DEIS PLAN 2025 – 2028
Roll Number: 65350S
Approved by Board of Management: ________
Date of Next Review: ________
Rationale
DEIS Plan Rationale: Patrician Presentation Secondary School, Fethard
At Patrician Presentation Secondary School (PPSS Fethard), our educational philosophy is firmly anchored in providing an inclusive, safe, and nurturing environment where every individual student is supported to achieve their full academic, personal, and social potential. As a co-educational secondary school operating under the trusteeship of the Le Chéile Schools Trust, we embrace a mission that prioritizes equity, community connection, and strong pastoral care.
This DEIS Action Plan for Improvement (2025–2028) is established to systematically eliminate socio-economic barriers to learning and to proactively target resources where they are needed most. Guided by the national DEIS Strategy framework and aligned with School Self-Evaluation (SSE) processes, this plan provides a structured roadmap to enhance core student outcomes.
Through targeted interventions, this plan establishes measurable, student-centered SMART targets designed to drive progress across key DEIS themes:
• Academic Engagement & Attainment: Strengthening literacy, numeracy, and examination achievement through high-quality teaching, learning initiatives, and structural support systems like our evening study and homework club.
• Attendance & School Retention: Minimizing absenteeism and early school leaving by fostering an active student voice and deploying definitive tracking protocols.
• Transitions & Progression: Ensuring seamless student pathways into our Junior Cycle, Senior Cycle, Transition Year, and Leaving Certificate Applied (LCA) programs, while creating clear trajectories toward further education, training, and employment.
• Partnership & Wellbeing: Maximizing the impact of the Home-School Community Liaison (HSCL) scheme and the School Completion Programme (SCP) to deepen relationships with parents and families, while embedding robust positive mental health and holistic wellbeing strategies across our school community.
Ultimately, this rationale establishes that equity of opportunity is not merely a policy obligation, but a lived reality at PPSS Fethard, ensuring that every student is equipped with the skills, confidence, and resilience to thrive both within our school walls and in the wider world.
School Context
Patrician Presentation Secondary School (PPSS) is a small, rural, co-educational DEIS post-primary school in Fethard, Co. Tipperary, with 287 students. We are committed to providing an inclusive, supportive learning environment in which every student is encouraged to achieve their full potential.
Our DEIS priorities focus on measurable improvements in educational outcomes, with particular emphasis on:
Monitoring and Review: Progress will be evaluated annually against baseline data, agreed targets and measurable indicators, with actions reviewed and adjusted to ensure continuous improvement in outcomes for students.
OUR DEIS PLAN: A LIVING DOCUMENT
Review • Reflect • Respond • Improve
The DEIS Plan is a working document that supports continuous improvement at Patrician Presentation Secondary School, Fethard. It helps us respond to the evolving needs of our students and school community, monitor agreed actions and evaluate their impact.
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FORMAL APPROVAL & RECORD
The original DEIS Plan is formally signed off by the Board of Management. The approved version is retained in hard copy as the official record of approval.
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LIVE WORKING VERSION
This electronic version is used to monitor implementation and keep the plan current. Actions, progress, evidence and emerging needs can be reviewed and updated as appropriate.
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ANNUAL BOARD REVIEW
The live document is shared with the Board of Management and considered annually. The Board reviews progress and considers whether priorities, actions or targets need to change.
THE CYCLE
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Review evidence
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Discuss progress
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Agree changes
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Update the live plan
PPSS Fethard | DEIS Plan 2025–2028
Reviewed annually by the Board
RETENTION | ||||||||||
Target: In Junior Cycle to maintain and promote retention at 100% throughout the 3 years of the plan. In Senior Cycle, to achieve a transfer rate of 95%+ (from 93%) junior to senior cycle over the three years of the plan. (1) to ensure that 42 of the 45 (93%) current Third Year students in the 2024-2025 academic year transfer into senior cycle. (2) to ensure that 49 of the 51 (96%) Third Year students in the 2025-2026 academic year transfer into senior cycle (3) to ensure that at least 48 of the 49 (98%) Third Year students in the 2026-2027 academic year transfer into senior cycle (4) to ensure that 100% of students who transition to senior cycle complete the LC. (5) Targeted students create an SCP/vulnerable cohort and set a target for them (*include attendance reference) (a) In the 2022-2023 1st Year group, to ensure that 44 out of the 45 students sit the Junior Cycle (b) In the 2023- 2024 1st Year group, to ensure that 50 out of the 51 students sit the Junior Cycle (c) In the 2024-2025 1st Year Group, to ensure that 49 out of the 49 students (excluding exchange students) sit the Junior Cycle (6) Increase LCA numbers by a minimum of 5% in 2026/2027 and by 10% by 2027/2028 | ||||||||||
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Category of Measure | Measure | To address target # | Who? | Lead Responsibility | When? | Resources? | ||||
Wellbeing | Digital | All | Some | Few | | |||||
| | | | | Increase contact with parents, more frequent progress/ term reports | All | All staff | SST/All teachers | Sept 2025 | Term reports |
| | | | | Earlier intervention for absences (prior to 20 days) Attendance monitoring, checking notes, class roll calls, phone calls/text messages from office to parents when students absent or absenteeism trend concerns. | All | Year Heads | HSCL/ SCP/SST | Sept 2025 | Staff phone in SCP office, time, VSWare, |
| | | | | Stronger communication and relationship with the EWO on a whole school and individual target student basis | 5 | SCP/HSCL/ Management | SST Team/Principal | From Sept 2025 | SST Team meetings |
| | | | | More regular communication with parents e.g. phone calls/ emails. Promoting positive school experiences | All | Year Heads/All staff | All staff | Ongoing (Sept 2023) | Parent email addresses needed. |
(7) Expansion of ASD Special Class
