IPPN

Published: 24 May 2005

Since we issued Escéal 88 giving clarification on the SEN General Allocation System, we have been in consultation with officials in the DES who have given us the following information concerning the number of hours required to create SEN posts. They are as follows:

• Full SEN post in a single school: 25 hours
• Full SEN post in a cluster: 22 hours
• 0.1 posts: 2.5 hours

However, the DES is prepared to be flexible and to allow the first post to be created with 22 hours. All subsequent posts must adhere to the hours as listed above.

All the relevant information should be submitted in writing to the Executive Officer, DES (Special Education Section), who usually deals with your school and whose name is on Schedule A.

Please check your email regularly over the coming days, as we will issue further E-scéal clarification as we receive information from the DES.

Is mise le meas,

Seán Cottrell, Director
Irish Primary Principals' Network.

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