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National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) Resources and Publications
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NEPS psychologists work with both primary and post-primary schools and are concerned with learning, behaviour, social and emotional development. Each psychologist is assigned to a group of schools. Read more about the work of NEPS)
Effective Interventions for Struggling Readers - A Good Practice Guide for Teachers - Second edition, 2019
This is a guide for teachers, particularly special education teachers, primarily those working within mainstream schools, but also relevant to those working in many special schools and classes.
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A Balanced Approach to Literacy Development in the Early Years
This Good Practice Guide is intended for use mainly by teachers working with children in junior and senior infants and may also be relevant to teachers of first class children. It has been developed by psychologists from NEPS and is intended to support the National Literacy and Numeracy Strategy, 2011.
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Special Educational Needs A Continuum of Support - Guidelines for teachers - Primary Schools
The focus of the guidelines is on the process schools and teachers may use to identify and cater for the special educational needs of individual pupils in proportion to the impact of those needs on their learning and socialisation.
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Special Educational Needs A Continuum of Support - Resource Pack for Teachers - Primary Schools
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Special Educational Needs A Continuum of Support for Post Primary Schools - Guidelines for Teachers
The focus of the guidelines is on how post-primary schools may include all students in processes of learning and development
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Special Educational Needs A Continuum of Support for Post-Primary Schools Resource Pack for Teachers
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Guidelines for Supporting Pupils with Behavioural, Emotional and Social Difficulties
An information guide for primary schools
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Behavioural, Emotional and Social Difficulties, A Continuum of Support - Primary Schools
Guidelines for teachers
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Guidelines for Supporting Students with Behavioural, Emotional and Social Difficulties
An information guide for post-primary schools
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Student Support Teams in Post-primary Schools
A guide to establishing a team or reviewing an existing team
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Student Support File Template Form
This word version of the Student Support File, allows schools to insert their own logo and use and adapt the format. It offers a flexible, generic ‘Support Plan’ and ‘Support Review Record’ that can be used at all levels of support.
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Student Support File Guidelines
The Student Support File allows the school to track the student’s pathway through the Continuum of Support – right from the start of the support process.
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Sample Letter to Parents Sudden Death Accident (Template 2)
Critical incident templates for schools
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Sample Letter to Parents Violent Death (Template 3)
Critical incident templates for schools
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Many NEPS psychologists train teachers to implement evidence-based programmes and practices that promote resilience and social and emotional competence in children and young people. These include the Incredible Years Teacher Classroom Management (TCM) Programme and the FRIENDS Programmes.
Incredible Years Teacher Classroom Management (TCM) Programme
The Incredible Years Teacher Classroom Management Programme (TCM) is a classroom-based prevention and early-intervention programme designed to reduce conduct problems and promote children’s pro-social behaviour.
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Friends Programmes
‘Fun Friends’, ‘Friends for Life’ and ‘My Friends Youth’ are school-based anxiety prevention and resilience building programmes developed by Dr. Paula Barrett in Australia.
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National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) Information for Parents
Information booklet for parents on the work of the National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS)
DownloadNEPS are producing some very useful guidelines, hand-outs and tips for teachers and parents. The latest topics in this series are in relation to listening to young people and promoting dialogue.
Wellbeing Policy Statement and Framework for Practice 2018–2023
Wellbeing Policy Statement and Framework for Practice 2018–2023 Revised October 2019
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