At Presentation College we have an excellent system of support for students. As per DES Circulars, Presentation College have established an SET Core Team:

Ms. Rebecca Murphy (Junior AEN coordinator)

Ms. Kim O’ Flaherty (Senior AEN coordinator)

Ms. Sheila Dempsey

Mr. Gary Carley (Deputy Principal)

Ms. Sinéad McCarthy (Deputy Principal)

The school Guidance Counsellors attend meetings as the need arises.

Our Special Needs Assistants are: Ms Rebecca Doran, Ms Leanne Corcoran and Ms Lauren Moore

All incoming First Year students complete The Cognitive Abilities Test (CAT4). This is an assessment that is designed to help students, and their teachers understand how they learn and what their academic potential might be.

In October of First Year, students complete the Post-Primary Assessment and Diagnosis – English test (PPAD-E). This is a new standardised test of literacy in English for use in post-primary schools as a screening and diagnostic tool for assessing literacy skills.

Co-operative teaching, Co-teaching, Team-teaching

The term “co-operative teaching” [denotes] any arrangement whereby two or more teachers work together in a collaborative manner with a class of students who have diverse learning needs.’ DES (2007). Inclusion of Students with Special Educational Needs: Post Primary Guidelines. (p. 53).

In Presentation College, team-teaching is deployed to support students in the classroom as appropriate and where resources are available.

Universal Design for Learning (UDL)

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a set of principles for curriculum development that give all individuals equal opportunities to learn.

UDL aims to improve the educational experience of all students by introducing more flexible methods of teaching, learning and assessment to cater for the diversity of learners in our classrooms.

All staff have completed training with Learning House and have utilised resources through www.ahead.ie

Reasonable Accommodations

Additional Needs

Dyslexia

Latest SEN News

The latest information on Dyslexia can be found on this link:

Dyslexia - Factsheets for Second Level Schools

Some useful information relating to Dyslexia ia available on these links:  Update on digital copies of textbooks 2022   Newsletter 12 Jan 2022

Using an immersive reader can be very beneficial for all students. The following link will be helpful

Accommodations or Reasonable Accommodations in certified examinations refers to modifications in how a test is administered while not compromising the integrity of the examination system. These may include changes to presentation format, response format, test setting or test timing.

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