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All new staff members will be assigned a mentor to support them in their first year. Your mentor is a point of contact for any question, big, small or tiny, that you might have.

Our goal is for all new staff to feel supported and our more experienced staff will be happy to help. The mentor for 2024-2025 is Eileen Fitzgerald.

NQTs can also complete Droichead in St.Oliver's. The Droichead team is Valerie Slattery, Morgan O'Connell and Emer Power.

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Accidents

If a pupil is injured in the yard or in the classroom, an "Accident Form" (available from the office) must be completed by the supervising teacher and the class teacher informed. The form is returned to Kay in the office and parents/guardians are informed of all head injuries etc.

First Aid Kits are available in the following locations;

(a) Hanging on the wall inside the Main Infant Door

(b) Hanging on the wall inside the door beside Ms Lyons and Ms Fitzgerald's classrooms

(d) Hanging on the wall inside the main entrance to the SEN rooms (door at end of covered area between extention and main school building)

Ice packs (when required) are available in the First Aid Bags and from the staff room

Incidents

Teachers are required to complete an "Incident Form" for incidents which occur and return to Kay in the office

Defibulator

There is a defibutor located in the main hallway outside the principal's office. A team have been trained to use this device.

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Foster a welcoming, inclusive environment.

Arrange tables and chairs so that all pupils have easy access to their place, can easily see the white board, have a clear pathway to key areas such as the teacher's desk, class library, bathroom and exit door.

Clearly label curricular display boards.

Have a balance of labels in Irish and English.

Display pupils work from a selection of areas.

Display Classroom Rules.

Have reasonably neutral backgrounds.

Avoid an overly crowded or stimulated classroom.

Keep area around exit door clear and a clear space around whiteboard.

Involve pupils in the classroom setup. There's no expectation for it to be 'done' for the first day. Classrooms can be created as a community and will evolve and change as the year progresses.

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We offer professional occupational health advice and services on employee medical fitness under the headings:

Medical Fitness for Employment

Pre-Employment Health Assessments

Sickness Absence & Medical Fitness to Return to Work Assessments

Ill health retirement Assessments

Critical Illness Provisions (CIP)

We have an experienced team of doctors (occupational health physicians) and other medical specialists involved in this service so as to ensure that all health issues are addressed in a professional and confidential manner. We look forward to working with you - school management authorities, Education and Training Boards, teachers and SNAs, clerical officers and caretakers under the 1978/79 Scheme, to ensure that your healthcare requirements are met.

To avail of our service, or to find out more about what we do please take time to read through this website, or contact our telephone advice line at 021-4550455, where we will be waiting to hear from you.

Medmark strives to provide a high standard of service. However, we understand that occasionally problems or issues of concern may arise which need to be raised with us. Such feedback is welcomed by Medmark as it affords us the opportunity to reflect on our services and improve them.

Download our Complaints Information Leaflet here "
Please email completed forms to info@medmark4teachersna.ie

Pre-Employment Forms Referral Forms for Employers

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Every staff member will have a school email address for all school related activities.

The address format will be

firstletterofinitialname.lastname@stoliversclonmel.ie.

School email address is

reception@stoliversclonmel.ie

Principals email address is

proffice@stoliversclonmel.ie

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All class teachers are required to do long-term and short-term planning and a cuntas miosuil (which must be submitted to the office).

All SEN teachers are required to do long term planning in the form of School Support Plus plans and School Suport Plans in consultation with class teachers, parents and pupils. SEN teachers are required to do short term plans and a cuntais miosuil (which must be submitted to the office).

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Vetting for teachers is via the Teaching Council Website

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Vetting

Vetting involves a 2-stage application process. Here is the step by step breakdown.

Re-vetting

Registered teachers are required to re-vet every three years on a scheduled basis.

Overseas Vetting

If you have lived outside of the Republic of Ireland for a cumulative period of 12 months or more after the age of 18, you must provide a copy of your police clearance for each country, except for already registered teachers.

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All teachers are legally required to be vetted by the National Vetting Bureau. It is the role of the Teaching Council to administer vetting for →

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Croke Park hours became operative for primary schools in February 2011. Teachers are required to do an additional 36 hours in the school year. In St. Oliver's NS Croke park hours are used for:

A day before school opens for pupils on term 1 for a staff meeting and preparation of rooms.

Morning supervision on duty day.

Staff meetings.

Parent-teacher meetings (in addition to the formal 2 and a half hour parent-teacher meeting).

CPD

Individual/ small group planning.

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The Child Protection Designated Laison Person is Valerie Slattery.

The Deputy Designated Laison Person is Michelle Hannafin

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A huge welcome to St. Oliver’s NS. We are delighted to have you on board and hope this Padlet can be useful to help you get settled. If you need anything you can't find on here, don't hesitate to ask.

