Pastoral Care
Our school is committed to the pastoral care of all students in the school. Ms. Marie Kelly, our pastoral care coordinator supports and encourages pastoral awareness within the school and encourages the involvement of parents in school life.
A class tutor is appointed to every class. The tutor is a teacher who voluntarily takes on the task of the special care of a class group. The role of class tutor involves monitoring the progress of each student in every area of school life.
It incorporates monitoring students’ school journal to ensure that parents have been made aware of all written communications from teachers to parents and also disciplining students in relation to inappropriate behaviour, punctuality and indiscipline in the classroom.
The class tutor plays a key role in observing those students who are vulnerable or in difficulty. The class tutor also offers support and encouragement to students to ensure they benefit fully from the curricular and extracurricular activities on offer in the school.
Special responsibility in relation to pastoral care is given to the pastoral care team. This team includes:
- Principal
- Deputy Principal
- Tutors
- Guidance Counsellor
- Home School Community Liaison Person
- Special Education Coordinator
- Pastoral Care Coordinator
Within the pastoral care programme, the importance of developing good communication links with the home and community are recognised. These links are developed through open nights, induction day for 1st year students, organising of activity days, school tours and school talks, parent teacher meetings and school masses.