| | | | | Induction programme and information from Primary school to highlight any incoming needs ie: attendance issues, assessments or learning needs, history of early school leaving in the family, etc in order to offer and engage in learning support classes, specific support programme, extra-curricular activities, carry out entrance exam, induction and transition days (mentor programme involvement) 10 hours per year of Wellbeing allocated to induction. | All | AEN Coordinator/ GC/SCP/HSCL/ Management | Learning Support Coordinator | Ongoing (revised annually) | Mentors, funding for bonding day, induction handbook and padlet. |
| | | | | Homework club - targeted homework club for support and intervention | All | SCP | SCP | Ongoing (reviewed at SST) | Supervision |
| | | | | Daily Supervised Study - with payment plan | 1-5 | DP | DP | Ongoing (revised annually) | Supervision |
| | | | | Class group reward trip for those on positive points | All | Year Heads | Principal/Year Heads | Sept 2024 | Funds, VSWare points |
| | | | | Summer camps & holiday engagement for targeted students | 5 | SCP | SCP | Ongoing (Long Term) | SCP funding/SST targeting |
| | | | | Preventative actions through weekly student support team meetings, referral process from year head/class teachers to the SST to raise concerns, create and implement a support plan for the individual student referred to re engage in education | All | SST, SCP, HSCL, GC, Class teachers | SST | Ongoing (Long Term) | Time, communication links and referral forms. VSware |
| | | | | HSCL interventions with families and links with the community e.g. Youthreach and external services, e.g. foroige etc | All | HSCL | HSCL | Ongoing (Long Term) | Parent programmes, VSWare |
| | | | | Joint HSCL and SCP home visits where a student is at home and disengaged from school. | 5 | HSCL/SCP | HSCL/SCP | Ongoing (needs basis) | SST meetings, VSWare and allocated time. |
| | | | | SCP one-to-one targeted support and intervention on a child-centred basis | 5 | SCP | SCP | Needs basis | SST meetings (targeting) and time |
| | | | | Student tracking meetings | All | Year Heads/ GC | Year Heads | Nov 2024 | Time |
| | | | | Formal meeting with some of the following (case dependent) - school management, Year Head, SCP or HSCL, parents and student of any case where disengagement from school is of a high concern - to discuss concerns and therefore create and implement a plan of support for the student and their parents in order to promote re-engagement back into the school and educational system | 5 | Year Head/SCP/ HSCL/ Management (as appropriate) | SST Team | Ongoing (Long Term) | SCP/HSCL allocation |
| | | | | Multidisciplinary team approach creating links and referring to external support services e.g. Social Work, NEPS, psychotherapy, CAMHS, local GP, community support services | 5 | Management/SST Team | Management/SST Team | Ongoing (Long Term) | Community Resources |
| | | | | Wide range of extra-curricular activities on offer | All | All Staff | Wellbeing committee/all staff | Ongoing (Long Term) | Voluntary support, bus costs |
| | | | | Monthly (digital) newsletter highlighting the activities of the school | All | All Staff & student editorial group | AP2 | Sept 2025 | Time, Access to IT, sharing of photos (GDPR) |
| | | | | JCSP Initiatives | All | All Staff | Programme Coordinator | Ongoing (Long Term) | KCSP Funding |
| | | | | Increased number of guest speakers targeting various groups (e.g Third Level, Apprenticeships, PLC, etc.) | All | AllStaff | Guidance Counsellor | Sept 2024 | Time, Staff flexibility |
| | | | | Study Skills talk to exam groups (external speaker) | 1-5 | Principal/GC | Principal/GC | Sept 2026 | Funding |
| | | | | Continue to Grow LCA numbers | 6 | All Staff | LCA Coordinator | Sept 2025 | |
| | | | | Senior Cycle L2LP | 7 | | | Sept 2026 | |
| | | | | Provide an engaging, practical Senior Cycle learning experience through work-related learning, enterprise activities and educational visits. | 3,4 | 5th a 6th Year LCVP students | Programmes Coordinator LCVP Dept | Ongoing | LCVP Link Modules; enterprise resources, |
| | | | | Birthday Chocolate/Birthday Cake | All | Year Heads | C. Walsh | Sept 2024 | VSWare, Supply of chocolate |
| | | | | Behaviour Plans | All | All Staff | Management, Year Heads and AEN coordinator | Ongoing (Sept 2020) | Rewards, Sanctions , Time |
| | | | | ASD Dog - Fleur | All | All Staff | C. Walsh, H. Walsh | Ongoing (Sept 2023) | Bins removed from classrooms, scheduling for AEN students & SNAs |
| | | | | Encouragement Fund | All | Principal | Principal | Sept 2024 | Coolmore funding, inputs from staff and HSCL. |
| | | | | One Good Adult | All | All Staff | Guidance Counsellor | Ongoing (Sept 2022) | Time at Sept staff meeting & contact time |
| | | | | “Be Kind, Be True, Be You” culture fostered and maintained | All | All Staff | Principal | Ongoing (Sept 2024) | Time inputs from staff |
| | | | | LCA Introduced | 6 | All Staff | B. Fogarty | Sept 2024 (review 2025) | Allocations |
| | | | | Second ASD Unit to be further developed | 7 | BOM | Principal/AEN Coordinator | Sept 2025 | Dept Approval and funding |
| | | | | Senior Cycle L2LP Programme | 7 | BOM | Principal/AEN Coordinator | Sept 2026 | Dept Allocations and minimum # of students |
| | | | | Three term assessments for all year groups | All | All Staff | Exams Coordinator | Sept 2027 | Staff buy in and time allocation |
| | | | | Grades signed by parents | All | All Staff | Year Heads | Sept 2026 | Parent support for initiative, monitoring |
| | | | | All parents being able to access reports and behaviour | All | All Staff | Principal/Administrator | Sept 2025 | Parent talks and online tutorial for accessing |
| | | | | 3 levels for Maths and Irish at LC | 1-6 | All Staff | Principal | Ongoing (Sept 2024) | Allocations |
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Monitoring: State how progress will be monitored and at what intervals (monthly/termly/annually...) over the three years | |
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Evaluation: State how impact of actions on RETENTION will be evaluated at the end of the three years | |
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Student involvement with monthly attendance awards and opportunities of all programmes endeavours to promote voice, participation and leadership to facilitate power, authenticity and validity of the Students Voice. | |
SSE: Increased advertising and encouragement to participate in extracurricular activities supports our findings from our 2024/2025 SSE focus on Student Voice | |
ATTENDANCE | ||||||||||
