National Council for Special Education

The move aims to address an acute shortage of appropriate school places in the area

About 30 children who do not have a school place will be able to join mainstream schools

Office concerned over ‘slow pace of change’ around young people’s mental health

Everyone agrees that children with autism have a right to education. Underfunded, overcrowded schools need significant investment to provide it

Department of Education compels 39 schools in area to open classes for children with autism

Department of Education inspectors find many schools use restrictive enrolment

Boy allegedly hit one of the teachers in his secondary school with a brush lastyear

Support groups had opposed move over fears it would dilute support for vulnerable pupils

Research suggests disorder often manifests differently in girls with many missing out on vital support

Concern among groups over ‘rushed’ and ‘partial delivery’ of planned changes

A ban on putting baby’s name down for school, limits on places for children of past pupils and rules for opting out of religion: the new legislation comes into effect soon

I want a totally inclusive approach to education – but it won’t be cheap, fast or easy

Industrial strife, mergers and Leaving Cert reform will be prominent in coming year

Move by department aims to ensure pupils with disabilities can access help

Controversial plans could see end of special classes in favour of all children being placed in mainstream

Claim that home-tuition grants were deliberately delayed is rejected by Government

We must be satisfied children’s best interests will be met educating them in mainstream classes

Any move to close special schools and classes will require ‘careful consideration’

State should consider moving to ‘total inclusion’ model, Minister to be advised

Divisions on whether mainstream classes should accommodate all special needs pupils

Minister for Education activates new law which direct schools to open special classes

Lack of official engagement a central challenge for families, says charity

Autism advocacy charity says move ‘breaches spirit of Act’ aimed at protecting boy

No Child 2020: Hundreds of children with special needs are without school places

Total of 384 children are in receipt of home tuition grants, latest figures show

Marie Daly appealed to the Supreme Court after she failed to get her job back following road crash

Scott Saunders (9) does not have appropriate school place for the coming academic year

Parents protest in Dublin and Cork over shortage of special needs places in schools

Lack of data means practice is a ‘hidden scandal’ that is not being monitored

Schools set to receive confirmation of individual allocations from midday on Monday

Parents say their children are being denied the right to appropriate education

Children with autism have been expelled or withdrawn due to inadequate supports, say families

Hundreds of children with autism are being failed by the State education system

Pilot scheme breaks link between a diagnosis and access to special needs assistants

Varadkar says Harris was right to prioritise CervicalCheck tribunal Bill

Many school staff not trained to deal with challenging behaviour, say campaigners

‘Urgent need’ to invest in secondary school places for such children, warns campaigner

State body warns of ‘urgent’ need to provide support for pupils with complex medical conditions

Analysis: Amid parental anxiety, Bruton says changes will boost outcomes for children

‘Radical changes’ are not a cover for cost-cutting, says Richard Bruton