Our Guidance Counsellors
Josephine Meehan
Guidance CounsellorContact on: (090) 6481350
Francis Lee
Guidance CounsellorContact on: (090) 6481864
Naomi McCormack
Guidance CounsellorContact on: (090) 6481864
One-to-One Counselling
Career and Vocational Guidance
Assessment
Referral
Aims of the guidance and Counselling Service
The programme is to provide for the educational, vocational and personal/social development of all students. We work with students in a person-centred manner and encourage them to develop as mature adults, confident, caring and capable of making decisions which enrich their own lives and contribute to the lives of others.
The aim of the Guidance Service, in keeping with the school ethos, is to assist and challenge each pupil to become aware of and reach their fullest potential in each facet of their development
The Guidance Counselling service is in part of a whole school enterprise and provides for the development needs of all its students in the three key areas: Personal and Social, Educational and Vocational.
Referral of Students
The referral team is made up of Guidance Counsellors, Chaplain and Principal or Deputy Principal.
The team meet weekly formally.
Links: The Guidance Counsellor links with Special Education Department, Referral Team and Pastoral Care Team on a regular basis.
Further information available from the Guidance Department upon request.
Consultation with Management and Other Parties
Dissemination of Information
Record Keeping
Guidance and Vocational Activities
PREPARING FOR THIRD LEVEL
Please use the links below to access the information shared by the school with parents at the CAO night in late 2021. We have also included the links to a number of relevant and important sites in relation to CAO / careers.
“Guidance in schools refers to a range of learning experiences provided in a developmental sequence that assist students to develop self-management skills which will lead to effective choices and decisions about their lives. It encompasses the three separate, but interlinked, areas of personal and social development, educational guidance and career guidance”. (NCGE, 2004)
JUNIOR & SENIOR SUBJECT OPTIONS
Please use the links below to access the information on Senior Cycle subject choices.
Senior Options Information Evening 2023 - LCA Programme
Click here for more information
Understanding CAT 4 Assessment for TY Students
Click here for more information
Understanding CAT Result Skills and Leaving Cert Subjects
Click here for more information
Develop
Provide experiences that promote career development and prepare students for the transition to work/higher education.
Support
To support students in coping with the pressures of school and family life.
Prepare
To prepare students for the world of work by offering them opportunities for work experience in senior cycle.
Equip
To equip students with the necessary skills that will enable them to independently research their career interests and make their own decisions about their future career choices.
Facilitate
To facilitate students in assessing their interests and abilities, fostering a sense of personal responsibility for identifying future educational/vocational goals.
Options
To equip students with the necessary skills that will enable them to independently research their career interests and make their own decisions about their future career choices.
Archived Guidance Information
General Careers Information |
CAO/Further Ed Information Update |
