Practitioner Resources

The resources contained on this page are intended to support you and learners / clients.

  • The most recent 10 resources uploaded (accross all areas of practice) are displayed below
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  • Many resources are provided in English AND Irish (GA indicates 'as Gaeilge')

FEATURE IMAGE COLOUR KEY: Blue: Post Primary - Purple: Further Education & Training - Green: European/International

A number of the resources provided are editable templates', after downloading you will need to have the appropriate software installed on your device in order to customise these resources.
For example MS Word, Adobe Acrobat, MS PowerPoint

YOU CAN ACCESS A SHORT VIDEO GUIDE TO NAVIGATING THIS SECTION HERE. If you have any queries about these resources please e-mail: ncgeinfo@ncge.ie

'Guidance and Wellbeing'

15th February 2022

In this webinar, Dr. Carol Guildea addressed ‘Wellbeing’ in post primary schools and identified a number of ways in which whole school guidance planning and practice connects to, and compliments wellbeing policies.
 

A number of NEPS resources have been developed to support schools to engage in a wellbeing promoting process which were identified during this webinar. This includes:

You can access the accompanying presentation below and view the webinar recording on Vimeo by clicking 'Resource Link'.



Post Primary
15/02/2022

NCGE/JCT/NEPS

  1. PDF icon NCGE-Guidance-and-Wellbeing-EN.pdf
2022 Post-Primary Webinar Series
Resource Link

'Whole School Guidance: Focus on Transitions, Pathways and Opportunities'

8th February 2022

Supporting students with regard transitions is a key component in all aspects of Guidance. This webinar hosted by Dr. Carol Guildea provided discussions and reflections on: 
 

  • Transitions between stages 
  • Transitions within stages 
  • Negotiating pathways 
  • Finding and accessing opportunities

The NCGE resource Template for Guidance Plan: Transitions, Pathways and Opportunities was referenced during this session, which included presentations from:

  • Dr. Carol Guildea (Post Primary Programme Coordinator) and Orla Ní Cheallaigh (Euroguidance Officer), NCGE
  • Aoife McGarry, Department of Foreign Affairs
  • Eamonn MacAodha, Director, Parliament and Institutions Unit, Permanent Representation of Ireland to the EU. 

You can access the accompanying presentation below and view the webinar recording on Vimeo by clicking 'Resource Link'.

 


Post Primary, European / International
08/02/2022

NCGE / Department of Foreign Affairs

  1. PDF icon NCGE-WSG-Transitions-Opportunities-Pathways-EN.pdf
2022 Post-Primary Webinar Series
Resource Link

Template for Guidance Plan: Transitions, Pathways and Opportunities

This resource has been developed in order to provide an example of how the content from the webinar ‘Whole School Guidance: Focus on Transitions, Pathways and Opportunities’  can be incorporated into a post-primary Guidance plan. 
 

This template aims to provide a stimulus for thought and is not prescriptive in terms of the content of a guidance plan. It may be adapted to meet the needs of the school and appended into a preexisting Guidance plan.

 



Post Primary, European / International
07/02/2022

NCGE

  1. File NCGE-PP-EG-Template-Guidance-Plan-Transitions-Pathways -Opportunities-2022-EN.docx
2022 Post-Primary Webinar Series
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'Example of Whole School Guidance in Action: Curricular / non-Curricular Languages'

1st February 2022

In this webinar, one example of Whole School Guidance was provided as NCGE and Post Primary Languages Ireland (PPLI) focused on ‘languages’ in the context of the continuum of support and in relation to areas of learning and competencies.

The NCGE resource Template for Guidance Plan: Curricular & non-Curricular Languages was referenced during this session. Sandrine Pac-Kenny, Chang Zhang and Agnieszka Grochola from PPLI provided a presentation on: 

  • Post-Primary Languages Ireland and the awareness campaign 'Languages Connect'
  • Support for Junior Cycle
  • Support for Transition Year
  • Support for Senior Cycle

You can access the accompanying presentation below and view the webinar recording on Vimeo by clicking 'Resource Link'.



Post Primary
01/02/2022

NCGE/PPLI

  1. PDF icon NCGE-WSG-Example-Curricular-Noncurricular-Languages-EN.pdf
2022 Post-Primary Webinar Series
Resource Link

Template for Guidance Plan: Curricular & non-Curricular Languages

This resource has been developed to provide an example of how the content from the webinar ‘An Example of Whole School Guidance in Action: Curricular & non-Curricular Languages’ can be incorporated into a post-primary Guidance plan.

This template aims to provide a stimulus for thought and is not prescriptive in terms of the content of a guidance plan. It may be adapted to meet the needs of the school and appended into a preexisting Guidance plan.



