Summer Programme 2025
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From: Department of Education
- Published on: 3 May 2022
- Last updated on: 13 February 2025
This year, all schools can offer a summer programme for students with complex special educational needs and those at risk of educational disadvantage.
The theme for this year’s programme is ‘Building Confidence and Connections’.
The Summer Programme is intended to be an enjoyable experience for both students and staff. The range of activities available will reflect this year’s theme and include opportunities for student-centred, play-based engagement.
This year’s programme is designed and developed to ensure supports are targeted to better assist children and young people to have access to a school based programme.
The in-class staffing for the programme is determined the profile of students participating.
The programme this year also continues the organiser role in schools, replacing preparation hours in previous years. This will help support schools in their planning from a much earlier stage for summer 2025.
Details of the 2025 Home Based Summer Programme will be announced in the coming weeks.
You can watch a number of principals, teachers and school staff talk about their experiences of running the summer programme in the past using the link below:
All primary schools can offer a summer programme for pupils with complex needs and those at risk of educational disadvantage
Information for post-primary schools, including DEIS post-primary and post-primary schools with special classes
A home-based summer programme will continue to be available for children with complex needs where their schools are not providing a school-based programme
This programme has been designed and developed to ensure supports are targeted to enhance the availability of a school-based programme for pupils in special schools