School Development Planning Initiative

Guidance Planning

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ProgrammeProgramme

Guidance Plan -What is it? Guidance planning issues Getting started Review process Collecting the data- guidance planning

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ResourcesResources Planning the School Guidance Programme: NCGE Guidance Handbook Supplement : NCGE The 9 (c) Document : Inspectorate School Development Planning: An Introduction

for Second Level Schools School Development Planning-Draft Guidelines(3) Looking at our School (LAOS): Inspectorate (Area 5: Quality of Support for Students, p.37)

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Guidance Planning ‘Issues’Guidance Planning ‘Issues’ Is the Guidance Plan similar to the School Plan? Who is responsible for writing it? Who will tell the staff/principal about it? What does the Guidance Inspector want to see in

operation? How often will the Guidance Inspector call? What does Guidance mean---different emphasis

in different schools? What policies should we have in the Guidance

Plan?

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Guidance- ‘reeling in the years’Guidance- ‘reeling in the years’ Careers teacher Career guidance teacher Guidance counsellor

Culture of isolation-some happy with that! Individualistic approach-many happy with that!

DES-guidance is for all Ed. Act 1998 9(c)- main focus: access and what is

appropriate guidance in each school?

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Guidance NowGuidance Now

Student Support Services Guidance Counsellor Chaplain* HSLO* Resource* Tutor Year Head Deputy/Principal Subject Teacher Care Team Other?

*not available in every school

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Support StructuresSupport Structures

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Guidance PlanGuidance Plan The Guidance Plan is an attempt to set

down in writing what was already happening in good practice………

And to focus on areas for improvement

And to implement strategies for their improvement

And to evaluate the effectiveness of the strategies

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Why a Guidance Plan?Why a Guidance Plan?

Education Act 1998, Section 9c: “ensure that students have access to appropriate guidance”

Education Act 1998, Section 21: “make provision for a school plan”

Guidance is focused on student progress and development in three key areas: personal & social, educational, and career

Appropriate Guidance??

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9(c) Document9(c) Document

Access

Appropriate Guidance

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Advantages of the Guidance PlanAdvantages of the Guidance Plan

Promotes guidance within the school Staff involvement rather than one person’s

responsibility Clear direction established for the future Student focused Others?

Key question: plan/planning/policies/programme?

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Guidance –Guidance – Who Delivers and Who Delivers and What Is Delivered?What Is Delivered?

Personnel Student Support 1

Student Support 2

Student Support 3

Guidance Counsellor

Others

GC and others

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Getting Started: Getting Started: The Guidance Plan (1)The Guidance Plan (1)

Permanent Section: Established Features Permanent Section: Established Features

(Example)(Example)

Subject choice Pastoral Care Policy SPHE Study skills seminar for 3rd & 6th year students Assessment tests for incoming classes Bullying Policy Others

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The Guidance Plan (2)The Guidance Plan (2)

Development Section: Areas for Development Development Section: Areas for Development (Example)(Example) Incoming first year students New students-mid year: procedures Developing a careers programme for 2nd years TY work experience Bereavement Policy

NB Number of priorities? How are these agreed as priorities?

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Getting Started-Moving to ReviewGetting Started-Moving to Review

1. Staff/Parents/Students/BoM-Briefing2. Invite volunteers for a guidance planning group3. What guidance related policies are in existence?4. What guidance practices /customs are in

existence?5. How will the guidance review be carried out?6. What is the guidance priority in my school?7. How will consultation with the guidance

partners take place?8. How will communication with the guidance

partners take place?

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Review of Guidance Review of Guidance in Your Schoolin Your School

Who are the Guidance Partners?

Who could help you?(principal, tutors, year-heads, subject teachers,..)

Key Review Questions Who will you ask? How will you ask? What will you ask? When will you ask?

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ReviewReview

Open ended Flavour Broad to narrow Start broad—what are the issues? Collating Presenting the findings Making a decision -priority

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Review - SCOT AnalysisReview - SCOT Analysis INTERNAL EXTERNAL INTERNAL EXTERNAL

STRENGTHS         

OPPORTUNITIES

CHALLENGES        

THREATS

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Diagnostic WindowDiagnostic Window

What is working well?                   

Evidence

What is not yet working well?                  

Evidence

Mission Statement

School Guidance

Legislative/Trustee Policies Student Support PoliciesWhole School Policies

Admissions Home-School LinksMeitheal/Cara/

Student Council

Code of Behaviour/Suspension/Expulsion

Substance Misuse

Health and Safety

Pastoral Care

Special Needs

Staff Development

Curriculum Development

Homework

Teaching and LearningSubject Department Planning

Others?

IT Usage

Child Protection

Others?

Anti-Bullying

Extra-Curricular

Bereavement

GuidanceGuidance

Breakfast Club//Lunch Club

Others?

Whole School PlanningWhole School Planning

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Guidance Planning FolderGuidance Planning Folder

Loose pages Reports from colleagues Report from staff discussion Resources Draft policies Agreed policies

Who?

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Guidance-Guidance-Custom and Practice PoliciesCustom and Practice Policies

What is the unwritten procedure/policy?Examples Making appointments/leaving class for an

appointment Signing up for a course-TY/LCVP/LCA/

5th year/2nd year options etc Giving up a subject Outside speakers One to one meetings Confidentiality-exceptions Care team-meetings Others?

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Policies for the Guidance Plan?Policies for the Guidance Plan? Special Needs/Disabilities Substance Abuse Statement of Strategy Attendance &

Participation, Records & Reports etc. Anti-Bullying (students) Child Protection Career Guidance Counselling

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Policies for the Guidance Plan? Policies for the Guidance Plan?

Data records Distribution of assessment/aptitude tests SPHE RSE Internet use Pastoral Care Interculturalism Others?

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Mapping the Guidance ProgrammeMapping the Guidance Programme

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6

September

October

November

December

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LAOS-GuidanceLAOS-Guidance

Area 5:Quality of Support for Students Special Needs Disadvantaged backgrounds Minority groups GuidanceGuidance SPHE Pastoral Care

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LAOS: GuidanceLAOS: Guidance

Guidance policypolicy and organisation of guidance programmeprogramme (appropriate guidance for all, extent to which guidance plan is part of school plan…)

ImplementationImplementation of guidance policy (full use of resources, balanced and effective provision, use of referral services……)

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Rules of the Planning RoadRules of the Planning Road

Consult Draft Ratify Communicate

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Guidance Planning MapGuidance Planning Map

Communicate with staff/principal Guidance planning folder Seek volunteers Record what you do Plan for gaps---review What policies are in place? What policies are not yet in place?

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ClosureClosure

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(This presentation was prepared by SDPI at the request of NCGE)