Target: (1) To increase the average attendance rate throughout the school from 82.6% (in 2023/2024) to an average of 85% over the 3 years of the plan, with no year falling below 83%. (2) To reduce the number of students by 2% year on year who reach 20+ days of absence (3) To increase the percentage of accurately recorded class attendances on VSWare in every class from 66% to 80% by Christmas in 2025. (4) Every student/parent to receive accurate attendance records on reports by Dec. 2026 | ||||||||||
Actions/Measures: | ||||||||||
Category of Measure | Measure | To address target # | Who? | Lead Responsibility | When? | Resources? | ||||
Wellbeing | Digital | All | Some | Few | | |||||
| | | | | Daily attendance monitoring by all staff on VS Ware. HSCL and SCP will monitor this. | All | All Staff | Principal/Admin | Ongoing | VSWare, Class Contact time, HSCL & SCP |
| | | | | Support for pupils who have special educational needs in accordance with DES guidelines. | 1,2 | AEN Department | AEN Coordinator | Ongoing | Allocations, Galileo unit |
| | | | | The school will strongly recommend to parents that written notes must be provided to explain absences | All | All Staff | Principal/Year Heads | Sept 2025 | Way2Pay texts and letters |
| | | | | If a child reaches fifteen days absence in a school year, the school will inform the parents/guardians by text /phone call and when they reach twenty days absence, by letter. | 1,2 | Year Heads/Admin | Year Heads | Sept 2025 | Letter Templates, Phone in SCP office |
| | | | | The school curriculum, insofar as is practicable, will be flexible and relevant to the needs of the individual child. | 1,2 | All Staff | Principal | Ongoing | Training for staff, T&L time at staff meetings |
| | | | | Students leaving the school must present their school diary with a signed note from their Year Head. This will give more accurate attendance records. | All | All Staff | Management/Admin | Sept 2025 | Diaries for all, Diary checks, sanctions for non compliance |
| | | | | Review the list of students who missed 20 days or more in the previous school year and target them. Introduce a “Most Improved Attendance” Monthly Award Initiative. The winners from this group will also be included in an attendance award at Christmas where students on full attendance will be rewarded as will the students with the most improved attendance for both Junior and Senior Cycle. | 1,2 | All Staff | AP1 Awards, Year Heads | Sept 2025 | Funding for awards |
| | | | | All post primary school programmes: JC, JCSP, TY, LCVP and LCA are offered to foster a commitment to inclusion, equality of opportunity and the holistic development of every student. | 1,2 | All Staff | Principal | Ongoing | Allocations |
| | | | | Sports Scholarship Programmes to improve attendance in learning through sport. | 1,2 | Sports depts | Principal | Ongoing | Funding from GAA, Coolmore |
| | | | | Additional Support Scholarship Programmes to improve attendance in learning through Coolmore support funding. | 1,2 | Care Team | Principal | Ongoing (Sept 2024) | Coolmore funding |
| | | | | Success criteria will be worked on, and agreed in collaboration with the students | 1,2 | All Staff | Principal | Ongoing (Sept 2023) | Teaching resources |
| | | | | No permission to leave school without note or phone call in | All | All staff | Management/Admin | Sept 2025 | Leaving Slips, sanctions for non compliance |
| | | | | Parents/Guardians can view their child’s attendance under VSWare - improve access levels | All | Year Heads, all staff marking roll accurately | Year Heads/ Admin | Sept 2025 | Text service, year head/ admin time |
| | | | | VSWare to be marked accurately for School Activity/Guidance Meeting/Urgent Family Reasons etc | ALL | All Staff | Year Heads/Admin | Sept 2025 | Monitoring time for Year Heads |
| | | | | Policy for permission to leave to be reviewed to reduce/remove the current practice of students sending/receiving texts to go home. Parent/Guardian to ring office ONLY | All | Management | Principal/Admin | Sept 2026 | Communications to parents |
| | | | | Attendance Certs for all who attend more than 70%(Bronze), 80%(Silver) or 90% (gold) per term, to be presented at awards day | All | All Staff | Year Heads/Principal | Sept 2026 | Printing Stationery, time for presentation |
| | | | | Rewards for participation in Homework Club | 1,2 & 4 | All Staff | DP/Year Head | Sept 2026 | Funding for awards |
| | | | | Notes in school journals to become the norm | All | All Staff | Year Heads | Sept 2026 | Contact time and monitoring time |
| | | | | Stricter sanctions for students (esp. seniors) who attend late in the morning or afternoon | 1 & 2 | Year Heads | Principal | Sept 2025 | Time for application of sanctions |
| | | | | In the new building - one door in, one door out system. Students cannot then leave unseen. | 1,2 | BOM | Principal | Sept 2027 | Funds, door controls and planning. |
| | | | | Reduced timetable negotiated with parents, pupils and management | 1,2 | AEN, Care team, management | Principal/AEN Coordinator/Year heads | Ongoing (Sept 2023) | Meeting time, Recording and monitoring, SNAs |
| | | | | Home School Liaison visits to homes | 1,2 & 4 | Care Team | HSCL | Ongoing (Long term) | HSCL allocation (time) |
| | | | | School Completion support | 1,2 | Care Team | SC Coordinator | Ongoing (Long term) | SCP allocation (time) |
| | | | | Homework passes for first years with the highest attendance at the end of each half term - roll out to other juniors after Xmas | All | Class tutors | Junior year head | Sept 2027 | Accurate VSWare recording, printed (individualized) homework passes and shared spreadsheet to record |
| | | | | Ballyhass Trip for 1st and 5th years with best attendance and behaviour | All | Year Heads and Principal | Principal | Sept 2025 | Funding, accurate attendance and VSWare points records |
| | | | | Caoilte World of Work | | Claire Walsh | Claire Walsh | Sept 2024 | Caoilte supports |
| | | | | One Trusted Adult | All | All Staff | Principal and GC | Contd from last plan | Slot at staff meeting in Aug, Printed class lists |
| | | | | School Encouragement Fund (assistance for individuals to attend trips, student laptops, sports equipment for targeted students, additional grinds for students/online classes, etc) | All | All Staff | Principal | Sept 2023 (contd) | Coolmore funding |
| | | | | Students planning and organising their own class trips | All | Class tutors and Principal | Principal | Sept 2024 (contd) | Coolmore funding and cover |
| | | | | Chess & Draughts Club, Lego Club, Playstation Club, Games Club, LGBTI club etx | All | All Staff | Principal | Sept 2023 (contd) | Funding for prizes etc from Coolmore fund, |
| | | | | Outdoor sports table and indoor pool table & dartboard (Games room developed, painted and floored by TYs with Mr. Reade and Mr. Walsh) | All | All Staff | Principal | Sept 2025 | Funding from Coolmore fund, prizes for tournaments |
