Educational supports

Equipment grants for students with disabilities
This document describes a scheme that provides a grant to schools to allow them to buy equipment for students with disabilities at post-primary level.

Financial help with going to school
There are several schemes to help with the costs of going to school.

Visiting Teacher Service
The Department of Education and Skills operates a Visiting Teacher Service for deaf children and children with visual impairments. Find out more about it here.

Resources for non-English-speaking pupils
This document describes the educational supports for non-English-speaking students in primary and post-primary schools.

Psychological services for schools
The National Educational Psychological Service provides psychological services in primary and post-primary schools.

Special educational arrangements for Travellers
This document describes the special arrangements in place for the education of Traveller children

Schools and information technology
This document outlines the development and use of information technologies in schools and the role of the National Centre for Technology in Education (NCTE).