This service is provided to help pupils integrate all that they learn so as to be better able to understand and plan their own lives, to develop as persons, as pupils and as future working members of our society. 

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Guidance
The Counsellor meets the students, normally in groups, to supply them with information and an opportunity to discuss their studies and careers. Students learn how to make important decisions such as choosing subjects and preparing for careers. They are encouraged to consider many different occupations and are advised about how to choose a career. They are also taught positive ways of dealing with the possibility of unemployment. Talks by visiting speakers and the use of a careers library add depth and detail to the students' information. Students are prepared for the practicalities of finding a job, attending interviews etc., and they are made aware of the many sources of help and information open to them now and in later life. The Counsellor's task is not that of finding jobs for the students but of giving them strategies for finding suitable work for themselves at any point in their lives.

Counselling
The student sees the Counsellor on an individual basis. Any student may make an appointment to see the Counsellor in the Guidance room. This gives the young person an opportunity to talk to someone about anything she wishes, knowing that the topic will be dealt with in confidence. In daily sessions with students, the Counsellor meets a wide variety of cases, many seeking information, leaflets, an address, etc.; some with more personal problems. When necessary, the Counsellor may recommend that the young person seek further professional help elsewhere. Most counselling appointments are made by the students themselves but sometimes it is suggested to them by a parent, a teacher or even a school friend. The Counsellor does not act in a disciplinary or managerial capacity and this frees her to deal with the students at a more personal level.