New staff laison teacher: E. Fitzgerald

Principal: V. Slattery

Deputy Principal: M. Hannafin

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St. Oliver's NS

Heywood Road,

Clonmel,

Co. Tipperary

Eircode E91 NW22

Telephone 0526121016

Email: reception@stoliversclonmel.ie

Roll no: 19645E

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The Learning Store (formally Art By The Lee) visits the school every September. Teachers can order art supplies and education supplies. During the year extra supplies can be purchased from The Learning Store through Kay in the office

Teachers can buy resources from other shops etc. and submit an expenses form and receipts to the office for remuneration. Teachers are asked to seek approval for big purchases before purchasing.

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All teaching staff are required to do break supervision.

This school year (2024-2025) teachers will do supervision one day weekly. Each teacher will also be required to supervision on a Monday for two specific months and supervision on a Friday five/six times in the school year if a member of the ISM team and twice a year if not a member of the ISM team.

Teachers on duty are assigned a specific yard and corridor.

Teachers on duty have their early break from 10:30-11:00.

Teachers on the junior corridor lunch break supervision have their break from 12:30-12:45.

Teachers on the senior corridor lunch break have their break from 12:35-12:50.

Teachers on supervision also do corridor duty from 8:50-9:00am on their specific supervision day. This time is part of their Croke Park (Haddington Road) time.

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Teachers do duty one day weekly plus an additional duty on a Monday for two specific months and on a Friday on a few occasions.

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A practice fire drill is conducted once a term.

All pupils and staff must go to the infant yard.

There is a map in every classroom indicating the exit door, route and location in the yard where the class line up.

The classroom door must be closed by the last person to exit the room.

The class teacher must take the class list which is located beside the classroom door. This will be used to take the attendance when the class have lined up in the yard.

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School- 052 6121016

Principal- 087-2747276

Deputy Principal- 0877784041

Internal Phone numbers:

Kay 20

V Slattery 21

Meeting Room 22

Lunch prep room 23

HSCL 24

Recovery Room 25

Meeting Room 26

Michelle/Nicola 30

Fiona K/Helen 31

Orla C/ Aine 32

Mary/ Elaine/Julie 33

Sensory Room 34

Aidan/Sinead 35

Movement/Fun Room 36

Staff room 37

Nurture Room 38

Brid 40

Maeve 41

Loraine 42

Laura 43

Orla K 44

Fiona Peters 45

Sarah 46

Katie 47

Kitchen 48

Amy 50

Emma 51

Morgan 52

Jack 53

Anna 54

Eileen 55

Anne L 56

Emer 57

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Code for main door : please check with Kay as this changes intermittenly.

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Each teacher has a monthly quota of photocopying. Class teachers are asked to leave items to be photocopied with a note on number required in the box outside their classroom before 9:20am. Money collected is to be put in money pouch and left in box at this time, to be collected by the office. These will be collected by the office and returned promptly. SEN teachers are asked to drop items to be photocopied, with a note on number required, to the office and to return later to collect. Teachers can also photocopy themselves. Each teacher has a specific code which is available from Kay.

There are three printers which are located in the small room beside the old staff room (where hot food is heated), beside "The Quiet Room" on the sp ed corridor and in the small room at the exit beside Ms Lyons classroom. Each teacher has an ID number which must be entered into any of the printers when collecting printing. Printer ID number is available from Kay in the office. There is a quota of 100 colour prints and unlimited black and white per month.Teachers can also copy on these machines.

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The school has 2 sets of IPads and a set of tablets which are available from the following rooms:

1st/2nd class Ms Ryan's room. Set 16 tablets.

3rd/4th class Ms Power's room. Set of 24 IPads.

5th/6th class Mr O'Connell's room, Set of 24 IPads.

Code to open open box of devices available from these teachers.

Password for device is: Oliver

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Staff are asked to notify the principal of their absence in a timely manner and to inform on the type of absence.

Staff are asked to discuss EPV day requests with the principal and to record the day with Kay.

The following circulars provide information on absences:

Circular 58/2023 Force Majeure & Illness in Family Leave

Circular 78/2022 Breavement Leave, Wedding Leave

Circular 13/24 Sick Leave, Medical/ Dental or hospital appointments

Circular 18/00 Wedding Leave

Circular 37/1997 EPV days

Circular 32/2007 Study & Exam Leave

Circular 54/2019 Unpaid Leave

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School Policies are available on the Shared Drive on Microsoft Outlook.

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The staff has a Lotto syndicate organised by Fiona Pyke. All staff are welcome to join this. Staff contribute to the purchase of Euro Millions tickets intermittently. Any money won is raffled at Christmas.

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Every teacher is given a school laptop while whorking in St.Oliver's.

For short term subbing, substitute teacher uses the class teacher laptop. Passcode for device and all passcodes for websites/apps eg.IXL, Accelerated Reader, DabbleDoo etc. available from class teacher.

Long term substitute teacher laptop is available from Morgan O'Connell.

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Every teacher has a username and passcode to allow them to log into Aladdin. This is available from Kay in the office.

The school uses Aladdin to record the following:

Attendance- Roll must be taken at 10:00am

Money- receipt must be given. Receipt book in classroom.

