Dear Principal

Please see below information on Free webinar for Parents and School Leavers, we would appreciate if you would share this information with relevant parents and School Leavers.

Planning the Transition from School to College for Students with Special Educational Needs and/ or Disabilities (Parents, School Leavers & Teachers) 16.11.2022

Planning the transition from school to college for students with special educational needs and/ or disabilities 'Disability Access Route to Education' (DARE), supports for students with disabilities in college, and what to expect from online or blended learning.

While this talk is for parents and school leavers, it may be useful for teachers / guidance counsellors and will look at:

• Applying to the DARE scheme
• Choosing the right course
• Registering with college Disability Services
• Understanding how college works
• Learning to learn online

Date:                Wednesday 16th November2022

Time:               7-8.30pm

Facilitator:      Dr Alison Doyle is an independent educational psychologist with more than 35 years of experience.  She designs and delivers transition programmes, and regularly provides seminars and workshops to parents and institutions.  Alison is a visiting Lecturer with Trinity College and Dublin City University, and her research  work includes transition from school to higher education for students with disabilities, supported employment for young people with intellectual disability, pre-entry transition programmes for students with ASD, and Autism and Pathological Demand Avoidance in Ireland.   

Register in advance for this webinar:     https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_adjxRXtlT-O0ycaO84BkFA

Many thanks

Yvonne  

Yvonne Nolan

Local Course Administrator

Laois Education Centre

Block Road

Portlaoise

Co  Laois

Tel: +353 578672400

Email: yvonne@laoisedcentre.ie

www.laoisedcentre.ie

From next Wednesday students will be able to pre-order their lunch in the school app. 

Students can collect a Swipe Card from their canteen this Thursday, link the card to their phone, and top up their Wallet account.

There is an annual €5 admin fee added to intial top-up.

Each day students can select their meal before 11:30, order it through the App and collect in the Canteen.

Please see attached document on how to assign a Swipe Card to the student's phone.

On Monday we will send further information on how to order through the App.

From next week, students can pre-order and pre-pay for lunch, drinks and snacks through their school App. Later on this week, all students will be given a code card which when linked to their phone will allow them to do so. These cards will only be given out once, and they will then be discarded, so it would be advised that all students download the app in advance, so when the cards are distributed they can set it up and it will be done. They can then use it to pre-order/pay any day if they choose.

The weekly menu is generally put on the app on a Sunday evening or by 8am Monday morning for your convenience. We hope that you continue to find that our school app helps to improve your experience of our school. Thank you.

Free talk about gaming, social networks and how best to keep kids safe online. Please click on pdf icon to read more and register for the Zoom at 7.30 this evening.