The first ever national Special Needs Assistant survey will close on Tuesday 27th February. The survey form can be accessed on the Department of Education’s SNA Information Hub, click here to complete it .

The survey is an important component of the development of the National SNA Workforce Development Plan and seeks to gather information on a range of issues including the current qualifications held by SNAs, access to training and development opportunities and other related matters. Fórsa was consulted on the questions asked.

The resulting data will be an important factor in developing the Workforce Plan which will cover issues such as the misuse of the 72 hours and June working, the rollout of a new minimum qualification and the negotiation of the new SNA contract.

We encourage all SNA members to take the time to complete the survey, your survey return will be anonymous and confidential.

This survey and the engagement on the National SNA Workforce Development Plan follow the #RespectForSNAs campaign which successfully highlighted the need for fundamental changes to be made to the way our SNAs are seen, treated and respected in our schools.

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