Studio III, TCI etc
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2. SESS-Core Strategy: Second-Level
Second-Level-Inclusion
Phase 1
-1-day Seminar -All Second-level Schools -Special Schools offering elements of second-level curricula
Phase 2
-School Visits
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2. SESS- Core Strategy: Dyslexia
Session 1:
Definition, Signs & Facts and Characteristics System Provision School Based Provision
CD Rom Some Case Studies
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Session 2
2. SESS- Core Strategy
Proposed Courses
- Dyspraxia:4-day courses - Regional seminars for newly-appointed Resource -Teachers (6) - TEACCH - PECS
School Support
- Telephone Support - E-mail via website - School Visits - Others
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2. Special Education Support Service
Liaison and Contact with Colleges and Third-Level Institutions
On-going liaison with Colleges Designing of SESS Programmes
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2. Special Education Support Service
SEN Cross-Border Professional Exchange Programme
Exchange programme-Professionals
Project Manager
Monaghan Education Centre
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2. Special Education Support Service
Models of Provision
Funding for courses arising via Local initiatives Scheme SESS-designed seminars, conferences and courses School visits Funding for accredited courses Telephone and e-mail support On-line learning –Fee subsidy Website: www.sess.ie
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2. Towards a Whole-School Approach
Second-Level seminar
Session 1: The Road to Inclusion Session 2: Looking at our Schools Session 3: Inclusion in practice
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3. Towards a Whole-School Approach
Quality of Quality of Quality of Quality of subjects Quality of
School Management School Planning Curriculum Provision Teaching and Learning in Support for Students
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3. The Inclusive School
The degree to which a student is included depends on attitude of:
All staff
Other students
Student
Parents
Community
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3. Differentiate by
Content (Vary what I teach) -Complexity (Concrete, symbolic abstract)
-Variety of Resources -Variety of Learning Environments
Process (How will I teach)
-Flash Cards
-Teach aspects -Start with familiar or interest
Outcome/Product (Vary expectation and /or reponse from student)
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Special Education Support Service
www.sess.ie
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