The Department of Education's webpage provides ease of access for schools, parents/guardians, children and young people in relation to the application and deployment of Special Education Teachers (SET) in mainstream classes in primary and post primary schools.

• The revised Guidelines have been developed over the past eighteen months by the Inspectorate, The National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) and the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) in conjunction with the Department. The updated Guidelines are provided to aid schools to support children and young people in mainstream classes with Special Educational Needs.

• The Guidelines incorporate existing good practices evident in schools along with feedback provided, during their development, from our educational partners.

• The Indicators of Effective Practice are provided for schools to help the school identify areas of current effective practice, build on these effective practices and prioritise areas for development.

Please click the images below to download the documents.