If your child eceived support and assistance in primary school,you will need to look for a secondary school that has a special education teacher in place on a full-time basis that is able to offer support to any children with special needs.
The school should have teachers who have received training to teach children with special needs. It goes without saying that there should be an attitude on the part of all staff that your child is entitled to be a fully active school member and avail of all it has to offer.
In order to find out if the school in question caters for all the above, you will need to speak to the school and ask these question. It’s important to bear in mind that your child may be eligible for special consideration at the time of Junior and Leaving Cert but this will be determined about a year before these exams will be taken.
