Post Primary Education

This resource was designed for use on the last day of the academic year!

This resource has been developed by NCGE, in consultation with the DES, to support Guidance Counsellors in reflecting on all aspects of Guidance for the academic year 2019/2020.

NCGE have developed this ‘Points of Reflection' / Tips Sheet for 6^th year students in response to a request from Guidance Counsellors in our May 2020 webinar series. Guidance Counsellors can use this resource as a template and amend the content / structure to best meet the needs of the students in their own schools.

The below downloadable template may be helpful in supporting students to reflect on their guidance needs and inform the planning of the school guidance programme during the current Covid-19 pandemic.

Important Information | Sample Templates

Important Information | Sample Templates

What is Anxiety?

Anxiety is a normal and healthy reaction to a stressful situation.
All teenagers experience some amount of anxiety at times and it is a very common presenting issue among students in school.

In keeping with professional good practice in guidance; records should be kept of all meetings with students.

A resource sheet for students has been prepared for those who wish to apply for a job. The resource sheet is available below.

The resource sheet suggests that students applying for jobs as part of work experience/placement/shadowing/seasonal part-time work will probably go through the following stages;

They will: