Guidance

• Meeting for parents of Form 1 Students re transition matters prior to the commencement of the school year.

• Meeting for parents of form1 and form2 students; Is-Sahha ta wliedna Dr. A Abela

• Anti Bullying programme for the whole form 1 students in small groups

• OASI representative : small group talks for all forms; Studio 1-5

• Cascade career aptitude test for all form 5 students

  • Career Orientation Visits for Form 5 Students

  • Institute for Tourism Studies

  • Computer Centre Swatar

  • University of Malta

  • Malta Stock Exchange

  • Malta Centre For Restoration

  • Middle Sea Valletta

  • MCAST Malta (various centres)

• Career Orientation Talks

  • Talks in class groups by 6th form guidance teachers to explain the 3

  • different courses available at Sir Mikelang Refalo Institute for Further

  • Studies

• Talks in class groups by Counselor at Mcast Gozo re: courses available at Mcast Institute in Malta and Gozo

• Sensitizing young people about persons with disability. Class group meetings for all form and form 2 students with teacher from Sannat special unit

• Talk by Officials from Examination Centre regarding the MATSEC Examinations to give all necessary information and to answer all queries students may have.

• Career Seminars

  • All form 5 students are to attend the Career Seminar Programme in class groups. This is to include a brief talk by ETC Gozo Official

• Career experience and incentive to reduce Absenteeism:

  • Mcast Experience for form 5 Secondary students. 3 day attendance at Mcast for students.

• Parents of Form 1 and form 2 Talk on Substance Abuse By Mr Silvio Spiteri

  • This is to be followed by a talk on the subject to Form 2 students.

• Friendship and Solidarity Award Scheme. Need has been felt t o focus more on t he positive wit h regards t o bullying. To reinforce positive behaviour we intend to introduce a scheme whereby we reward consistent positive and supportive behaviour . This scheme is to be introduced in Form 1.

• Offer personal, educational and vocational guidance to individual students in our care throughout the year.

• Work with School Social Workers and School Medical Officer to tackle school absenteeism

• Visits to primary schools to address parents and year 6 students retransition matters and option subjects.

• Coordination of meetings between facilitators and parents re. Individual programme of each student Tracer study Report

cc. Dr Francis Abela, Head of School
     Mr Peter Paul Buttigieg, School Counsellor

Ninu Cremona Lyceum Complex
Guidance Work Carried out between
Sept2005-February 2006

23^rd February 2006

September/ October

·        Before school commenced: Talk To Parents of incoming Form 1’s Re facilitating the imminent transition and description of guidance services.

·        Form 1 – Getting to know the students on a personal level so as to facilitate their transition.  This involved meeting students every day.

·        Form  1 - Anti bullying programme with all the students of Form  1.

·        Form 2 – Anti bullying programme with all the students of Form 2.  The Anti bullying team from the guidance unit facilitated this programme.

·        OASI seminars for all Form 5 and form 4 students; Alcohol and Drugs.

·        Talk to the Form 1 parents by Dr. A Abela: Is-sahha ta wliedna

November/December

·        Meetings with every student that has the facilitator, on individual basis; present for each meeting were the parents, guidance teacher, school social worker, Ass Head and school counselor  

·        Talks to years 6 students and parents to facilitate the transition students will encounter next scholastic year. This talks were introduced this year and from the feedback received these were very much appreciated from parents and students.

·        Orientation Visits to the following Places for 5^th Formers

Computer Centre Swatar, University of Malta, Malta stock Exchange, Malta Centre for Restoration, Middle Sea Insurance, Institute for Tourism Studies, MCST Naxxar Targa Gap Paola.

·        Celebrating Diversity. Sensitizing young people about persons with disability.  Class group meetings for form 2 students with teacher from Sannat special unit.

·        Career Orientation talks from guidance teachers of Sir Michelang Refalo Institute to explain courses offered at the institute.

·        Talks in class groups by Counsellor at MCAST re courses available at MCAST Gozo and Malta

·        Career Seminars were this year carried out with all the 5 th formers. These were held at Cana Victoria  This was followed by a talk about ETC and its services, by the senior official of ETC in Gozo.

·        Matsec Officials visited the school on our invitation and assisted the fifth form students by answering all there queries about the Matsec examinations and the applications for these exams.

·        Carol singing was organized together with PSD teachers before Christmas and the students visited the state elderly residences.

January

·        This month saw the completion of the career seminars

·          The main focus here was on the transition process and choice of subject talks with parents of and year 6 students

·          Each guidance teacher visited 4 schools to give the various talks.

Apart from the formal activities as usual we assisted various students in an individual manner, either they were self referred or referred by others.  The nature of their concerns varied but were mostly related to school issues.

This year we had a marked increase in students suffering from school phobia especially with form 1 students.

We also tend to work more and more with facilitators and the students in their care.  Especially to address difficulties that arise between the facilitator and the particular student and /or with his parents.

Referrals:

5 Form students were referred to the School Psychological services; re. Special arrangements during Matsec Exam.
2 referrals to the SPS on personal needs.
3 other referrals were forwarded to Statementing Moderating Panel
5 to the School Social Workers
Other referrals were made to the school counselor.

Guidance teachers
Mr. Spiro Sillato
Mr. Mario Apap
Ms. Antionette Spiteri
Mr. Joe Attard

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