'Education for All: Making it Happen'

Welcome

To Special Education Unit

What is Special Education?

Special Education is the educational provision for children whose levels of functioning deviate from the norm such that special programmes and services are necessary to facilitate optimum learning.

Objectives

• To secure teaching/learning opportunities for students with special needs throughout the education system.
• To plan, implement, monitor Special Education programmes
• To secure access, equity and quality education for students with special needs.

Roles and functions of the Special Education Unit

• The Unit supervises Special Education schools, units and programmes island wide.
• The Unit offers support, curriculum supervision, monitoring services and facilitates training, net-working, assessment and programme planning.