Over 121 of the country’s most disadvantaged schools are to receive a range of additional supports, including more than 400 additional staff under a new DEIS plus scheme, which is to be rolled out from this coming September.
The plan targets schools with the deepest and most persistent levels of disadvantage and places a central focus on addressing mental health and wellbeing among children attending.
The Department of Education and Youth said this is in response to the high number of children enrolled in those schools who have experienced trauma and adversity.
The 400 additional staff will include an additional teaching post in each of the 121 schools…