| | | | | Pizza Days for good attenders | All | Principal and Year Heads | Principal | Sept 2021 (Contd) | Funding. |
| | | | | Bursaries for students in areas in which they excel (bursaries in both curricular and extracurricular areas) | All | Principal | Principal | Sept 2024 (contd) | Coolmore Funding |
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Monitoring: State how progress will be monitored and at what intervals (monthly/termly/annually...) over the three years | |
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Evaluation: State how impact of actions on ATTENDANCE will be evaluated at the end of the three years | |
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Student involvement with monthly attendance awards and opportunities of all programmes endeavours to promote voice, participation and leadership to facilitate power, authenticity and validity of the Students Voice. | |
TRANSITIONS | ||||||||||
Target: (1) To have a participation rate of at least 60% in Further/Higher Education as an average over the three years of the plan. (2) To reduce the percentage of students in the NEET (Not in Education, Employment or Training) following Senior cycle to a max of 5% by June 2028. (3) To increase from 92% to 95% the number of students progressing from Junior Cycle to Senior Cycle by 2028 (4) To increase from 85% to 95% by 2028 the number of transitioning students who report being “happy” or “Very Happy” at school when surveyed in Oct of 1st year (90% in 2026) | ||||||||||
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Category of Measure | Measure | To address target # | Who? | Lead Responsibility | When? | Resources? | ||||
Wellbeing | Digital | All | Some | Few | | |||||
| | | | | Increase the level of Digital Literacy across all year groups through increased usage of IT resources available. | All | All Staff | IT Coordinator/ Principal | Sept 2025 | Timetabling |
| | | | | Early Support Intervention: Cross-reference risk factors (such as early-stage school avoidance, historical low attendance, or complex needs) to target incoming students for the School Completion Programme (SCP) or Student Care Team monitoring right from week one | All | SST | AEN Coordinator | Sept 2025 | SST Meeting time |
| | | | | A.I. Education and Skills | All | All Staff | IT Coordinator | Sept 2027 | Timetabling, T&L time at staff meetings |
| | | | | Life Skills (https://awareireland.wufoo.com/forms/zq8ivgx0df4h5l/ ) | All | All staff | Induction Team/ SPHE team | Sept 2025 | Programme resources |
| | | | | Phased and planned induction for first years (to include organisational skills, social interaction, information, IT logins, COB explanations, mentoring etc) | 4 | Induction team | GC & AEN | Ongoing | Induction timetable, lockers, timetables, locks & Google Drive |
| | | | | Emerald Park Trip in June for incoming first years before they start to help them to integrate and socialise, reducing anxiety levels in Aug. | 4 | Induction Team | Principal | Ongoing (Sept 2022) | Funding for tickets/bus |
| | | | | 6th years to talk to TYs about subject choice | 3 | TY Coordinator/ GC | TY Coordinator/ GC | Sept 2025 | Timetabling |
| | | | | More training for mentors and then a plan for some involvement between them and 1st yrs every few weeks | 4 | Care Team | DP/ Junior Year Head | Sept 2026 | Planned Activities to involve mentors |
| | | | | Mentors available for induction day, with mentor badges | 4 | induction Team | DP | Ongoing | Mentor badges (from |Sept 2025) |
| | | | | Induction system to be made clearer - lockers, books, ready to go, tutors assigned from the start | 4 | Induction Team | GC/ AEN/ Junior Year Head | Sept 2025 | lockers, books etc. SNAs for book organisation |
| | | | | TY Core modules to be more curriculum-based to prepare students for senior cycle | 3 | All Staff | TY Coordinator | Sept 2025 | TY Subject plans |
| | | | | Transition for life ( TY module on life skills) | All | SPHE teachers | TY coordinator | Sept 2027 | Timetabling, Materials costs. |
| | | | | Junior Careers Classes | 3 | All Staff | GC | Sept 2026 | Timetabling |
| | | | | Keep friend groups together in First Year as much as possible | 4 | Junior Year Head/ Induction Team | Junior Year Head/AEN | Ongoing (Sept 2023) | info from Primary Schools and induction days |
| | | | | AEN students to be introduced to staff with needs made clear and flagged on VSWare | All | Care Team | AEN Coordinator | Sept 2025 | VSWare updated regularly, Student Transfer information. |
| | | | | 5th Class Taster Days and site tours - Organise a designated day in late spring for local students to visit the secondary campus, complete a scavenger hunt of key locations (canteen, principal's office, lockers), and explore elective subjects (e.g., Home Economics, Materials Technology). | 4 | All | Principal | Ongoing (Sept 2023) | Timetabling, coordination with primary schools, bus costs |
| | | | | Open Night | 4 | All Staff | Principal | Ongoing (long term) | Goodies, cleaning, presentation materials |
| | | | | Improved supports and transition experience for those going directly to 5th from 3rd year. | 3 | All Staff | Care Team/GC | Sept 2026 | one-to-one time |
| | | | | 1st year parent evening in late Sept to gain feedback on how their children transitioned and to help them with VSWare access | 4 | SST team/Year Head | Principal and GC | Ongoing | Meeting time, Google forms survey |
| | | | | SPHE classes on transition coping strategies, managing shifting peer circles, and emotional wellbeing in the first 4 weeks | 4 | SPHE Dept | Year Head, SPHE Dept head and SST | Sept 2027 | Materials, curricular plans |
| | | | | Support informed post-school choices through career investigations, CV preparation, career talks, fairs, university visits and exploration of apprenticeships, trades and further/higher education. | 1-4 | LCVP and GC | Programme Coordinator | Ongoing (5th and 6th year) | Career investigation resources; Guidance Department Resources; UL/Higher Options visit; career fairs; guest speakers |
| | | | | Provide work experience linked, where possible, to students’ career interests, followed by diary-based reflection on skills, interests and possible pathways. | 1-4 | LCVP and GC | Programmes Coordinator, LCVP Dept, Host employers | Week before February midterm, reflection afterwards | Placement forms; employer contacts; work experience diaries; visit arrangements |
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Monitoring: State how progress will be monitored and at what intervals (monthly/termly/annually...) over the three years | |
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Evaluation: State how impact of actions on TRANSITIONS will be evaluated at the end of the three years | |
