Le Chéile

Being a Deis School, we qualify for the Le Chéile School Completion Programme.

The Le Chéile School Completion Programme aims to provide young people at risk of leaving school early with a chance to complete their formal education. We do this by means of targeted intervention programmes, which assist young people to attend, participate and grow within the education system.

Aims

  • To enable the targeted young people to attend and participate in the in the educational system as much as possible.
  • To enable young people to remain in the education system at least until certification or alternative option.
  • To acknowledge each young person as individual and enable him/her personal, social educational, emotional and physical potential.
  • To influence the schools repose to the target pupil and model good practice.
  • To make school a positive experience for the target pupil and their family.

Intake indicators

Attendance problems

  • Behaviour problems
  • Difficulties with personal and social skills
  • Difficulty participating in learning
  • Difficult family environment for education support
  • Identified specific learning difficulties

Success indicators

  • Retention
  • Attendance
  • Participation
  • Parental involvement
  • Schools response to children at risk of drop out