Ep 71 The Mild Principal on the redesignation of Special Schools and engaging with the media.

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Lead the Way

Ann Byrne

100 episodes

6 days ago

This series hopes to build educational leadership capacity in Ireland and beyond by facilitating the sharing of the leadership journey of people in a variety of educational settings.

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This series hopes to build educational leadership capacity in Ireland and beyond by facilitating the sharing of the leadership journey of people in a variety of educational settings.

Education

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Ep 71 The Mild Principal on the redesignation of Special Schools and engaging with the media.

Lead the Way

32 minutes 15 seconds

2 months ago

Ep 71 The Mild Principal on the redesignation of Special Schools and engaging with the media.

Debbie O’Neill is Principal of Scoil Eoin, Crumlin, Dublin, a special school which caters for pupils with Mild General Learning disabilities as well as some students presenting with a dual diagnosis of ASD, ADHD. Schools catering for children with mild general learning disabilities are being put under pressure by the government to change their classification. She talks about the impact on her and the students and the decision to engage with the media as a Principal.

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