Following the news that Leaving Cert 2020 has been postponed, and with some uncertainty around applications and dates for students and parents, we have the perfect vehicle for communicating important news and updates efficiently with 6th year students throughout the summer months. 

REACH+ comes with a Customised School Guidance Webpage that can be activated at the click of a button, making everything easily available in one place! 
With over 300 schools currently linking this feature on their main school website, there are plenty of great examples to view.

• Invaluable tool for guidance counsellors working remotely
• Free as part of the REACH+ package
• All updates easily accessed from one page
• Content can be added by you remotely before the end of term 
• Website is available in Irish
• Updated automatically by the CareersPortal team with nationwide events
• Updated daily with breaking career and educational news

Training is provided online via Zoom to support you with managing your website along with video tutorials and a support team who can assist you over the phone.  

 

REACH+ qualifies for funding under the Digital Strategy for Schools 2015 - 2020.

Grant funding for the purchase of ICT infrastructure will issue to all eligible post primary schools in the country to enable them to embed the use of digital technology in teaching and learning. 

The REACH+ Programme qualifies under the following categories:  

• Cloud based tools and applications to support learning
• Learning platforms – these are generally cloud based applications used to support the teaching and learning process.
• Local software or 'apps' to support learning.

The Reach+ Programme needs to be mentioned in the application by the person responsible for the Digital Literacy Plan in your school.

 

More information on this funding is available from the Department of Education and Skills website here. 

REACH+ Career and College Preparation Programme is a comprehensive career guidance programme spanning TY to 6th year. It is a blended programme using student workbooks, as well as web based learning embedding the concept of a digital portfolio. 

The activity based programme covers five core areas:

• Career Planning and Research 
• Self Assessment
• Study Performance
• World of Work
• World of Education

With a once off cost to the student, the school receives full administration access to manage and monitor their work along with a free customised school guidance webpage.

This is a fully supported programme offering regular CPD training and a member of our support team is always on hand to guide you over the phone.

REACH+ supports NCGE's whole school guidance Framework and qualifies for funding under the Digital Strategy for Schools 2015 - 2020.

Full details on the programme can be found here and this PowerPoint Presentation will be useful to explain the programme to prinicpals. 

To place an order for September email info@careersportal.ie or call 01 4402314. 

Find out everything you need to know about the REACH+ Programme from other Guidance Counsellors using it in our latest videos below: 

	Part 01 - Why use the Reach+ Programme? [02:08]
	Part 02 - How REACH+ Supports Guidance Practice [03:17]
	Part 03 - What Students Like about REACH+ [01:58]
	Part 04 - Supporting Whole School Guidance [01:59]
	Part 05 - Support, Tips and Advice [01:01]

We are running online training sessions via Zoom for the REACH+ Programme (2nd Level) and MyFuture Programme (Adult & Further Ed) next week. You can book in by emailing your name, school and number to info@careersportal.ie. 

REACH Training: 

• Monday  18^th  3pm – General REACH+ Training
• Tuesday 19^th  10am – REACH+ Guidance Website Set up
• Wednesday 20^th  10am - General REACH+ Training
• Thursday 21^st  10am - REACH+ Guidance Website Set up

New video tutorials on how to manage your school's REACH+ guidance webpage have been added HERE. 

My Future Training: 

• Tuesday, 19^th May 2pm
• Thursday, 21st May 2pm

We will email you an invite link to join your preferred session.