Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 November 2022
537. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Education the process that a secondary school can follow to employ a qualified individual to "only" coordinate special education needs in the school; the additional allowances that this school obtain to employ this qualified person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54403/22]
View answerUnder the Education Act 1998 the school Board of Management (BOM) is the body charged with the direct governance of a school, and it is the BOM which employs the staff at the school. The allocation of duties to staff is also a matter for the BOM as the employer.
Teacher allocations to all schools are approved annually by my Department in accordance with established rules based on recognised pupil enrolment. The criteria for the allocation of posts are communicated to school managements annually and are available on the Department website.
The recruitment and appointment of teachers to fill teaching posts is a matter for the individual school authority. The deployment of teaching staff in the school, the range of subjects offered and ultimately the quality of teaching and learning are in the first instance a matter for the school management authorities.
