Special Educational Needs  and Inclusion Review

Part of Education – in the Northern Ireland Assembly at 2:30 pm on 25 January 2010.

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Photo of Caitriona Ruane Caitriona Ruane Sinn Féin 2:30, 25 January 2010

Go raibh maith agat, a Chathail. Ní aitreofar aon chistiú ó riachtanais speisialta oideachais chuig grúpaí eile a aithníodh faoi choinceapanna riachtanais bhreise oideachais.

No funding will be diverted from special educational needs to the other groups that have been identified within the additional educational needs concept. Each of the groups that have been identified has its own specific policy and attracts its own funding streams. That will continue to be the case.

In 2007-08, around £185 million was spent on special educational needs. In 2008-09, £202 million was spent on special educational needs; £6·5 million was spent on supporting newcomer children; £1·1 million was spent on our Traveller children; £569,000 was spent on school-aged mothers; £345,000 was spent on looked-after children; £7·65 million was spent on promoting positive behaviour; and £1·99 million was spent on the emotional health and well-being of pupils.