Daniel' mother was advised not to expect much progress or development by her son.
Daniel works for 4 days per week and studies at College for one day. Daniel is independent.
The Buddy Bear Trust is delighted that Daniel campaigns so hard to lobby the MLAs and the Press to save the School for other children.
The above photographs shows some of the challenges Daniel had to overcome to achieve his potential.
The Assembly resolved to help children with cerebral palsy. The children and parents are still waiting on the support. Figures from the Department of Education
show that at 17 June 20008 over 8971 children were at Stage 3 of the 5 Stage Code of Practice waiting to be assessed by the Boards.
How many children have denied early intervention.
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Terence Charles from Florence Court was one of the first group of young people from Ireland to go to the Peto Institute.
Terence and the Team opened the way for Conductive Education to come to Ireland.
Terence is a printer in the Print Factory in Enniskillen. |
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Terence offered to redesign pubicity material for the Buddy Bear School.
" We are all so proud of Terence and his achievements.
Terence gave a great positive talk to some of our parents to encourage them in their efforts.
Terence has a great positive attitude to life." |
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Conductive Education is a holistic approach to learning.
The Principal will assess the child and set the targets. Success will be built on succes. It is essential for progress to be made for the Conductor to have the confidence of the child. |
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The target is to teach the child how to stand.
The smile is a clear indication of success. |
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| Zara has made great progress during the last 18 months. |
Head control is essential. |
Zara enjoys being taught how to sit up for now. |
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| Ildiko is helping Zara how to position herself to stand. |
It takes time and teamwork to teach Zara to stand. |
The view is just wonderful. The smile says it all. |
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Conductive Education is used in many schools and units in the UK, Europe and America to teach children with cerebral palsy. It is successful.
The Assembly commended the work of Buddy Bear School but the Education Boards claim that they can meet the needs of children in grant aided schools.
The same Boards have 8971 children waiting to be seen by a specialist for assessment.
What about early assessment and intervention? |
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Demi Lee loves to be at school.
Demi Lee has met the Minister of Education and many MLAs in the hope of showing them the benefits of Conductive Education.
The MLAs voted to support Conductive Education but the funds have not been provided.
Parents are now forced to fund raise to keep the school open. Why? |
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