Health Promotion in Action at St Paul’s

AS Level Health and Social Care students recently carried out small-scale health-promotion campaigns throughout the school, to promote good health. This is part of a module within their studies, which is delivered by Ms Caroline McShane. A series of classes ranging from Years 8 to 11 were used as target groups for the A Level […]

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Technology collaboration helps Health & Social Care students

  Pictured Above: Head of Technology & Design, Mr Sean O’Neill, students Shannon Rice & Shannon Sexton along with Mrs Orla Coulter, Health & Social Care teacher     Recently Health and Social Care students Shannon Rice and Shannon Sexton demonstrated the value of shared work and a collaborative departmental approach to completing assignments. Tasked […]

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Open Day 2012

St Paul’s Science students demonstrating an experiment to a P7 pupil and a parent at Open Day.    St Paul’s High School, Bessbrook held its annual Open Day on Saturday 25 January.  Prospective pupils from Primary 7 classes in our feeder primary schools and their parents visited the school in large numbers.  They were guided […]

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Downs Syndrome Association visits St Paul’s

Year 13 Health & Social Care students with Katy Royle from Downs Syndrome Association and class teacher, Miss Marion McNamee Year 13 Health and Social Care students invited Katy Royle of the Downs Syndrome Association (DSA) to speak to them about the effects of having a child with Downs Syndrome. Kay has been working with […]

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Health Promotion Workshop at St Paul’s

Mr Fergal O’Brien (Promoting Wellbeing Manager) from the Southern Health and Social Care Trust recently visited St Paul’s AS Level Health and Social Care students. He carried out an interactive health promotion workshop. During this session the students explored the role of a health promotion officer and also investigated current health promotion.       […]

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St Paul’s students visit Avila Nursing Home

Year 13 Health and Social Care students recently visited Avila Nursing Home in Bessbrook to explore and experience an interaction with health care service users. The visit provided students with the opportunity to put into action the communication skills discussed in class and to experience first hand factors that support and inhibit effective communication. Students […]

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