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Student surveys will be used in all areas in an endeavour to promote voice, participation and leadership to facilitate power, authenticity and validity of the Students’ Voice. | |
LITERACY (Inc DIGITAL LITERACY) | ||||||||||
Target: 1. Further reduce the percentage of students who say they are not confident with their oral presentation skills by 5% from 23% in 2025/2026. 2. Increase the mean score of the ‘Motivation to Read Profile’ questionnaire from 70% to 75% by 2028. 3. To increase the average reading age of a targeted cohort of students (current first years) by at least half a year compared to their average chronological age. (Currently 10 years 9 months of an average reading age versus average chronological age of 12 years 2 months). 4. 100% of students of second year students to deliver a three minute presentation, in accordance with the Junior Cycle English course. 5. Digital Literacy Target (baseline data to be established) - Students will be able to find, evaluate, utilise, share and create content using information technologies and the internet 6. Reading Target - (a) Junior Cycle - 12 number of books read (by end first year all first years to have read at least 4 books) (b) Senior cycle target - 12 books read | ||||||||||
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Category of Measure | Measure | To address target # | Who? | Lead Responsibility | When? | Resources? | ||||
Wellbeing | Digital | All | Some | Few | | |||||
| | | | | Class libraries in all Junior English classrooms | 2,3,6 | English Dept. | Head of Eng. Dept | Sept 2025 | Budget for books, donations from families and others |
| | | | | Book Club & Library | 2,3,6 | English Dept. | Head of Eng. Dept | Ongoing (Sept 2024) | Class Libraries and local libraries |
| | | | | School Newsletter | 2,3,5,6 | All Staff | AP2 post | April 2024 onwards | Time, contributions, Canva, Social media accounts |
| | | | | Prayer Book | 1,2,3,5,6 | All Staff | Class Tutors | Ongoing (2023) | Prayer books for class contact time |
| | | | | Whole School Essay Approaches | 2,3,6 | All Staff | Head of Eng dept | Sept 2025 | Collaborative time, templates |
| | | | | Fethard Quill Award | 2,3,6 | All | Head of English Dept | Ongoing | Physical Awards, dept meeting time to judge |
| | | | | School Show | 1,2,4 | Show Committee/Woodwork/Art/Music | Show Producer | Ongoing | Local Sponsorship, Substitution cover near show dates, “seed money”. |
| | | | | Drop Everything And Read | 2,3,6 | English Dept | Head of Eng Dept | Ongoing | Stocked classroom libraries |
| | | | | World Book Day | 2,3,6 | English/Art Dept | Head of Eng Dept | Ongoing | Posters, costume pieces, prizes |
| | | | | Key words displayed in classrooms | 2,3 | All teaching Staff | Subject planning groups | Ongoing | Key word posters |
| | | | | Learning Intentions to be improved | 2,3 | All teaching Staff | Principal | Sept 2025 | Whiteboard stickers to be replaced |
| | | | | Language Learning Apps | 2,3,5 | All Language Teachers | French Dept Head | Sept 2025 | App sign-up costs where they arise, devices |
| | | | | Common punctuation and grammar targets across all subjects | 2,3 | All Staff | Eng Dept Head | Sept 2026 | Meeting/Coordination time |
| | | | | Vocabulary Enrichment Programme | 2,3 | All Staff | Head of Eng Dept | Sept 2027 | Thesauruses, Classroom displays showing common question terms |
| | | | | All students to read at least one book each year | 2,3,6 | All staff | Head of Eng Dept | Sept 2027 | Class Libraries |
| | | | | Strong passwords for PC logins/email accounts in the form “PP#1234567” for all (number to be VSware number) | 5 | All Staff | IT Coordinator | Ongoing (Sept 2024) | Google Admin access, devices |
| | | | | First years each year to avail of IT training (tied in with SPHE) so they can use Google Suite for Education competently | 5 | All Staff | IT Coordinator | Sept 2025 | Devices, allocated time to IT Coordinator |
| | | | | Transition year Microsoft Module/ECDL prep | 5 | All Staff | IT Coordinator | Ongoing | Allocations and devices |
| | | | | Keywords sections in all copies | 2,3 | ALL | AEN coordinator/ Principal | Sept 2025 | Copies in each subject, Keyword lists per subject |
| | | | | Flashcard usage in classes | 2,3 | ALL | Principal | Sept 2025 | Stock of flashcards |
| | | | | Book club - book of choice purchased for each member of the club | 2,3,6 | Eng Dept | English Dept Head | Sept 2025 | FInance (improvement/support fund) |
| | | | | Develop research, reading, writing, drafting, editing and redrafting through prescribed portfolio items, CVs, career investigations and written examination preparation. | 5 | LCVP Staff and GC | Programmes Coordinator, LCVP Dept, IT coordinator | Ongoing from Sept 2026 for 5th & 6th | Make It Happen (3rd ed., Folens); SEC portfolio guidance; Edco exam papers; computer access |
| | | | | Develop digital research, word-processing, document-formatting and critical viewing skills through portfolio preparation, online career research and examination video materials. | 5 | LCVP Staff and GC | Programmes Coordinator, LCVP Dept, IT Coordinator | Ongoing from Sept 2026 for 5th & 6th | Computers; internet access; examinations.ie archive; digital career resources |
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Target: 1. To Increase the percentage of students who say they use the same words to describe the same mathematical concepts across all subjects from 72% to 78% by 2028 (2% per year) 2. To increase the percentage of students who say they get the opportunity to solve problems working as part of a team from 91% to 97% by 2028. (2% per year) 3. To increase the number of students who say they use their Maths skills and procedures in other subjects from 55% to 65% by 2028 (5% increase per year) 4. At present, 93.75% of current 2nd years say they see the relevance of Maths in our everyday lives compared to 58.3% in first year. The aim is to increase 58.3% to 65% in that particular year group by 2023 and to 70%+ by 2028. 5. To increase student participation in the Maths Eyes Competition from 50% in each junior year group to 75% in each year group by 2028. 6. To increase the percentage of pupils taking Leaving Cert Higher Level Maths (where they are identified as MPI 4 or higher on Performance indicators from CAT4e/Xmas tests)) | ||||||||||
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Category of Measure | Measure | To address target # | Who? | Lead Responsibility | When? | Resources? | ||||
Wellbeing | Digital | All | Some | Few | | |||||
| | | | | The mathematics department will administer a First Year Maths Competency Test in term one and share the results with all teachers for the general cohort | 4,5,6 | Maths Dept | Head of Maths | Sept 2025 | Maths Competancy test, Shared (secure) Google Sheet |
