For Schools, other services like Psychology, behaviour support, speech therapy, physiotherapy and OT are organised by your CDNT, not Ability West.
St Oliver's special school
St. Oliver’s Special School is located in Tuam, Co. Galway and provides an education for pupils aged 4 to 18 whose primary assessed disability is a severe
to profound general learning disability. The school also caters for children with moderate multiple diagnosis, moderate general learning disability and an additional diagnosis e.g. Autism or Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties.
As a Department of Education School, a full educational curriculum is delivered by Teachers and supported by Special Needs Assistants.
St. Oliver’s School operates under the patronage of Ability West. Ability West employs anurse to be on-site full-time school hours, 5 days a week to assist with the children’s medical needs. Multi-disciplinary support is provided by the students' local CDNT.
At St. Oliver’s Special School, staff are trained in and implement a variety of approaches to assist the children in their development. These include, PECS, TEACCH and Lámh. We also offer door to door escorted transport provided by Bús Éireann and hot meals are provided at school daily.
For more information please visit www.stoliversschool.ie or for information on enrolment please visit https://stoliversschool.ie/admissions/