The SERC Report: Sidestepping the Past and Future Roles of Special Schools

Authors

  • Patrick O'Keeffe

Keywords:

SERC Report, Provision, School System, Review Committee, DoE, Recommendations, Resources, Services, Special School, Roles, Responsibilities, Development, Structured, Programme, Specialist Function

Abstract

While the Review Committee did not cost its recommendations, the Department of Education has estimated that implementing them would entail a spending of £55.7m in a full year. The Report seems to turn away from spotlighting the wealth of service resources already available in the special school system, their pioneering role in the past, and their potential for creative development in the future. There is a fear among teachers working in the system that the specialist” function of special schools might give way to an unstructured "rag bag” type role in time to come.

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Published

1994-11-11

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O’Keeffe, P. (1994). The SERC Report: Sidestepping the Past and Future Roles of Special Schools. REACH: Journal of Inclusive Education in Ireland, 7(2), 71–74. Retrieved from https://reachjournal.ie/index.php/reach/article/view/419

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 2 (1994)

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