USEFUL PUBLICATIONS AND SERVICES
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Understanding Behaviours of Concern (2024)
INTO
INTO Support Teachers’ Mailing List: https://www.into.ie/help-advice/education-curriculum/special-education/useful-links/
Other School Related issues
For information on other school related issues following an incident of behaviour of concern please click here.
NCSE
NCSE Relate is a comprehensive resource to support school staff to understand and reframe behaviour. It places relationships at the heart of all support and takes a regulation first approach in understanding and supporting students. A full copy of NCSE Relate can be viewed on the following link https://ncse.ie/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/NCSE-Relate.pdf
The NCSE have Advisors who can assist with Autism, Behaviour or General SEN which can be accessed via the NCSE portal.
NCSE Resources
- https://ncse.ie/new-therapy-developed-resources-for-teachers
- https://ncse.ie/promoting-positive-behaviour-and-learning
- https://ncse.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/05333_Strategies-for-Supporting-Positive-Behaviour-and-Learning.pdf
- https://ncse.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/NCSE-Resource-1-Behaviour-Support-Pack.pdf
- https://www.ippn.ie/images/PDFs/Rachel-Markey-NCSE-Behaviour-Resource-Pack-for-Principals.pdf
NEPS
- Behavioural, social & emotional difficulties: https://www.gov.ie/en/collection/97aa18-national-educational-psychological-service-neps-resources-and-public/#behavioural-social-and-emotional-difficulties
- Other resources: https://www.gov.ie/en/collection/97aa18-national-educational-psychological-service-neps-resources-and-public/
Tusla
- Guidelines for developing a code of behaviour: https://www.tusla.ie/services/educational-welfare-services/information-for-schools-inc-absence-reporting/guidelines-on-codes-of-behaviour/developing-a-code-of-behaviour-guidelines-for-schools/
- Family Support: https://www.tusla.ie/services/family-community-support/family-support/
Health and Safety Authority
Guidelines on Managing Safety, Health and Welfare in the Primary School: https://www.hsa.ie/eng/Education/Managing_Safety_and_Health_in_Schools/Interactive_Risk_Assessments_%E2%80%93_Primary/
Employee Assistance Service
The Employee Assistance Service (EAS) is arranged and managed by the Department of Education and provides teachers and immediate family members, i.e. partner, spouse or adult child (aged 18 and over) residing at the same address as the employee, with access to confidential counselling and assists in coping with the effect of personal and work-related issues. Counselling is provided on issues such as health, relationships, addictions, bereavement, stress, conflict, critical incident and trauma. More information can be found here
WEBINARS
INTO Webinars: our website has a list of upcoming INTO webinars plus an archive of past recordings on this page: https://www.into.ie/events/professional-development/into-webinars/
Sample topics:
- Getting Started with SET
- Getting Started in an Autism Class
- Regulation and Regulation Spaces in School
- Whole School Approach to Behaviour Support
- Supporting Autistic students in mainstream and special class settings – a focus on evidence-based practices
NCSE Teacher Professional Learning: https://ncse.ie/tpl
Education Centres: https://www.esci.ie/cpd-courses.html