Post Primary
31/01/2022

NCGE

  1. File NCGE-PP-Template-Guidance-Plan-Curricular-NonCurricular-Languages-EN.docx
2022 Post-Primary Webinar Series, Guidance for SOME, Guidance for FEW, Guidance for ALL
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'Applying to Higher Education from Further Education: Practical Implications and key considerations'

18th January 2022

In this webinar, Dr. Carol Guildea (Post Primary Programme Coordinator, NCGE) and Mary Stokes (Further Education and Training Programme Coordinator, NCGE) facilitated a session focusing on the practical implications and key considerations involved in transitioning from Further to Higher Education. In this webinar, lifelong guidance is addressed in relation to a systematic approach to progression.

The NCGE resource Template for Guidance Plan: Applying to Higher Education from Further Education was referenced during this session, which included presentations from:

  • CAO: Eileen Keleghan, Communications Officer
  • IUA: Colm Downes, Access Programme Manager
  • HEI: Lillian Griffin, Admissions Officer, Munster Technological University

A record of the Q&A responses during this webinar session is available also below. 

You can access the accompanying presentation below and view the webinar recording on Vimeo by clicking 'Resource Link'.



Post Primary, Further Education & Training
18/01/2022

NCGE/CAO/IUA/HEI

  1. PDF icon NCGE-Applying-Higher-Ed-From-Further-Ed-Presentation-EN.pdf
  2. File NCGE-Applying-Higher-Ed-From-Further-Ed-Q&A-EN.docx
2022 Lifelong Guidance Webinar Series, 2022 Post-Primary Webinar Series
Resource Link

Template for Guidance Plan: Applying to Higher Education from Further Education

This resource has been developed in order to provide an example of how the content from the webinar ‘Applying to Higher Education from Further Education’  can be incorporated into a post-primary Guidance plan.
 

This template aims to provide a stimulus for thought and is not prescriptive in terms of the content of a guidance plan. It may be adapted to meet the needs of the school and appended into a preexisting Guidance plan.

This resource provides a template for considering a focus on Further Education: 

  • At Junior Cycle
  • At Senior Cycle
  • For parents
  • With a Whole School approach


Post Primary
14/01/2022

NCGE

  1. File NCGE-PP-Template-Guidance-Plan-Applying-Higher-Ed-From-Further-Ed.docx
2022 Post-Primary Webinar Series, Guidance for SOME, Guidance for FEW, Guidance for ALL
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'Universal Design for Learning in FET Guidance provision'

30th November 2021

In this webinar for FET practitioners, NCGE FET Guidance Programme Coordinator Mary Stokes hosted Dr. Tom Tobin and Dara Ryder of AHEAD in an exploration of the application of Universal Design principles in FET Guidance provision. The ‘why’ and ‘how’ of UDL in FET were examined to see how barriers can be lowered to facilitate informed choices for learners in FET.

Learn more about the UDL approach from AHEAD at https://www.ahead.ie/udl

You can access the accompanying presentation below and view the webinar recording on Vimeo by clicking 'Resource Link'.



Further Education & Training
30/11/2021

NCGE / Dr. Thomas Tobin / AHEAD

  1. PDF icon NCGE-AHEAD-UDL-FET-Guidance-Presentation-EN.pdf
  2. PDF icon NCGE-AHEAD-UDL-FET-Guidance-Handout-EN.pdf
Autumn 2021 FET Webinar Series
Resource Link

'DFHERIS Adult Literacy For Life 10 Year Strategy in FET Guidance Practice'

23rd November 2021

In this webinar for FET practitioners, Mary Stokes, NCGE FET Guidance Programme Coordinator and Roisin Doherty, SOLAS Director FET Learner Support explored the ten-year adult literacy, numeracy, and digital literacy strategy Adult Literacy for Life (ALL) and its implications and applications in FET Guidance practice.

See more information on ALL at www.adultliteracyforlife.ie/.

You can access the accompanying presentation below and view the webinar recording on Vimeo by clicking 'Resource Link'.



Further Education & Training
23/11/2021

NCGE / SOLAS

  1. PDF icon NCGE-FET-Presentation-DFHERIS-ALL-Strategy-EN.pdf
Autumn 2021 FET Webinar Series
Resource Link

'Working with Students with Intellectual Disabilities'

19th October 2021

In this webinar, Eimear McDonnell (Temporary Guidance Officer, NCGE) hosted the sharing of information by relevant stakeholders on current and developing supports for students with intellectual disabilities.


Speakers at this webinar included:

  • Michelle English, Special Educational Needs Organiser, NCSE 
  • Elaine Morris and Val Real, Limerick Clare branch of the National Learning Network (NLN)
    The NLN 2021 prospectus may be useful to Guidance Counsellors in Post Primary providing guidance to students with intellectual disabilities.  
  • Dr Geraldine Scanlon, Assistant Professor in Psychology and Education DCU

​The NCGE resource document 'Setting up a Network of support' has been updated to include a list of relevant National Disability Supports. 

You can access the accompanying presentation below and view the webinar recording on Vimeo by clicking 'Resource Link'.



Post Primary
18/10/2021

NCGE / NCSE / NLN

  1. PDF icon NCGE-PP-Presentation-Guidance-Students-Disabilitiess-EN.pdf
Autumn 2021 Post-Primary Webinar Series
Resource Link