A scheme which provides counselling and English and maths support to more than 2,000 children and families in west Belfast is at risk due to funding cuts
The FSCN has been running since 2008 and is funded to provide "additional support to help improve the life chances of disadvantaged children and young people".It provides a counselling service to pupils and families in primary schools, early-years support in nursery schools, and English and maths support for pupils in primary and post-primary schools.
"It's a really difficult situation to be in. The children are making amazing progress and they're settling really well, and we don't know if we're going to be able to keep providing this service."Staff from the network provide support for more than 100 asylum-seeker and refugee children "They have trained teachers and teachers with additional extra skills like speech and language that provide support to our refugee and asylum seeking families," she said."Most of the families have had horrendous journeys to get here and often trauma affects the way children can learn.
The principal of Coláiste Feirste in Beechview Park, which has about 900 pupils, said if the support from the FSCN ended it would be absolutely devastating for some pupils.
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