St. Brendan’s College – School Plan 2018-2021 | |||||
Environment and Infrastructure | |||||
Goal: To develop facilities & infrastructure to the highest national standards, appropriate to the delivery of an education in a caring and dynamic second level school | |||||
Strategies | Actions | Outcomes | By whom | By when | Status |
· To extend the existing school footprint and thereby to facilitate a student population of 800 in appropriate class and general circulation areas | · Create a coalition of Staff, Board, Trustee, parents, & student membership · Maintain the working links with the Dept of Education & Skills Building Unit · Maintain the links with the local, regional & national political representatives | · Planned extension developed on the site to cater for a school population of 750–800 (in accordance with facilities provision) to include Engineering and Home Economics and appropriate circulation · SEN Unit | Building committee / Dept of Education | Sept 2019 | |
· Refurbish and relocate existing school facilities, general circulation and courtyard areas and specialist classrooms | · Include in the Major Capital Works Plan for the school | · Refurbishment of existing specialist areas | MCW / Building sub committee | Sept 2021 | |
· Redevelop both the outdoor and indoor sports facilities | · Continued work with the existing subcommittee on the Track plan · prioritise the redevelopment of the gym facility with the Dept of Education & Skills Building Unit | · All-weather pitch surface and 200m track on the grounds developed · Sports hall refurbishment completed | Track subcommittee Building sub committee | Sept 2018 Sept 2021 | |
· Upgrade our specialist ICT facilities & online tools · To upgrade administration facilities, website & online presence | · Include in the Major Capital Works Plan for the school · Implement “Best Practice” with regard to ICT · Create Staff working groups re ICT | · Phased redevelopment of ICT use and provision concluded · Staff use of Office365 · Staff/student use of VILE · Parent/staff & student use of ePortal · Whole school use of the App System | Working group 100% 100% 75% | Sept 2019 |
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St. Brendan’s College – School Plan 2018-2021 | |||||
CURRICULUM | |||||
Goal: To provide a greater breadth of subject options and to facilitate the delivery of the curriculum to the highest standards. | |||||
Strategies | Actions | Outcomes | By whom | By when | Status |
· develop the curriculum to ensure that it meets the holistic needs of the full cohort of our students · to creatively explore with St. Brigid’s & KCC the provision of senior cycle option subjects to allow greater provision and access to shared subjects for our students | · Examine ways to integrate options at senior cycle
· Work with the Board of Management of both schools to explore the possibilities regarding greater subject integration (Timetabling/staffing/minority and specialist subjects/Special education and gifted and talented student needs) | · An enhanced curriculum which offers at least 3 more subject options for our students · Formation assessment system introduced in line with the new JCT allowing a variety of modes of assessment · Greater cohesion between the schools in Killarney in order to provide educational opportunities for our young people | Sub-committee to explore
Overseeing management
Management | Sept 2020
Sept 2018
Sept 2021 |
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· Develop staff teaching methodologies to improve student engagement with curriculum and the highest standard of teaching and learning · Encourage staff to avail of CPD to facilitate diversification of teaching methods in line with the new Junior Cycle | · Engage with the school self-evaluation process at subject department & classroom level · Engage with assessment for learning and of learning processes at class room level · Ensure the key skills of the Junior Cycle are embedded in all lessons · Staff, students and management to identify & engage with appropriate continuous professional development | · Subject Dept involvement in consistent planning & evaluation at classroom level through use of Teacher Planning Time
· The learner experience will show increased student engagement in lessons and a consequent increase in attainment | Whole Staff
Subject Heads An increase of 5% annually in level of positive student engagement to response to Questions | Sept 2018
November each year |
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· Ensure that our student SEC results surpass the National attainment targets are surpassed · Strive for improvements in student SEC results
| · Establish Learning Action Plans with each Subject Department to ensure that subject national standards are exceeded
· Build upon existing Literacy & Numeracy strategies
· School Improvement Plan targets achieved
· Regular planned use of the school self-evaluation process to provide meaningful feedback to staff in an ongoing way | · 10% increase in the number of students at junior cycle Higher level in Maths, 5% in English · 5% higher attainment in Maths & English at Junior Cycle and Leaving Certificate · Sharing of resources and teaching strategies & professional support within the subject departments and with the students through the ONENOTE System | Subject Departments
Whole Staff | Christmas 2018
Christmas 2018 |
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St. Brendan’s College – School Plan 2018-2021 | |||||
ETHOS | |||||
Goal: To further develop a culture of excellence, an ethos whereby each individual’s potential (spiritual, academic, moral, physical, aesthetic and emotional) is optimised while a student at St. Brendan’s. | |||||
Strategies | Actions | Outcomes | By whom | By when | Status |
· To maintain and grow the Catholic Ethos upon which the school was founded · To embed best practice in all aspects of life at St. Brendan’s as central to our mission
| · Celebration of the events and principles in consonance with the founding intentions of St. Brendan’s · Plan the delivery of reflective practice-evaluation and design at Board, Management, Staff and Student levels · Introduce end of cycle focus group interviews · Introduce development of an annual student, parent & teacher charter · Develop the leadership capacity in all our students · 542 – leadership proficiency took | · The continuance of the Catholic traditions and the formation of young men in accordance with our Mission Statement · School Self Evaluation information is analysed at management, staff, subject department levels and acted upon. | All staff and BOM
