{"id":5740,"date":"2021-09-22T13:04:40","date_gmt":"2021-09-22T13:04:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stmaryscharleville.ie\/parents\/guidance-counselling-2\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T13:07:58","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T13:07:58","slug":"student-support-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.stmaryscharleville.ie\/?page_id=5740","title":{"rendered":"Student Support Team"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5740\" class=\"elementor elementor-5740\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8828dd8 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-bottom elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8828dd8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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education<\/h5><\/li><li><h5>assist staff to manage those students effectively<\/h5><\/li><li><h5>ensure new staff members are briefed about policies and procedures relating to student wellbeing and support<\/h5><\/li><li><h5>advise school management on the development and review of effective student support policies and structures.<\/h5><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be45284 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"be45284\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26981a0 elementor-widget 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