Homework Journal
Every student has a homework journal in which he records all homework given each day. As well as encouraging students to organise their work, it gives parents / guardians a chance to check that their child is doing the required amount of homework.
At the end of every week, the journals are signed by the class tutor with appropriate comments where necessary. We ask that parents / Guardians also sign the journal every week so that they are kept informed of the student's progress.
Class Tutor and Year Head System
Every class in the school has a tutor and every year in the school has a year head. The tutor monitors homework, performance and attendance and signs each pupil's journal every week. This system ensures that every pupil has a chance to develop a special relationship with a particular teacher who will have a particular interest in his overall development.
Year Heads oversee the operation of the tutorial system and are available to give extra assistance and guidance where necessary. Specific problems are dealt with on an individual basis and continuous contact is made with parents / guardians.
Guidance and Counselling
All students in the school have access to our Career Guidance Counsellor who gives them information on careers. He also provides them with guidence and direction in making their life-choices and works with them right the way through their schooling. Past pupils have gone into all faculties of university and third-level colleges and in all walks of life, including banking, the civil service, computer technology, various trades and running their own businesses.
Another function of the Guidance Counsellor is to maintain links with the Confederation of Irish Industry, FAS, NRB and all other bodies relevant to helping our students establish careers. He is also in constant contact with universities and third level colleges in Ireland and throughout the United Kingdom. He attends meetings with parents and arranges aptitude tests for all pupils.