How can we best formalise transition procedures in our Admissions Policy, so as to facilitate the inclusion of the students and conform to current legislation?
A school’s admissions policy ought to be in line with current legislation: e.g. the Education Act (1998)(PDF – 170 KB), the Equal Status Act (2000)(PDF – 111 KB) and the Education (Welfare) Act (2000). The Department of Education and Science (DES) has a booklet entitled Schools and the Equal Status Act (PDF – 221 KB) which is available to download here and may be of use. Post-primary schools might also seek advice from the local School Development Planning Initiative (SDPI) co-ordinator.
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