'Where do these children go? Are they forgotten about?'
A Belfast mum says she fears what could lie ahead for children with additional needs if further cuts are made to the education budget, which would include special educational needs provisions.
"Destiny was really upset and would come home crying wondering why she couldn’t do the same things as her peers could do. "She has been attending for the last two to three weeks, with her new school she is doing more 'hands on' work and accessing a differentiated curriculum.Nicola said she worried that proposed cuts which could impact heavily on SEN provision would be devastating for many families and could cause mental health difficulties for the children affected.
"Therefore, any cut in the current budget would undoubtedly have a detrimental impact on our children’s educational outcomes and ultimately prevent them from reaching their full potential." "The Secretary of State introduced the Northern Ireland Budget Bill on 12 January that will implement the budget that was set on 24 November.
"And the potential detrimental and significant impact this could have, for example, on the day to day running of schools, Special Educational Needs support, transport and catering, and ultimately on the educational experience and outcomes of our children and young people." Principals and Governors who already struggle to maintain a service on its knees will be faced with an ever- increasing series of unpalatable decisions," said Gerry Murphy from INTO.
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