We were very lucky to have been chosen to help Ministers Richard Bruton and Katherine Zappone launch a new in-school Speech and Language Programme.
The project will be managed and co-ordinated by the National Council for Special Education (NCSE).
The project has been developed in conjunction with the Health Service Executive (HSE). €2.25m is being allocated to Phase One of the project in 2018.
As part of the programme, 19 speech and language therapists and 12 Occupational Therapists will be recruited by the HSE to work with the 150 schools and pre-schools. The NCSE will also recruit 2 National Co-ordinators to manage the project.
The ministers came around 11am and were treated to a lovely opening from our school choir and who were then greeted by our Principal Ms Elaine Conroy.
They went to visit one of our Junior Infant classrooms and sat in on a book reading with our Vice-Principal Ms Grainne Noone.
We want to say a big thank you to the Ministers for coming to visit our school :)