If an assessment of education need is required, the HSE assessment officer will contact the NCSE for assistance. The NCSE now has the responsibility to nominate an appropriate person to carry out an assessment of education needs on behalf of the HSE under the AON process, this is the school principal, deputy principal or SEN teacher dealing with the pupil.
How many forms are involved?
One. The orange/red NCSE form is the only one that needs to be filled out, if your school received a second one from a local health board that has now been rescinded. If your school receives any other forms, please contact INTO for advice.
How long will the form take to fill out?
Schools surveyed as part of the 2022 trial reported it took an average of 20-30 minutes to fill out the form once the Student Support Plan was to hand.
What supports are available to help the nominated person to fill out this form?
The Department of Education has provided the resources listed below at the following link, these were updated in February 2023:
