Guidance bureau in schools - organisation of guidance bureau, Its work, significance of guidance bureau - Education Psychology (BEd)

1. Suresh Babu G
Assistant Professor
CTE CPAS Paippad, Kottayam

2. Organizing Guidance Programme in
School
1. Formulation of a guidance committee –A guidance
committee may be set up in school. The head of the
school should be the administrative head. The
counselor should be the secretary of the committee.
Other teachers, student leaders, representatives of
parents and nominees of relevant institutions may
be included in the committee. The committee can
study all essential requirements for the
development of guidance and set necessary
guidance policy.
2. Organization of guidance bureau

3. Guidance Bureau in School
In every school, there should be a guidance
bureau. An expert psychologist or a teacher
having a sound knowledge of psychology and
guidance technique should be in charge of it. He
should acquaint himself with the environment
and orient the pupils accordingly in educational,
vocational and personal area.

4. Stages of Organizing Guidance
Bureau in School
1. Constitute the school guidance committee with
head master as president, the guidance master as
secretary, and any five class-in-charges, different
subject-in-charges, president of PTA and student
secretaries of different classes as members.
2. Separate room (guidance centre) should be
arranged and equipped with cupboards, filing
cabinets , display racks , bulletin boards, tables
and chairs. The room can also be used for holding
discussions, showing films and filmstrips or for
holding parent-teacher meeting.

5. 3. Maintain cumulative record card of all students. It
should contain information about the pupil such as
identifying data, schools attended so far, health
records, achievement records, participation in co-
curricular activities, specific assists and limitations,
unusual talents, results of psychological test etc.
4. The school should have affective liaison with
agencies like vocational and technical institutions
in the area, with industries, business houses, with
institutions of higher learning, employment
exchanges, with counselors and guidance
teachers of other school etc.

6. Specific Programmes organized
by Guidance Bureau
Career Corner
Career talks
Career Conference
Placement Programme
Testing Programme
Film show based on educational and
vocation
Visits to other institutions based on career
Exhibition for creative works
Diagnostic programme

7. Role of teacher in Guidance
According to L.L.Bojkin, “the principle area
of student personnel work is teacher-
student relationship, not occasional
interviews with specialist counselor”
As stated by Gordon “The major
task of the teacher is
the study of student”

8. Area of guidance work by the teacher
 Needs and problem of the students
 Maladjustment of pupils
 Maximum development of student
 Acquiring information of students
 Contacts with parents
 Contacts with students
 Testing
 Notes
 Talks
 Library
 Fields of students
 Reporting
 Co-curricular activities

9. Significance of Guidance Bureau
In School
To solve school problems
To solve personal problems of students
To solve the adjustment problems of students
To give goal oriented education
To give proper guidance based on pupils
potentiality
Education according to the need of student
Adjustment of curricular and
co- curricular activities