Principles underpinning the
set model in our school
The continuum of support
In line with the Department of Education Guidelines and following international best practice, we aim to ensure that all children with special educational needs are provided with an education appropriate to their needs.
The Continuum of Support is a framework to guide the identification of children’s strengths and needs, and for monitoring response to intervention. This framework recognises that special educational needs occur along a continuum, ranging from mild to more significant, and from transient to enduring.
It recognises that children require different levels of support depending on their identified educational needs, and that needs may change over time. Using this framework helps to ensure that interventions are incremental, moving from classbased interventions to more intensive and individualised support, and that they are informed by careful monitoring and review of response to intervention. Using this framework helps to ensure flexible and timely allocation of supports, so that those children with the greatest level of need have access to the greatest level of support.
The Continuum of Support includes three levels for assessment, intervention planning and review.
The Continuum of Support is a framework to guide the identification of children’s strengths and needs, and for monitoring response to intervention. This framework recognises that special educational needs occur along a continuum, ranging from mild to more significant, and from transient to enduring.
It recognises that children require different levels of support depending on their identified educational needs, and that needs may change over time. Using this framework helps to ensure that interventions are incremental, moving from classbased interventions to more intensive and individualised support, and that they are informed by careful monitoring and review of response to intervention. Using this framework helps to ensure flexible and timely allocation of supports, so that those children with the greatest level of need have access to the greatest level of support.
The Continuum of Support includes three levels for assessment, intervention planning and review.
For more detailed information the department has issued extensive guidelines to schools to assist them in providing support to all children and young people in mainstream classes who have special education teaching needs.
The detailed guidelines can be accessed at the following link:
