Table 3:4: Summary of application process by NCSE No of Applications Scheme 2015 2014 2013 Resource teacher 16,209 Over 16,000 Over 13,900 SNA 8,656 Over 8,800 Over 7,700 School transport 3,289 Over 2,700 Over 2,500 Assistive technology/specialist equipment 2,928 Over 3,000 Over 2,700 Total 31,082 Over 30,000 Over 23,000 Sources: NCSE Report 2015; NCSE Report 2014; NCSE Report 2013 Table 3:5: Summary of Additional Supports 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 Trends Mainstream For the 2013-14 The NCSE The NCSE allocated 6,204 The number of allocated 5,721 Classes school year, resource teachers to resource teachers resource teachers 480 additional mainstream schools to allocated to to mainstream resource provide additional teaching mainstream schools schools to provide teacher posts capacity to schools for from 2014 to 2015 additional and 170 students with special has increased by teaching capacity additional SNA educational needs in 8.4%. to schools for students with posts were 2014/15. This is an The number of special provided for increase of 483 whole time educational children accessing allocation by the equivalent resource needs. In the these resource NCSE. teaching posts on the 2013-14 teaching supports number (5,721) allocated school year, the also rose by 14.3% to mainstream schools in overall number of from 2013 to 2015. students the 2013-14 school year. In From 2013 to 2014 it accessing the 2014-15 school year, resource teaching increased by 8.8%. the overall number of supports rose to Then the following students accessing over 45,700. This year the number of resource teaching supports compares with children accessing rose to over 48,000 (see 42,000 students these resources Appendix 3). This in the 2012-13 increased by 5% compares with 45,700 school year. students in the 2013-14 school year. Special The NCSE SENOs SENOs sanctioned the The number of provides the sanctioned the Classes establishment of 139 new special classes required establishment of special classes in the between 2013 and teacher and 118 new special school year 2014-15. By 2015 increased by SNA posts for classes in the the end of school year 17.8%. From 2013 to special classes school year
Table 3:4: Summary of application process by NCSE Scheme No of Applications 2015 2014 2013 Resource teacher 16,209 Over 16,000 Over 13,900 SNA 8,656 Over 8,800 Over 7,700 School transport 3,289 Over 2,700 Over 2,500 Assistive technology/specialist equipment 2,928 Over 3,000 Over 2,700 Total 31,082 Over 30,000 Over 23,000 Sources: NCSE Report 2015; NCSE Report 2014; NCSE Report 2013 Table 3:5: Summary of Additional Supports 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 Trends Mainstream Classes For the 2013-14 school year, 480 additional resource teacher posts and 170 additional SNA posts were provided for allocation by the NCSE. The NCSE allocated 5,721 resource teachers to mainstream schools to provide additional teaching capacity to schools for students with special educational needs. In the 2013-14 school year, the overall number of students accessing resource teaching supports rose to over 45,700. This compares with 42,000 students in the 2012-13 school year. The NCSE allocated 6,204 resource teachers to mainstream schools to provide additional teaching capacity to schools for students with special educational needs in 2014/15. This is an increase of 483 whole time equivalent resource teaching posts on the number (5,721) allocated to mainstream schools in the 2013-14 school year. In the 2014-15 school year, the overall number of students accessing resource teaching supports rose to over 48,000 (see Appendix 3). This compares with 45,700 students in the 2013-14 school year. The number of resource teachers allocated to mainstream schools from 2014 to 2015 has increased by 8.4%. The number of children accessing these resource teaching supports also rose by 14.3% from 2013 to 2015. From 2013 to 2014 it increased by 8.8%. Then the following year the number of children accessing these resources increased by 5% Special Classes The NCSE provides the required teacher and SNA posts for special classes SENOs sanctioned the establishment of 118 new special classes in the school year SENOs sanctioned the establishment of 139 new special classes in the school year 2014-15. By the end of school year The number of special classes between 2013 and 2015 increased by 17.8%. From 2013 to
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