Welcome

NEWS

NCSE is pleased to announce the publication of its policy advice paper-

NCSE Policy Advice Paper: Supporting Students with Special Educational Needs in Schools.

A copy of this paper is available to download here.
A copy of the press release is available here.

NCSE Invites Tenders for New Research Study - April 2013.
For further information about this invitation to tender click here.

NCSE seeking views and nominations in regard to appointments to the NCSE Consultative Forum by 12pm Monday 13th May, 2013.
For full notice, click here.

Expressions of interest being sought for position of Chairperson of the Audit Committee of the NCSE by 27th April 2013.
For full notice and role description, click here.

Additional teaching and care support in mainstream schools for 2012/2013 - final figure announced.
Click here for press release.

Guidelines are now available for schools in relation to applications for resources for the 13/14 school year. Click here.

The National Council for Special Education (NCSE)

The NCSE is a statutory body established under the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004. Since our establishment, we have concentrated on developing an organisation which provides a timely and efficient service to schools in sanctioning teaching and Special Needs Assistant (SNA) resources to support children with special educational needs.

We have also embarked on a wide-ranging programme of research on the provision of special education which will help us formulate policy advice to the Minister for Education and Skills.

The aim of our website is to provide some introductory information about the work of the Council. We hope the website becomes a useful resource for parents, teachers, health and education professionals and policy makers interested in our work. We would welcome your comments on our work.

We also provide links to other websites with information on Special Education which we hope you will also find helpful.

Should you wish to print any information from our website, please use the printer friendly link at the end of each page.

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Highlights:

Updates

Guidelines and Applications for Resources.

The notice of an amendment to the NCSE Guidelines to Schools 2011/12 allocations is available here. (April 2011)