The school prioritises good pastoral care for students and views it as fundamental to the happiness and success of students. Whilst not a motto or mission statement all of our students should be happy, safe and learning.
Tutors will see their students daily and will play a central role in the academic success of every student, through their daily contact with their tutor group and within the cycle of personal target setting and review sessions. The school's pastoral system will be tightly linked to the academic monitoring systems; this will provide a robust and reliable approach to the individual tracking of students' achievements during their time at the school.
The school's tutorial programme will enable students to develop study skills, social responsibility and an awareness of their place in the community, both within school and beyond. Students will participate in all areas of school life, from leading briefings and assemblies, to running the School Council. Daily tutor time covers the following areas: administrative tasks, Votes for Schools, assembly & a current affairs quiz
Being a new school provides students with an opportunity not afforded to those in established institutions. This will mean that the students will help us shape the school from its physical environment to our extra-curricular programme. Student feedback will be a formal part of teachers' lesson planning, and reviews of the quality of our teaching and learning will directly involve the voices of the students.
Our support team consists of the following structures, managed by the SLT and Headteacher
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Form tutors Y7 Ms Kirwan Ms McLoughlin Ms Nicholls Mrs Rodriguez Y8 Mr Hatzidakis Mrs Turner Ms Andrews Ms Davison Ms Riglin Y9 Mr Woodward Ms Harman Ms Johnson Ms Parsons |
Inclusion Team Mrs Collins (DHT) Mrs Winch (AHT and SENCO) Mrs Gidlow Mrs Goodall Mrs Poynton Ms Seddon Ms da Silva (School nurse) |
Year Leaders Miss Jones – Year 8 Mr O’Sullivan (DHT) Year 9 Ms Nicholson (AHT) – Year 7
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Social skills/early intervention work
The Inclusion team works with a range of external agencies to ensure students have the pastoral care they need; these include – Off the Record, CAMHs, Young Carers Project, EWS and Social Services. The school has access to educational psychologists through Richmond Borough’s Achieving for Children.
The pastoral team run a range of internal pastoral support groups through the academic year for students with a common identified need, e.g. self-esteem, friendship groups etc. They also offer individualised one-to-one support for specific students.
A variety of interventions have been put in place to support students with behavioural, emotional and social needs. The list below highlights the interventions:
It will be the ambition of the school to secure outstanding attendance, not only during our formal curriculum but also in our wide range of after school and out-of-hours activities.
All students will be encouraged to participate in a programme of enrichment and extra-curricular activities.
In our short lifespan we have already gained the Bronze STARS Award and Bronze Healthy Schools