Clare Post Primary Online SENCO Forum - Supporting Transition To Post Primary For Pupils With Special Educational Needs (PP)

Clare Post Primary Online SENCO Forum - Supporting Transition To Post Primary For Pupils With Special Educational Needs (PP)

DATE:   Thursday, 26 May 2022
TIME:    7.30pm to 9pm
ONLINE VIA ZOOM  

Topic: Transition to post-primary for pupils with Special Educational Needs

This webinar will explore:

• Examine legislation, policy and indicators of good practice relevant to transition from primary to post-primary.
• Explore the difficulties and challenges experienced by pupils with special educational needs during the transition process.
• Consider activities and strategies which may ease transitional difficulties.
• Investigate reading, resources and materials to assist in managing the transition process.

The Online SENCO Forum aims to bring together a network of teachers working in inclusive/special education in Post-Primary Schools. The network aims to provide professional learning, support and networking opportunities for teachers. The content covered in the sessions will be decided by its members. If you are a Principal, Deputy Principal, Special Education Teacher or SEN Co-Ordinator in a Post-Primary school and would like to find out more about the network, please join us.

Facilitator: Rose-Marie Flanagan (B.Ed., M.Ed. in SEN)

Rose-Marie Flanagan is an administrative Principal at St. Anne’s School, Ennis, Co. Clare. She worked as a SENCO, special class teacher and mainstream class teacher at St. Joseph’s Secondary School, Tulla, Co. Clare. Rose-Marie also completed a five-year secondment as an Advisor with the NCSE and currently works as an Associate with the NCSE. She designs and delivers seminars in SEN at third level also. She has a graduate Diploma in SEN and a Masters of Education in the area of Special Education, both awarded from Mary Immaculate College. Her current interests are Inclusion Policy and Practice, Social and Emotional learning, Positive Behaviour Support and Assistive Technology.