| | | | | A coordinated approach to statistics will be introduced | 1,3 | All Staff | Maths Dept | Sept 2025 | Staff Meeting time, Agreed approach, signage for classrooms |
| | | | | A coordinated approach to graphic analysis will be introduced | 1,3 | All Staff | Maths Dept | Sept 2025 | Staff Meeting time, Agreed approach, signage for classrooms |
| | | | | A standardised system of measurement and in scale in�the school eg mm and m, and common naming of mathematical concepts in cross curricular subjects eg nets in maths, developments in graphics | 1,3,4 | All Staff | Maths Dept | Sept 2025 | Staff Meeting time, Agreed approach, signage for classrooms |
| | | | | Introduction of a senior maths competency test | 5 | Maths Dept | Head of Maths | Sept 2026 | Maths Competancy test, Shared (secure) Google Sheet |
| | | | | Maths Eyes initiative for Junior Students | All | Maths Dept | Principal | Ongoing | Materials/funding for projects |
| | | | | Analogue clocks in all classrooms | All | All Staff | Principal | Sept 2025 | Physical Clocks, Caretaker time to install & maintain |
| | | | | Encourage students to read the time themselves and estimate/calculate how many minutes they have per question/ how much time is left, etc. | All | Caretaker and year heads | AEN Coordinator | Ongoing | Clocks, JCSP initiative |
| | | | | Mathematician of the month | All | All Staff | Head of Maths Dept | Sept 2025 | Books and puzzles |
| | | | | Electrical Mass Balance for Home Economics | | Home Ec Dept | Head of Home Ec | Sept 2026 | Hardware budget, installation & storage space |
| | | | | Timers in rooms for class activities | | All Staff | Principal | Sept 2026 | Timers, caretaker time for install & maintenance, batteries/mains power. |
| | | | | All students to calculate their own % from class test results. | | All Staff | Principal | Sept 2025 | Wall Charts to show how to calculate for all rooms |
| | | | | 3 class level groups for Maths at LC | All | Maths Teachers | Principal | Ongoing | Allocations |
| | | | | Maths Week | All | All Staff | Maths Dept Head | Ongoing | Prizes, puzzles, experiments, notices etc |
| | | | | Enterprise | All | All Staff | Business Dept Head | Ongoing | Some Sub cover, “seed money”, signage for competitions etc |
| | | | | Increased use of problem-solving skills and critical thinking opportunities across all subjects | | All Staff | Maths Dept/ Principal | Sept 2026 | Subject planning time at staff meetings |
| | | | | Traffic Light System to be reviewed at staff level (not consistently applied) | All | All Staff | Principal | Sept 2026 | Classroom displays, printed diary pages |
| | | | | Knex | —---- | AEN Staff | AEN Coordinator | Ongoing (2023) | Stock of KNEX products in budget each year. |
| | | | | Pi QUiz | 2,3,4 | Maths Dept | Head of Maths Dept | Sept 2025 | Prizes |
| | | | | BT Young Scientist | 2,3,4, 6 | Science Subject Group | Head of Science / Programmes Coordinator | Sept 2025 | Budget for requirements and buses etc. |
| | | | | Maths Clock for new building | 3.4 | Maths Dept / caretaker | Principal | Sept 2028 | Budget |
| | | | | Numberlines in every classroom | 3,4 | Maths Dept/ Caretaker | Head of Maths Dept/ Principal | Sept 2025 | Budget for Maths |
| | | | | Fethard Maths Trail | 3,4 | Maths Dept | Principal | Ongoing (Sept 2024) | Ongoing Maintenance and online links |
| | | | | Students organise their own trips (and manage accounts) | 3,4 | Year Heads | Principal | Ongoing (Sept 2023) | Budget |
| | | | | Chess Club | 2,3 | Lunchtime supervision group | Principal | Ongoing (Sept 2023) | Chess boards and resources + Supervision |
| | | | | Students organise, collate and tally for the Valentines’ Day Heart sale. | 3,4 | TY/ AEN students | Y. Walsh | Ongoing (Sept 2024) | Valentine’s Hearts stock purchased and packaged in Jan |
| | | | | Problem-solving approach used in all subjects | 2,3,4 | All Staff | Principal | Ongoing (Long Term) | Online Resources for ideas |
| | | | | Apply practical numeracy through enterprise planning, including costing, budgeting, pricing and interpreting financial information where relevant to student projects. | 2,3,4 | LCVP Staff | Programmes Coordinator LCVP Dept | Ongoing during Enterprise Activities | Enterprise planning materials; calculators/spreadsheets as appropriate |
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1. The progress will be monitored by re-surveying students annually 2. The State exams in Mathematics will be monitored 3. Feedback will be taken by students and teachers regarding strategies. 4. At the end of each year, all results should be collated to provide a summary of targets achieved (or not) during the previous year. This will give an indication of the viability of targets set for three years, suitability of strategies and initiatives. These could be examined at the closing staff meeting of the year. Changes or additions can be noted and made in consultation with all staff at the beginning of the new academic year. 5. At the end of three years, all results will be collated and compared with targets to assess success and reformulate targets for next three-year cycle. | |
Evaluation: State how impact of actions on NUMERACY will be evaluated at the end of the three years | |
1. Analysis of Junior cycle results and comparison to Performance Indicators from Cat4e 2. Students may also be surveyed in May during class time as to their experience of the strategies and initiatives (measures) put in place to improve numeracy levels at school. The feedback can be considered along with scores and other results to inform future targets and measures. � | |
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Target: 1. Increase the percentage of students sitting HL Irish, Eng and Maths in Junior Cycle from 53% to a three year average of 60% by 2028. 2. Increase the grades at Junior Cycle within all subjects from 0% of distinctions in 2023 to 5% by 2026, 6% in 2027 and 8% in 2028. 3. Decrease the grades within all subjects in Junior Cycle from 8% of Partially Achieved (or “E” grades) in 2023) to <5 % by 2028. 4. In the LC group of 2025/26, we aim to have 17 students out of 30 achieving 5 HL subjects (from 8% in 2023), and to review and set a target annually. 5. In the LC group of 2025/26, we aim to have 20 out of 30 (or 66%) students achieving 2 or more Higher Level subjects (from 25% in 2023) and to review and set a target annually according to the MPI average of the year group. Goal is to retain at least above 50% achieving two or more HL subjects. | ||||||||||
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| | | | | Peer teaching between students of varying abilities | All | All Staff | All Staff - Principal to monitor | Ongoing | Staff meeting time to discuss ideas/ approaches |
