School Development Planning Initiative Guidance Planning
Dec 22, 2015
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)