Guidance at Portumna Community School

The Guidance Programme in our school Involves looking after the Career, Educational and Social/Personal needs of all students

1. Career needs:

Helps students become aware of themselves and career interests, this is facilitated through: 

• Timetabled classes
  
• Individual consultation with students and parents
• Personal profiling
  
• Completion of aptitude tests and interest inventories
  
• Career investigation
  
• Work experience
  
• Career exhibitions/ open days/ taster programmes
  
• Guest Speakers
  
  

   2.  Educational needs:

• Helps students with issues such as:
  
  Subject choice
  Subject level
  Advice on programme advancement
  Advice on progression beyond second level education
  Exam preparation
  Stress management
  Mindfulness
  
   This is facilitated through:
  
  Timetabled classes
  Individual appointment
  Relevant outside agencies Social needs
  
           Social/ Personal needs:
  
  
  • Help students become integrated into second level
    
    
  • Help with the various transitions in a young person’s life
    
    
  • Help students to cope with any problems or pressures they may be experiencing
    
    
  Facilitated through:
  
  
  • Group work
    
    
  • Individual consultation and counselling with Chaplain and Guidance Counsellor
    
    
  • SPHE and Guidance Classes
    
    
  • Appropriate contact with relevant outside agencies