Welcome to Week 1 of The Buzz Newsletter!
Welcome back! As the new school year begins we would like to welcome back all returning students, and those joining us for the first time. We hope you have all had a wonderful Summer and are eager to return to class, motivated and full of energy for the year ahead! As always, if you have any queries or questions, please call into the school office. We wish you all the best for the academic year ahead!
All lunch time clubs and extracurriculars are starting up again next week. See The Buzz for more details.
The Guidance team is looking forward to meeting you all, and providing you with support and guidance on your pathway to college and career success. This year our team is delighted to welcome Dr. Brian McCarthy, joining Guidance Counsellors Liz Carey, Dr. John McGinnity and Sarah O’Brien. They work closely with Head of Pastoral Care and Safeguarding, Jane D’Alton, Learning Suport, DARE and RACE expert Helen Casey, and Leanne Hutton, who supports our international students.
Are you planning on applying to UCAS for the October 15th deadline? All 6th Years applying to Cambridge and Oxford Universities, and for most courses in Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary Medicine/Science in the UK should have their UCAS applications well underway to make this deadline. Completed applications can be submitted to UCAS from the 2nd September, so please ensure that you register for the admissions tests as soon as possible. Next week there will be two UCAS October 15th Deadline sessions, on Wednesday 2nd, and Thursday 3rd of September at 12:30 in H1-1. All students who need to make the deadline should attend these sessions.
The 4th Year team Of Year Head, Dee Kelly, Co-Ordinator, Lauren Tyrrell, and Tutor, Luke Rock, are based across the road in 19-20 on the ground floor. All Deputy Principals and Year Heads are available to contact from 8am-4:30pm Monday-Friday. Principal, Yvonne O’Toole, is available to meet with students and parents from 8am-4:30pm Monday – Friday. To arrange an appointment please email yotoole@instituteofeducation.ie.
Congratulations to our own Class of 2026, and to all we supported this year through courses, webinars or free study materials, on their Leaving Certificate results. Whatever the results last week, your Leaving Cert will never define you. We are incredibly proud of your hard work, dedication and the resilience you showed throughout the year. Over 115 Institute students received 600 points +, and over 40% of the class achieved 550+. But whatever success means for you, we were so thrilled that we were able to meet and help so many of you on your journeys this year. We wish you all the very best in the next chapter of your lives!
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