A Checklist for Guidance Counsellors: transitioning back to school in academic year 2021-2022

This resource gives Guidance Counsellors ideas for how to ‘transition back’ and ‘settle in’ to school for academic year 2021-2022. This resource is not intended to be prescriptive; it aims to provide a starting point for discussions and points of action, in line with recent publications.

This checklist resource includes some key points / areas of consideration for Guidance Counsellors on the following seven elements of practice:

1. Checking-in with where I ‘left off’
2. General reflections / points of action for this academic year
3. Update myself on National policy / publications
4. Reflecting on Local School Policy
5. Reflecting on Local Structures / Teams
6. Updating Local Supports
7. Reflect on Student Needs in our school