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System of Pastoral Care
Great emphasis is places on the pastoral care of each individual student. Each year group has a Year Head, and each class group a Form Tutor. There is a weekly assembly with each year group and this also forms part of the formation programme within the school.
Prefects
Senior students are encouraged to take an active part in the running of the school through the Prefect System. The prefects are given responsibility for helping younger girls to settle into school life. They are also given the experience to use their initiative in working to improve the school community.
Guidance Service
The school Guidance Counsellor organises a service consisting of educational and vocational guidance and personal counselling for students. The service consists of weekly class sessions with all 4th, 5th & 6th Year students appropriate to their developing needs. Sixth year students are interviewed individually to help them in decision making, in making application for Courses or preparing for entry to the world of work. A careers information library is maintained and careers related speakers are invited to the school. Arrangements for attendance at major career conferences etc. are facilitated.
Individual student counselling and parents support are available by appointment. The counsellor where appropriate calls upon the Department of Educational Psychological Service and other support services to assist individual cases.
School Chaplain:
The Chaplain is a member of the pastoral care team whose aim is to help, support and encourage students. She strives to know the students, listening sensitively to their needs in the atmosphere of the trust and responding to them. She facilitates Parenting courses and Rainbow programme for students whose parents are separated. She supports the teachers of religion in prayer services. Faith sharing and liturgy which enrich our relationship with God.
