Support for Students with Special Educational Needs

156.         We will strengthen our support for students with special educational needs. In this connection, the EDB has commenced another round of professional development programmes for teachers in ordinary schools. The School-based Educational Psychology Service is being extended progressively, with the target of covering all secondary and primary schools in the public sector by the 2016-17 school year. Starting from the 2013-14 school year, the EDB will raise the ceiling of the annual Learning Support Grant from $1 million to $1.5 million per school to strengthen support for schools. Besides, the EDB will develop diversified teaching resources through cross-sectoral collaboration to help enhance the learning effectiveness of students with special educational needs. We will also step up publicity and information dissemination to promote inclusion in the community. For special schools, we will continue to improve school premises and facilities. We will also provide a one-off grant for aided special schools to procure assistive technology devices to help students with severe or multiple disabilities learn more effectively.

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