| | | | | Differentiation Strategies to be used in lessons and assignments | All | All Staff | All Staff - Principal to monitor | Ongoing | Staff meeting time to discuss ideas/ approaches |
| | | | | Teachers will give an overview of the course to the students and co-construct how best to evaluate student learning with the students on an ongoing basis. | All | All Staff | All Staff - Principal to monitor | Ongoing | Course outlines for each subject |
| | | | | Teachers will share exemplars of the standard expected of both Ordinary and Higher level at the beginning of Fifth Year. The students will construct the success criteria for both levels and critique the difference. | 4,5 | All Staff | All Staff - Principal to monitor | Ongoing | Exemplars for each subject |
| | | | | Students will encouraged to take LC Higher Level by having a common level house exam at Christmas and Summer of Fifth Year | 4,5 | All Staff | Exams Coordinator | Ongoing | Common papers in each subject |
| | | | | Guidance in Transition Year will encompass goal setting for LC | 4,5 | Guidance Counsellor | Guidance Counsellor | Ongoing | Guidance allocation |
| | | | | Study Week delivered annually in Oct. inc. note taking skills and organisational skills | All | Guidance Counsellor | Guidance Counsellor | Ongoing | Guidance allocation |
| | | | | Exam Strategies classes delivered to 1st, 3rd and 6th years | All | Guidance Counsellor | Guidance Counsellor | Ongoing | Guidance allocation |
| | | | | One-to-one guidance meetings on request/referral to all | All | Guidance Counsellor | Guidance Counsellor | Ongoing | Guidance allocation |
| | | | | Academic monitoring | All | Year Heads, GC | Guidance Counsellor, SST | Ongoing | Guidance allocation AP (year head) time |
| | | | | Teaching Strategies to be shared at each staff meeting (slot for T&L to include an input from a staff member) | All | All Staff | Principal | Ongoing | Meeting time for T&L. |
| | | | | Compare Minimum Performance Indicators (based on CAT entrance exams) to 2nd/5th year Xmas and Summer test results | All | Year Heads, GC | Year Heads, GC | Sept 2025 | Vsware records, time |
| | | | | Students moving between levels at Junior cycle will be monitored by subject teachers and sanctioned only by the Guidance Counsellor in consultation with subject teacher and Parents | All | Subject Teachers, GC | Guidance Counsellor | Sept 2025 | Change of level forms, guidance allocation |
| | | | | Implement a whole school approach to using formative feedback for written homework and assessments | All | All teachers | Principal, DP | Sept 2025 | Homework Policy |
| | | | | SCP Supports | All | SST Team | SST Team/SCP coordinator | Ongoing | SCP funding, meeting time |
| | | | | Student of the Month Awards/ “Spin the Wheel” | All | All Staff | AP2 | Sept 2023 | Prize/award fund, staff supplying votes each month |
| | | | | Study Week | All | All Staff | Guidance Counsellor/ SST | Ongoing | Workshop materials, subject materials in each subject, posters |
| | | | | After-School Study | All | Study supervisor’s group | Deputy Principal | Ongoing | Billing through Way2pay and wages from charges |
| | | | | Homework Club | All | Supervision Group/SNAs | Deputy Principal/ SCP | Ongoing | Space provision, SCP funding |
| | | | | PPT Meetings | All | All Staff | GC | Ongoing | Eventbrite and Way2pay subscriptions |
| | | | | Google Classroom - improve the usage by staff and students across the three years (Teams from 2026) | All | All Staff | IT Coordinator | Sept 2026 | IT services funding/ Workshops with staff/ IT coordinator availability |
| | | | | Phone Policy | All | All Staff | Board Of Management/ Principal | Sept 2026 | Written and shared policy administered with sanctions |
| | | | | Encourage and develop self-directed learning and study | All | All Staff | Year Heads/ GC/ Principal | Sept 2026 | Speakers/ Workshops/Scheduling |
| | | | | Extra curricular activities | All | All Staff | Principal | Ongoing | Bus costs, jerseys etc |
| | | | | Improve the engagement of students in learning about study techniques | All | All staff | GC/ Principal | Sept 2025 | Fund for external speakers |
| | | | | Points reward system (trips etc) | All | All Staff | Year Heads/ Principal | Ongoing (2023) | Budget for buses etc |
| | | | | Sports Star of the Month Awards | All | Sports Depts | AP2 Y. Murphy | Ongoing (2023) | Awards Trophies |
| | | | | Celebrating Small Wins!! | All | All Staff | Management team | Sept 2025 | —--- |
| | | | | Team Teaching | All | All Staff | Principal | Ongoing (Sept 2023) | Timetabling |
| | | | | Additional Maths classes for highly motivated learners/those with good aptitude (after school hours and friday afternoons) | 1,2,5 | Maths Dept | Principal | Sept 2025 | Coolmore funding and available staff |
| | | | | Additional Irish classes for those in Higher level | 1,2,5 | Irish Dept | Principal | Sept 2025 | Coolmore funding and available teaching staff |
| | | | | Gaeltacht Scholarship for two students to attend summer gaeltacht college | 1,5 | Irish Dept | Principal | Sept 2025 | Coomore funding |
| | | | | Differentiation for students on lower levels in subjects and at upper extremes | 2, 3 | All Staff | Principal | Ongoing | Exam papers at all levels, teaching resources at all levels |
| | | | | Guest Speakers from different disciplines/walks of life | All | All Staff | Wellbeing/SST teams/Guidance | Sept 2025 | Speaker fees |
| | | | | Develop a “first in family” progression support programme for students who may be the first in their family to complete senior cycle or progress to further/higher education | All | All Staff | SST, SCP etc | Sept 2028 | SCP. HSCL supports |
| | | | | Use school assessment data, CAT4, standardised tests, classroom assessments and teacher knowledge to identify students at risk of underachievement. | All | All Staff | GC, AEN Coordinator, Year Heads | Ongoing | Testing, VSware notes |
| | | | | Set realistic, challenging target grades with students in key examination years and review targets following Christmas and summer assessments and provide intervention where students are not on track. | All | All Staff | GC, AEN Coordinator, Year Heads | Sept 2026 | Guidance Allocation, Google Sheet per group |
| | | | | Ensure each subject explicitly teaches how to answer examination questions, including timing, command words and marking schemes | All | All Staff | Principal | Sept 2026 | Staff meeting time |
| | | | | Ensure students receive regular feedback that clearly identifies what they have done well, what needs improvement and what they should do next. Increase opportunities for students to review and improve assessment work after feedback | All | All Staff | Principal | Sept 2026 | Time at staff meeting, |
