2026-10-31
The lack of support assistant accompaniment at the start of the school year
The start of the school year is a critical moment for families of children with disabilities. The lack of support assistants from the first day creates a difficult situation for students who require this accompaniment to access education under appropriate conditions.
This problem is framed within a context where the allocation of hours is not uniform. According to the Ombudsman's report from January 2025, despite a global increase of 15.5% in hours, 23.2% of centers (466 out of 2,011) saw their allocation reduced.
In Sabadell, specifically, there are 22 centers with published hours, and one of them lost hours between the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 school years. Overall, out of 574 centers with published hours, 193 lost them during this same period.
To understand how these resources are assigned, it is important to highlight that the basis for the calculation is Annex 4 (Protocol for evaluating complementary support needs), which scores up to 81 points across four blocks. You can find more information at the news source.