Guide on how to write a Classroom, School or School Support+ Plan

This comprehensive teacher guide explains how to write effective support plans for children with special educational needs, fully updated in line with the 2024 Guidelines for Primary Schools Supporting Children with SEN in Mainstream Classes. It clearly explains the difference between the Student Support File and the Student Support Plan, outlines the Continuum of Support (Classroom Support, School Support, and School Support Plus), and gives practical step-by-step instructions for writing child-centred, evidence-informed plans. Teachers will learn how to apply the problem-solving cycle, set realistic SMART targets, and document supports in a way that meets Department of Education expectations. The guide also includes checklists, examples of SMART targets (academic and wellbeing), and practical advice on collaboration with parents, pupils, and external professionals. Designed specifically for Irish primary schools, this resource helps class teachers, SETs, and principals to streamline SEN planning, ensure compliance, and improve outcomes for pupils.

This document can be used by teachers as a guide to creating a support plan. SENCOs and primary school principals can edit it to make it specific to their own school and share it with their own staff (if using it in this way, the original source needs to be acknowledged, so please leave all teachingplans.ie logos intact).

If you need examples of completed student support plans , you can find them here.

The blank School Support File template is available for free online. Just Google search for “Blank Student Support File”.

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