IPPN

Published: 31 January 2010

IMPACT says that up to 2,000 children will be without special needs assistants because of government cuts which take effect today.

The union claims that under a plan put forward by the Department of Education last year, as many as 1,200 special needs assistants are losing their jobs.

IMPACT has asked for the redundancies to be postponed until the end of the school year to minimise disruption for school children.