1. SPECIAL EDUCATION SUPPORT SERVICE building on ability Madeline Hickey Director SESS

2. SESS : The Aims To enhance the quality of teaching and learning with particular reference to the education of children with special needs To design and deliver a range of professional development initiatives and supports for school personnel To consolidate and co-ordinate existing professional development and support

3. DIRECTOR - SESS Assistant National Co-ordinators Administration SESS Deputy National Coordinators Associates (Part-time) Local Facilitators (Part-time) SESS Advisors (Full-time) Specialist Advisor Director CESC Mgt. Comm. CESC Department of Education Teacher Education Section (TES)

4. www.sess.ie

5. Models of Support Dialogue with Teachers Supports Scheme (Funding) Supports Scheme (Support) School Based Seminar Delivery School Visit: Class Teacher SESS-Designed Courses Teacher Exchanges / Visits On-line Professional Development and Support Use of External Providers Website Development / Webinars / Podcasts Development and Supply of Resource Materials

6. SESS Supports Scheme

7. SESS ASD Calendar of Events

8. SESS-CPD and Support Tier 1 Support for all: Teachers working with all students Tier 1 Support for all: Teachers working with all students Tier 3 Support for a few: Teachers working with individual students Tier 3 Support for a few: Teachers working with individual students Tier 2 Support for some: Teachers working with some students Tier 2 Support for some: Teachers working with some students 1.SESS Whole-Staff Seminars-Challenging Behaviour and Autistic Spectrum Disorders 2.On-line Courses 3.Generic Seminars: Inclusion, Differentiation, Co-Teaching, Specific Special Educational Needs 4.Assessment 5.Telephone & E-mail Support 6.SESS Website- Resources & Book- borrowing 1.C-ABA Courses 2.Individualised Planning 3.Summer School Programme-Challenging Behaviour 4.Assessment 5.School Visits 6.Telephone & E-mail Support 1.SESS Regional Seminars 2.Social Stories 3.Social Skills 4.Curriculum specific seminars 5.Sensory Development seminars 6.Language & Communication Seminars 7.Telephone & E-mail Support 8.Assessment

9. SESS Behaviour Resource Bank

10. www.sess.ie Resources Teaching Methods and Organisation

11. Development and Supply of Resources Science Differentiation in Action ‘Signposts’

12. Newsletter Insert http://www.sess.ie/documents-and-publications/cabhair-newsletter

13. DVD on Co-Operative Teaching - Team Teaching SESS has produced a 25-minute DVD on Co-Operative Teaching which outlines approaches that can help to include pupils with Special Educational Needs in the Mainstream Classroom.

14. Book-Borrowing Online facility http://www.sess.ie/resources/sess-line-library The Special Education Support Service (SESS) has developed a Book-Borrowing Online facility for teachers to use to support their continuing professional development in the learning and teaching of pupils with special educational needs.

15. Metacognition Resource 'Metacognition for the classroom and beyond: Differentiation and support for learners' This resource was produced by the SESS as part of the Equality of Challenge Initiative related to the teaching of exceptionally able students. The resource provides an overview of metacognition, along with various strategies which teachers can use with students to enhance their learning. http://www.sess.ie/resources/miscellaneous-resources

16. Individual Student Litigation DES Special Education DES Teacher Education Colleges & Third Level Institutions Organisations- with SEN Brief Support Groups Support Services

17. Contact Details Special Education Support Service Cork Education Support Centre The Rectory Western Road Cork Telephone: Call Save: 1850 200884 E-mail: info@sess.ieinfo@sess.ie Website: www.sess.iewww.sess.ie