Department
Special-Needs and Inclusive Education Department
Special Education Department is one of the statutory departments of the Ministry
Functions of the Department
Primary School Unit
- • Regular monitoring of Special Primary Schools and Homes in the State.
- • Handling admission/placement into Special primary schools.
- • Handling accommodation for Special pupils in Homes [Hostel].
- • Investigating petitions.
- • Honouring of invitation to Special primary schools.
- • Braling of question papers for visually impaired candidates for placement examination.
Secondary School Unit
- • Regular monitoring of Special Secondary Schools and Homes in the state.
- • Handling admission/placement into Special secondary schools.
- • Investigating petitions.
- • Organizing in-service training programs for special teachers.
- • Handling of accommodation for Special students.
- • Purchase of equipment/instructional teaching materials.
- • Monitoring of examinations such as BECE, WAEC & NECO [SSCE] in Special Schools.
- • Honouring of invitation to Special secondary schools.
- • Handling of Government Subvention to Secondary School Students in homes.
- • Braling of question papers for visually impaired students.
Counselling
- • Counselling of special needs pupils, students, parents and teachers.
- • Referral of Special needs pupils to psycho educational diagnosis.
Sport/Competition
- • Organizing Arts and Crafts.
- • Competition/Exhibition among special schools in the state.
- • Honoring invitations for sporting activities for special students.
- • Observation of special day celebrations with persons with disabilities.
Disadvantaged Students
- • Monitoring of Schools for the disadvantaged (i.e Nomadic/Migrant Farmers/Hunters/ albino etc.).
- • Attending workshops and seminars for the teachers teaching disadvantaged pupils/students.
