Coláiste Pobail Acla

1 day 12 hours ago

Reviewing Inclusive and Special Education & Bí Cineálta

Dear Parents/ Guardians,

We are interested in finding out about how you think your child is progressing in school and want to understand what we can do to make learning easier for your child. We would be grateful if you could complete this survey, which should take about 10 minutes.

This information will be kept private and you and your child will not be identified. We will add your information to other survey information to guide us in how we continue to support you and your child's learning and wellbeing.

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Coláiste Pobail Acla

2 days 14 hours ago

Yesterday, all Fifth Year Students attended the Fractured talk, facilitated by Padraig O'Hora, from the Mayo Mental Health Association. The Fractured talk is an educational talk for Senior Cycle Students, which discusses resilience building, and steps that we can take each day to help build our own resilience, and deal with the challenges or stresses that life can present us with. During a very engaging talk, Padraig spoke about the importance of incorporating daily practices such as: Mindfulness - How sitting in stillness for as little as five minutes a day can help us to calm our minds and bodies when we experience any type of stress or anxiety - the more we practice, the better we become at observing what is going on around us, rather than simply reacting to it. Self-Awareness - Developing self-awareness and recognising how we show up in our interactions with others, how we approach life and how we see the world, and the impact that this may be having on our lives. If we want people to be there for us in our times of need, then we need to make sure that we show up for others as well, and this is how we build a Circle of Support around us. Self Belief - How we speak to ourselves and the stories that we tell ourselves have a great impact on us throughout our lives. Self Care - The importance of fuelling our bodies properly; moving our bodies daily through any type of exercise and of getting proper sleep - these all have a hugely positive impact our mental health. Padraig sign posted various different services and resources that are available to students, and also provided them with many key take aways and simple strategies, to help build their resilience and promote positive