Student Support Team

Our Student Support Team is made up of

  • Guidance Counsellor
  • AEN Team
  • SNA Personnel
  • Class Tutor
  • Year Head
  • Principal / Deputy Principal

Reference to “Student Support Team” is taken to include all or some of these staff. Below we have explained some of these roles for you.

Guidance Counsellor

Clonturk Community College has a team of Guidance Counsellors, whom work to support students during their time in the College.

What do Guidance Counsellors do?

Guidance Counsellors are professionally trained to undertake the following task within the College guidance programme.

Guidance Counsellors empower students to make decisions, solve problems, change behaviour and resolve issue in their lives in relation too Personal, Educational and Career Issues.

Personal Counselling –this provides individual, group or class work to promote interpersonal communication skills, decision making, self-awareness and the ability to plan.

Educational Guidance – This involves individual, group or class work to assist decision making in relation to choose of courses, subject and levels. It includes such topics as motivation and learning, study skills and examination techniques.

Career Guidance – this involves individual, group and class work to assist decision making in relation to education and training courses, employment opportunities, job search skills work and other life roles.

Our Gudiance Team in Clonturk Community College have set up a career guidance page to support our students in the above. This can be found in the following link. [Click Here]


Class Tutor

The Class Tutor takes particular responsibility for his/her class Tutor group. The Class Tutor will get to know each student so as to become the person with the best knowledge of the student. The Class Tutor will work with the Student Support Team if any issue arises.

The main job of a Class Tutor is to oversee the welfare of that year group so that learning, at every level of the person, is supported. Essentially a pastoral role, however Class Tutors also deal with serious discipline issues. Tutors also monitor the progress of all pupils in their Tutor group and also liaise with parents if any issue arises.

Year Head

In addition to the Class Tutor system Clonturk Community College have Year Heads who work closely with Tutors to ensure that our students are looked after.

Student Mentors

The Mentor system has been introduced into Clonturk CC this year. Its main aim is to ease the transition for new students to Clonturk CC.

The duties of the Mentor vary but ultimately they are here to help new students understand the daily routines of Clonturk CC. We believe that the Mentor system is of enormous benefit to the new students of Clonturk CC but also to the Mentors who benefit from an active participation in the living of school ethos ‘Achieving Excellence Together”.

If you would like to contact our Student Support Team please email: aenteam@clonturkcc.cdetb.ie

Clonturk Anti Bullying Team

Clonturk Community College is committed to ensuring a culture of respect and dignity and accountability for and among students, staff and the wider community. This is seen in our anti bullying policy by clicking here.

If you or someone you know in Clonturk is being bullied we want you to let us know by filling in the form below:

Bullying Report Form


Please remember that you can contact any member of staff if you have any concerns regarding bullying or wish to report a bullying incident. You do not have to fill this form out. If you do fill out this form, we will discuss all of the information you give below with you in relation to all incidents before we proceed with any actions.