The Pastoral Structure in Our Lady’s, overseen by the Pastoral Manager, is designed to ensure that there are many people available to help and support every girl in the school.
* Every pupil is a member of a Form Class and has a Form Teacher who
meets the class twice each day for registration, takes the group for P.S.H.E
(Personal, Social and Health Education) classes and usually teaches the class
for another subject also.
* Each year group from Junior One (J1) to Upper Sixth (U6) has a Year Head
who looks after the welfare and progress of all of the girls in the Year Group.
* Each Key Stage* has a Senior Teacher in charge who has overall
responsibility for all of the girls in her Year Groups.
*Key Stage Three (KS3) : J1, J2, J3
*Key Stage Four (KS4) : S1, S2
*Key Stage Five (Sixth Form) : L6, U6
* We have a School Counsellor who is available to advise and support girls and
parents who have concerns or problems of any kind.
* Our SENCO (Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator) looks after the
interests of girls who need special help for any reason eg: because of illness .
* There is a School Nurse who is also the School Attendance Officer.
* Lower Sixth students volunteer to become Cairdhe (friends) to the junior
classes. They visit the groups, get to know the girls, help them with any
problems, answer questions, work with the classes for the 21st concert and so
on.
* The girls in the Senior Council (Upper Sixth) are assigned to the different
Year Groups and are aware of the issues and concerns of the girls in those
groups.
* Each Year Group is represented on the School Council which is a forum to
ensure that, in a structured way, the student voice is listened to in Our Lady’s.
Good relationships are at the heart of a good school and everyone in Our Lady’s works to ensure that each girl is valued, nurtured and helped to develop her unique gifts and talents.
