# Lawyers support special education

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2006/07/14/lawyers-support-special-education/
- Published: 2006-07-14T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Northern Ireland barristers have given a £25,000 donation to a charity that supports
special education for children with autism. The money was raised by members of the
bar council. 
The donation will be used by SPEAC (Special Provision for the Education
of Autism Children) to refurbish premises and provide equipment at its special school
at Tor Bank in Belfast.

 

 

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SPEAC require £200,000 a year to provide the specialist ABA tuition, with 77.5% 
of this expenditure spent on the School, 17.5% spent on outreach and dissemination
and 5% on Management and Administration.

 

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