St Mary's CBS New Building
Learning Support
Access
As stated in the Admission Policy of St. Mary’s C.B.S., access to the school is fully inclusive. All students with special needs have access to learning support or resource teaching. The school caters for students with mild and borderline moderate general learning difficulties in addition to students with specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia. Counselling and learning resource support is provided for pupils with emotional and behavioural difficulties. At present the school does not have wheelchair access in the main building of the school. However, all prefab classrooms have wheelchair access. The new school will have wheelchair access and a purpose built special needs unit.
Identification of Students with Special Educational Needs
Information
The Principal and/or Learning Support teacher and/or the Home School Liaison team contact/meet the teachers in the National Schools in the catchment area prior to students entering St. Mary’s C.B.S. in an effort to identify students with special needs. Psychological Reports are obtained as part of the application process.
An information night for the parents of the in-coming first year students will provide teachers and parents with an opportunity to discuss the specific needs of students. Parents are also invited to contact the school prior to their sons attending St. Mary’s C.B.S. to discuss any concerns relating to the provision of learning support.
Psychological Reports are safely stored in the school. Currently the school Principal, Deputy Principal, Year Heads, subject teachers and the Learning Support teachers have access to the psychological reports.