Pastoral Care At St Oliver Plunkett's, pastoral care permeates all aspects of school life. It reflects the values, attitudes, beliefs and practices of our Catholic faith and involves all members of our school community - children, parents and all other adults who contribute to the well being of each child. We strive to create an atmosphere where: - God's love is experienced by all members of the school community through their relationships with each other. - Christ is the example to all. - Each child is helped to develop to his/her full potential. The atmosphere of the school is based upon good relationships between staff/pupils/parents. As a staff we work as a team, respecting each other's roles and recognising individual talents and expertise. We are concerned with the needs and well being of each child and with the approaches and programmes we implement in order to aid his/her personal development. We recognise and value the important role which parents play in their child's education. Every effort is made to ensure that parents feel welcome, that they are made aware of the school's aims, objectives and policies and of their child's individual needs, progress and achievements. We expect you, our parents, to co-operate fully with us in achieving these goals.

Child Protection The school has a designated teacher and deputy designated teacher who are responsible for all matters relating to child protection. This team has formal procedures for dealing with concerns raised by a teacher or third party regarding a child. The Policy and Procedures, which are followed, are available from the school office. Designated Teacher is Mrs Mairead McGarvey Deputy Designated Teacher is Mrs Kim Mullin

Learning Support As we aim to develop the potential of each child our staff aim to identify and assess the specific learning problems of pupils as early as possible. Staff will cater for the identified educational needs of the pupils in their class. If necessary further support and advice will be requested from outside agencies. At all times consultation between class teacher, special needs co-ordinator and parent will be paramount.

Links with other Agencies We see the school as a vital part of Beragh Parish and take every opportunity to contribute to the life of the parish. In order to do this we liaise closely with our local priests and church organisations. The Parish priest visits our school regularly and so gets to know the staff and the children. We have established close links with our local Secondary Schools in order to ease each child's transition to second level education. Visits for the Primary Seven children are arranged to the new schools in the summer term. We co-operate with and fully support the work carried out by the local Health Authority personnel and when necessary, we seek the help and advice of other statutory agencies. Visitors, like the school nurse, dentist, doctor and educational psychologist call at the school in order to cater for the needs of your child.