| | | | | Differentiation for students on lower levels in subjects and at upper extremes | 2, 3 | All Staff | Principal | Ongoing | Exam papers at all levels, teaching resources at all levels |
| | | | | Promote consistent expectations for independent learning and revision across examination subjects. | All | All Staff | Management | Sept 2026 | Meeting time to coordinate |
| | | | | Supporting attainment through supervised preparation of the prescribed portfolio, common assessments, case-study work, past-paper practice and preparation for the LCVP written examination. | 4,5 | LCVP Staff, GC | Programmes Coordinator, LCVP Dept, GC | Ongoing LCVP 5th and 6th beginning with 2025 intake | Official SEC assessment guidance; Edco common-level papers; examinations.ie; Make It Happen; school assessment materials |
| | | | | Guest Speakers from different disciplines/walks of life | All | All Staff | Wellbeing/SST teams/Guidance | Sept 2025 | Speaker fees |
| | | | | Develop a “first in family” progression support programme for students who may be the first in their family to complete senior cycle or progress to further/higher education | All | All Staff | SST, SCP etc | Sept 2028 | SCP. HSCL supports |
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| | | | | Meals on Wheels | 5 | TY Group | TY Coordinator | Ongoing | Scheduling of students |
| | | | | Improve quality and frequency of posts on Social Media Accounts | 2 | All Staff | AP2 (D.Kiely) | Ongoing | Canva subscriptions, Social accounts, training for staff |
| | | | | Newsletters (digital and video newsletters) | 2 | AP2/ Media Studies group | AP2 (D.Kiely) | Sept 2025 | Canva, DaVinci Pro, Rob Healy AV, Cameras |
| | | | | Secret Santa to Daycare Centre | 5 | Programme Coordinator | M.Maher/ TY Coordinator | Sept 2025 | Gifts (donated by students) |
| | | | | Alumni/Past Pupils’ Day | 5 | Deputy Principal | Principal | Sept 2027 | Displays, advertising, database of contacts |
| | | | | 2 parent teacher meetings for 6th years | 2,3 | 6th Year Teachers | Senior Year Head/ Principal/ GC | Sept 2025 | Time, Eventbrite app |
| | | | | Awards Day | 2,5 | All Staff | Principal | Ongoing | Funding for prizes, guest speakers |
| | | | | Information Nights for TY, LCA, LCE and incoming 1st Years. | 4 | All Staff | Programme coordinator/ GC/ LCA Coordinator/ AEN coordinator | Ongoing | Information packs, transition handbooks, website and padlets |
| | | | | Open night | 2 | All Staff | Principal | Ongoing | Some resources for displays, signage for roadside etc |
| | | | | Graduation evenings | 2,5 | All Staff | Deputy Principal | Ongoing | Awards, pins, speakers |
| | | | | Maintain and increase T.Y. Links with employers | 5 | All staff | TY Coordinator | Sept 2025 | Time |
| | | | | Information evening for EAL parents | 2,4 | AEN Team | AEN Coordinator | Sept 2025 | Time |
| | | | | HSCL Links with families | 2 | HSCL | SST Team | Ongoing | HSCL budget |
| | | | | Improve the quality and number of Primary School Visits | 5 | Principal | Principal | Sept 2025 | scheduling, taster day costs and staffing |
| | | | | Connection with Coolmore for equestrian events, support fund for students and Coolmore Careers events | 5 | Equestrian group | Principal | Ongoing (2023) | networking time |
| | | | | Greenschools | 5 | Greenschool committee | Greenschool leader | Sept 2025 | some resources for planting etc |
| | | | | Fethard and Killenaule Youth Club | 5 | SCP coordinator | SCP Coordinator | Sept 2025 | none |
| | | | | Increased initiatives in collaboration with FTP | 5 | All staff | Principal | Sept 2026 | none |
| | | | | County Council Water Quality Workshops | 5 | Greenschool committee | Greenschool coordinator | Sept 2026 | scheduling with them |
| | | | | Past attending students for awards days and talks - increase in number | 2,4,5 | All Staff | Principal/Deputy Principal | Sept 2026 | database of contacts |
| | | | | WOW programme (Coilte etc) | 5 | C. Walsh | C. Walsh/ GC | Sept 2025 | Provided by WOW |
| | | | | Tidy Towns - increased involvement from the school locally | 5 | Greenschools | Principal | Sept 2026 | Scheduling |
| | | | | Grandparents’ Day and Bingo | 2 | CSPE teachers | SPHE Head | Sept 2025 | Tables, sound equipment, posters etc |
| | | | | Christmas Fair | 5 | Entrepreneurs group | Young Entrepreneurs coordinator | Sept 2025 | Tables, sound equipment, posters etc |
| | | | | Links with Fethard GAA, LGFA and Rugby Clubs | 5 | GAA/Rugby staff | Principal | Sept 2025 | Time |
| | | | | Men’s Shed | 5 | All Staff | Principal | Sept 2027 | Time |
| | | | | Local volunteers to help with school garden | 5 | Greenschool’s committee | Greenschool’s coordinator | Sept 2025 | Time and gardening equipment/resources |
| | | | | Autism Assistance Dogs Ireland - fundraisers | 5 | All Staff | Principal/C. Walsh | Ongoing | Fundraising materials |
| | | | | Pieta - Darkness Into Light Annual Event and committee formation | 5 | All Staff | GC | Ongoing | |
| | | | | School Show in Abymill each Christmas | 5 | Show group | Show Producer | Ongoing | “Seed money” for set materials, costumes etc |
| | | | | Fethard Historical Society | 5 | History Dept | Head of History | Sept 2025 | None |
| | | | | Tipperary Museum of Hidden History | 5 | History Dept | Head of History | Sept 2026 | None |
| | | | | Fethard Community Café – Wednesday Volunteers from TY | 5 | TY Staff | TY Coordinator | Sept 2026 | Scheduling & Coordination |
| | | | | Develop links with employers, third-level institutions and careers speakers through placements, workplace visits, career fairs and talks. | 2,3,45 | LCVP students; employers and education partners | Programmes Coordinator, GC, LCVP Dept, host employers and visiting partners | Ongoing | Employer contacts; placement paperwork; Boston Scientific and UL visits; guest speakers |
| | | | | Promote student-led enterprise and community participation through Christmas Jumper Day, raffles, table quizzes and related fundraising, alongside JCSP and TY/Junior Cycle activities. | 5 | LCVP students; parents/guardians; school and local community | Programmes Coordinator LCVP teachers, Ian O’Connor, JCSP, TY & relevant school staff | Annual events, particularly Christmas | School facilities; event materials; school communication and social media channels |
| | | | | Share information on student learning and progress with parents/guardians through established parent–teacher meeting arrangements. | 3 | Parents/guardians of LCVP students | Programmes Coordinator, Principal, J.McGree | Parent–teacher-pupil meetings | School reporting and parent–teacher meeting arrangements |
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