The role of the Special Education Support Service (SESS) is to enhance the quality of learning and teaching in relation to special educational provision. Read more about our role.
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The Teaching and Learning of Exceptionally Able and Dual Exceptional Students - a Series of One-day Seminars for Post-primary Schools
The SESS is providing this series of one-day seminars on 'The teaching and learning of Exceptionally Able and Dual Exceptional students: An introduction for post-primary schools'. The seminar is designed to assist post-primary schools in developing the learning and teaching of Exceptionally Able and Dual Exceptional students and will be presented by Dr. Tom Daly, Assistant National Coordinator, SESS. Seminars will take place in October in Dublin, Limerick, Cork, Galway and Carrick-on-Shannon.
See Calendar of Events for further details
Online Courses Subsidised by SESS - Enrolment for Summer Term Now Open
As part of its Supports Scheme, the SESS is subsidising a range of online courses provided by ICEP Europe (www.icepe.eu). Enrolment is now open for the Summer term which begins on July 1st and ends on August 27th. The number of subsidised places is limited.
Click here for further details.
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This ‘Toolkit’ looks at various strategies that can facilitate the pupil with dyslexia in terms of developing study and revision skills. Areas looked at include: study strategies, revision and exams, technology, and how teachers can support the pupil with dyslexia. This is downloadable and is perhaps more suitable for teachers teaching pupils in the post-primary sector
[click here to download, PDF, 764Kb]
eWorkshop Online Teaching Resource
Developed in Canada by the Ontario Ministry of Education, this website includes information on literacy, numeracy and communication. It includes videos of teachers in action, activity sheets, lesson plans and more. Suggestions are included for daily physical activities that can be utilised in the classroom or resource room. This site is perhaps best suited for those teaching within the Primary sector.
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