Late arrivals

Parent teacher meetings

Staff notices

Parent notices eg explanation for student absence

End of year Report Cards

Standardised test results

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At the start of each school year, class teachers submit the following items to the office:

"A Class Split List". This is a list of the classrooms and a list of the students that will be sent to those rooms on the days their teacher is absent. Junior Infants pupils are not split. Senior Infants, 1st and 2nd classes are divided between the teachers on the junior corridor. 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th classes are divided between teachers on the senior corridor.

Name of "buddy". This person will know where the worksheets are, can access "The Split List" in the room, inform Kay of absent pupils, split the class and cover duty if required.

Preparation for Absence

Teachers are asked to organise the following:

Unplanned absences- Work sheets. A teacher is asked to have 3 sets/days of worksheets available for photocopying which may be given to children on days they are split.

Planned absences eg. EPV day - teacher will have worksheets photocopied and ready to be distributed.

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The staff has a social committee who organise social events and gifts. The committee collects a contribution to cover these costs when required.

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The staffroom is located in the Sp Ed building beside the Nurture Room.Staffroom supplies (tea, coffee, milk and sugar) are purchased by Kay. Kay will request money to for these supplies intermittently.

Microwaves, toaster, toasted sandwich maker are available in the staffroom for staff use.

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Child Safeguarding Statement

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Child Safeguarding Risk Assessment-updated 2024

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Codes are available from HSCL for the following:

Uploading to the school website

Changes to lunch order with "Fresh Today"

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Maths resources are available from SEN room in the extention. Co-ordinator: Ms Power

Science resources are available from the science store on the senior corridor. Co-ordinator: Ms Fitzgerald.

PE equipment available from store room in the halla. Co-ordinator Mr. O'Connell

Halla Sound System. Key available from Kay in the office.

Music resources available from SEN room. Co-ordinator: Ms Lyons

Nurture Room. Please book times with Kay in the office.

Sensory Garden resources in storage unit in the garden. Please book times with Kay in the office. Co-ordinator: Ms Fitzgerald.

SEN resources and forms are available in the SEN room. Co-ordinator: Ms Hannafin

Assessments and tests are stored in SEN room. Co-ordinator: Ms Hannafin

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Senior Corridor is located at the main entrance:

- Principal's office

- School office

- HSCL office

-3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th classrooms

- Science Resources/ printer Room

- Staff/public Toilet

School Hall:

- PE Equipment room

- Cleaners store room

- Store room

Junior Corridor is located at the infant entrance:

- Junior infants, senior infants, 1st, 2nd classrooms

- SEN/meeting room

- Administration store room

- Staff Toilets

- SCP meeting room/ printer room

- Kitchen for hall

- School hot meals preparation room

Sp Ed Corridor is located across the main yard

- 5 SEN rooms

- "Quiet Room" /sensory room

- "Gym Room" /sensory room

- Staff room

- "Nurture Room"/ parents room/ infant library/ Breakfast Club room/ meeting room

- Staff toilet/ cleaners store room

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Principal: Valerie Slattery

Deputy Principal: Michelle Hannafin

Board of Management

John Condon Chairperson, Valerie Slattery, Michelle Hannafin, Sr.Sheila Fox, Alanna O'Regan, Wajid Ahmad, Mary Sullivan, Dermot McCabe

2024-2025

Class Teachers

Junior Infants: Orla Keating & Fiona Peters

Senior Infants: Laura Guiry & Sarah Lonergan

1st Class: Loraine Kiely & Katie Monaghan

2nd Class: Brid Cullinan & Maeve Ryan

3rd Class: Jack O'Dwyer & Emer Power

4th Class: Eileen Fitzgerald & Anna Whelan

5th Class: Anne Lyons & Morgan O'Connell

6th Class: Emma Hartigan & Amy Quirke

Sp Ed Teachers

Michelle Hannafin (SENCO), Helen Browne, Ciara Corbett, Julie Fraher/Elaine Hassett, Aidan Gaughran, Fiona Kelly, Mary Mulhern, Sinead O Connor, Nicola O'Keeffe, Sean Slattery, Aine O'Connell

HSCL Teacher

Fiona Pyke

SNAs

Susan Kerton, Martina Maher, Geraldine Mc Loughlin

Administration Staff

Kay Lyons & Rachel O'Donnell

Caretaker

Willie Cronin

Teachers on leave

Orla Clohessy,Ciara O'Donoghue, Claire Ryan

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Books, copies and school journal are purchased by the school and available on the first day of the new term.

Some books (particularily readers and books in senior classes) are given as part of a loan scheme. These books are numbered. Each pupil is alloted a number and is given the corresponding number on all loan scheme books.

Please contact Ms. Hannafin to get a set of books for pupils who enrol mid year. Copies can be got from Kay in the office.

Please contact HSCL- Fiona Pyke or Michelle Hannafin for books for pupils who require a different level.

All pupils supply their own pencils, pens, ruler, colours etc. Senior class pupils purchase their own geometry set and calculator.

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Whole School Assembly takes place once monthly in the school hall.

The whole school attends mass in St. Oliver's church at 11:30am once monthly.