Counselling resource: Third ThursdayOn the third Thursday of every month, a group of counsellors from all over the world gathers on Zoom to share their questions and bounce ideas off each other
Why students from smaller countries should matter to US universitiesWe should be advocating for US universities to recruit students from smaller nations with strong educational standards and motivated school counsellors
Can you be an effective counsellor if you’re also head of sixth form? As head of sixth form, you may feel like there are never enough hours in the day – let alone time to carve out space for effective university counselling. But it is possible
How to cultivate a whole-school approach to counsellingWorking together with senior management and other leaders helps to ensure that the counselling department is a visible presence in school
My student has hired an independent counsellor. Now what?The use of independent counsellors can make a school-based counsellor’s role more challenging – but it doesn’t necessarily have to
What does an IEC really think of school counsellors?When a family hires an independent education counsellor, school counsellors may feel that they’re in effect being dismissed, but they shouldn't
How to use data to create your own counselling narrativeThe best way of advocating for your role in school is by ensuring that students, parents and school administration are discussing the right data
How to be an effective counsellor in a virtual or hybrid schoolWorking as a school counsellor in a virtual and hybrid setting presents some unique challenges. How do you tackle them?
Life coach, event planner, time lord: what else can a counsellor do?Counselling is not just about transcripts and university admissions – the job provides us with a vast and diverse range of transferable skills
How to build your counselling support teamCounsellors should not work in a vacuum – you need to persuade parents and school leaders that you’ll work more effectively as a team
Shout from the rooftops: how to advocate for your role in schoolCounsellors are the gatekeepers to students’ futures – so why do so few people in school know what we do? Buket Ayaz suggests ways to spread the word