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National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) resources and publications
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From: Department of Education
- Published on: 15 November 2019
- Last updated on: 25 March 2025
- Introduction
- Literacy resources
- Special Educational Needs
- Behavioural, social and emotional difficulties
- Student support teams
- Responding to critical incidents
- Promoting resilience and social and emotional competence
- NEPS information for parents
- Guidelines, tips and handouts for parents and teachers
- 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
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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
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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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Responding to critical incidents
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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Critical incident templates for school:
Management Policy Template R19, 20 21
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Sample Letter to Parents Sudden Death Accident (Template 2)
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Sample Letter to Parents Violent Death (Template 3)
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Sample Media Announcement (Template R4)
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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.
Wellbeing
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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Primary
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Parents
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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