Working Group | 2021
2021 | Start % complete done |
· The continuation of a culture of guidance, democracy and care · The continuation of a culture of respect and positive behaviour encompassing students teachers and parents | · Ensure the delivery of an education appropriate Strengths this Action Policy · Special education needs planning and delivery & extension activities for the gifted
· Expand guidance, counselling & pastoral support, service offered develop restorative practices, · Continued engagement with the Parents’ Association and the Student Council
| · Concrete individualised planning for all students with exceptional needs
· New protocols and supports for students with pastoral needs
· New Training and new support for …. whole staff and care teams in place
· Roles for parents and students in the democratic systems of the school (e.g. Policy, fundraising, leadership) | SEN Team
SEN Team
Management
Management | 2018
Dec 2018
Dec 2018
Sept 2019 |
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· In accordance with the mission of the school – delivery of a breadth of Other Learning Experiences, (co-curricular activities, spiritual, academic, moral, physical, emotional and aesthetic) | · Support staff initiatives in sporting, academic extension, cultural and social justice activities · Promote staff & student engagement with social justice and mentoring programmes · Continue to engage students with the rituals and rites of the liturgical year | · Reduction in the percentage of behaviour report cards by 5% pa · Increase in percentage of merit and progress cards by 5% pa · Increase in percentage attendance to over 90% daily · Reduction in percentage of suspensions by 5% pa | Review by Year Heads
Year Heads & Whole staff Post Holders
BOM | May 2019
May 2019
May 2019
May 2019
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· Involvement of the trustee, Board, Parents and students in the whole life of the school
| · Ensure lines of communication, regular meetings, involvement in Policy formation & review, opportunities for feedback
· Involvement of the trustee, Board, Parents and students in the whole life of the school
| · Shared with plan for all the stakeholders of the school
· Reviewed annually with form groups | Whole school community
| From 2018
March annually
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St. Brendan’s College – School Strategy Plan 2018-2021 | |||||
COMMUNITY and EXTRA CURRICULAR | |||||
Goal: To ensure that our students are actively engaged in the community in which our school is embedded, exemplifying good citizenship and displaying an understanding of their role in society. | |||||
Strategies | Actions | Outcomes | By whom | By when | Status |
Promote cohesive engagement between the school and the community we serve
· Voluntary & social justice organisations, · Community & charitable organisations · The Pastoral area and the Diocese | · Set up student/parent/teacher working groups to organise engagement with community organisations
· Student engagement activities in award schemes such as Gaisce, AWB Vincent Award, Debating, Young Scientist, Scifest
· Practical engagement with community | · Greater student understanding of role as citizens · Role of students participating in Award Schemes P…
· Annual fund raising targets achieved
· Every student to have some form of extracurricular commitment
· Continued student involvement in the community with 4 target organisations(SVDP/ICS/KS Trocaire) | Reps from each of Stake Holders | From 2018
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· Sport – To ensure the enjoyment by the whole school in health promoting structures | · To include our traditions in Gaelic Games and other sports and the introduction of our students to a broad base of …. physical activities
| 25% of our student with at least 3 meaningful volunteering engagement per year | 100% …take of …activities | Dec 2018 |
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· Increase links with the past pupils of St. Brendan’s.
| · Set up a friends of St. Brendan’s Past Pupil Union through the website
| · How many new past pupil engagements · Target 100 past pupil links by … | Sub-committee of Past Pupils | Dec 2018 |
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St. Brendan’s College – School Strategy Plan 2018-2021 | |||||
FINANCE | |||||
Goal: To provide funding structures to support this plan, i.e., the development of an environment and infrastructure commensurate with our ethos | |||||
Strategies | Actions | Outcomes …… | By whom and By when | Timeframe | Status |
· To build upon the links with the DES Building Unit which provide a funding stream for the Major Capital Works of the College | · Design and submit Major Capital Works · Design and submit Emergency Works as required | · A proposed cost of €8 million raised to fund the refurbishment and extension of St. Brendan’s built environment | BOM and Parents’ Association | 2018 |
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· Engage a past pupil’s union to provide financial support for College … | · Meet with key past pupils · Formulate Past Pupils executive · Call for assistance via Media | · €1 million | PPU sub-committee | 2018 |
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· To develop a fund-raising sub-committee of parents, past pupils, staff and friends of St. Brendan’s which will explore practical fund-raising | · Explore the Tax incentive Scheme · Develop fund-raising raffles with focus on specific projects <non capital> | · Annual figure €40K pa | Fundraising sub-committee | 2018 |
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· To continue to streamline the use of existing monies | · Ensure staff use of best value in supply of resource · Ensure staff use of the Purchase Order System · Ensure regular Finance Sub Committee meetings · Ensure Subject Departments remain within allocated budget | · School activities to run cost neutral · Staff ensure best value achievement · Bursar’s office to continue to reduce per capita running costs of the school by 5% pa | BOM Finance sub-committee, all staff, school bursar | 2018 |
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