The National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) is the psychological service of the Department of Education and provides educational psychological support to primary, post-primary and special schools in Ireland. Each psychologist is assigned to a group of schools. The NEPS Model of Service includes a Casework Service for individual children and young people and a Support & Development Service for school staff.

The focus of the NEPS Casework Service is to use a consultative, problem-solving approach to promote better understanding of the child or young person’s strengths and needs, to suggest interventions that may be helpful to include in the Student Support Plan, and to assist schools to implement, monitor and review those interventions. This work is done in partnership with school staff, parents and the child or young person themselves.

The focus of the NEPS Support & Development Service is to help enhance school systems, to maximise a whole-school approach to creating school environments that are inclusive, flexible and responsive to the needs of all and to build school capability to provide evidence-informed prevention and early intervention support as part of the Continuum of Support framework. This work also includes supporting schools to respond to Critical Incidents.

The webpage contains links to reports and resources, including:

• Special Educational Needs A Continuum of Support - Guidelines for teachers - Primary Schools
• Special Educational Needs A Continuum of Support - Resource Pack for Teachers - Primary Schools
• Special Educational Needs A Continuum of Support for Post Primary Schools - Guidelines for Teachers
• Special Educational Needs A Continuum of Support for Post-Primary Schools Resource Pack for Teachers
• Student Support File Template Form
• National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) Information for Parents