The Strengths Advantage

A strength-led approach to the Leaving Cert


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The Leaving Cert asks a lot.

“Workload. Deadlines. Pressure. Big decisions about what comes next.”

But most students are never taught something powerful: How to use what’s strong in them as a strategy.

That’s what The Strengths Advantage is for.


Discover your strengths

Learn how to use your strengths in school, and explore courses and careers through a strengths-first lens.

1:1 Mentoring

I mentor 5th and 6th Years to discover their character strengths, so they can navigate Senior Cycle demands with confidence and choose a next step that feels like theirs.

What will you gain?

Yvonne (The Intentional Learner) with long brown hair, wearing a red and pink patterned sweater, smiling and sitting at a dining table with a black notebook, a pen, and a gray mug.

A strengths-based approach that helps you:

  • build confidence by learning what’s strong in you

  • work in ways that suit how you naturally operate

  • boost motivation by linking tasks to what matters to you

  • make clearer choices about courses, careers, and other pathways.