6N1957 Special Needs Assisting Case Study Assessment (40%), QQI Level 6, 2026

In this QQI Level 6 SNA case study, learners respond to a child scenario provided by their centre. The assessment asks you to apply your knowledge of Irish special education supports and school placements to that child, consider the pressures SNAs face at work, plan how two primary care needs and one secondary task will be met safely and respectfully, and close with a critical reflection on your own learning.

Assessment Criteria

Marking Breakdown: Supports and Educational Options (5 Marks)

• Supports available in schools: minimum of two (2.5 marks)
• Educational options available: minimum of two (2.5 marks)

Tasks Set in the Case Study

1. Supports and options: describe at least two in-school supports for a child with special educational needs and at least two educational placement options in Ireland, applied to the child in the scenario.
2. Workplace stress: examine sources of stress that SNAs can face in the school environment.
3. Care plan: set out a detailed plan for meeting two primary care needs and one secondary associated task for the child, showing the skills the SNA uses.
4. Actions and health and safety: show comprehensive, appropriate and sensitive actions, with correct health and safety practice throughout.
5. Reflection: critically reflect on what you have learned from the case study.

Note: the case study scenario is issued by the centre each year and was not part of the uploaded brief.

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The care plan carries 15 of the 40 marks and the actions and health and safety criterion adds another 10, so most of the grade depends on how well you plan for the specific child rather than describing the SNA role in general. Name the two primary care needs and the secondary task from your scenario, then show step by step how you would meet each one, which skills you use, how you protect the child’s dignity and independence, and which safety practices apply. Keep the stress and supports sections focused, and make the reflection critical rather than a summary.

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