National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) resources and publications

1. Introduction
2. Literacy resources
3. Special Educational Needs
4. Behavioural, social and emotional difficulties
5. Student support teams

6. Responding to critical incidents
7. Promoting resilience and social and emotional competence
8. NEPS information for parents
9. Guidelines, tips and handouts for parents and teachers
10. Wellbeing

Introduction

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)

Literacy resources

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

Primary schools:

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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Post-primary schools:

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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Behavioural, social and emotional difficulties

Primary schools:

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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Post-primary schools:

Guidelines for Supporting Students with Behavioural, Emotional and Social Difficulties

An information guide for post-primary schools

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Student support teams

Student Support Teams in Post Primary Schools: A Guide to Establishing a Team or Reviewing an Existing Team (2021)

These guidelines describe a way in which the resources of the school can be organised to benefit all students, and in particular those presenting with additional support needs. It is a practical guide with a focus on practice and procedures in schools with checklists and templates for teams to use as they operate best practice when supporting students in schools.

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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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Supporting ‘Guidelines for Teachers’ document is also available:

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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Responding to critical incidents

Guidance for Post Primary School Staff– Using Psychological First Aid

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Guidance for Primary School Staff – Using Psychological First Aid

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Responding to Critical Incidents

NEPS Guidelines and resource materials for schools

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Guidance for Primary School Staff– Using Psychological First Aid for Students from Ukraine

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Guidance for Post Primary School Staff– Using Psychological First Aid for Student from Ukraine

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Psychological First Aid –Feelings Cards (Turkish)

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Psychological First Aid –Feelings Cards (Arabic)

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Critical incident templates for school:

Promoting resilience and social and emotional competence

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.

Introducing a Trauma Informed Approach: The Stress Factor, Getting the Balance Right A NEPS e-Learning course for schools

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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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NEPS information for parents

National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) Information for Parents

Information booklet for parents on the work of the National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS)

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Guidelines, tips and handouts for parents and teachers

NEPS 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.

National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) Guidelines, Tips and Handouts for Parents and Teachers