Pastoral Team
We take the pastoral care and personal development of our students very seriously. Our tutor group system is led in KS3 by specialist non-teaching Heads of Year, whilst our KS4 is led by one of our Raising Achievement Leaders (specialist teachers), ably supported by a non-teaching Pastoral Assistant. In our Sixth Form, each year group has a Head of Year, with a Pastoral Assistant and Mr. Chamberlain heading things up as the Head of Sixth Form.
The school’s Pastoral Hub is the centre for all student-related matters. Home to our pastoral staff, students attend the Hub for uniform, equipment, well-being or practical matters, as well as for a range of interventions. We do however, actively encourage students to attend the Hub at break/lunch time only, unless asked to attend or in the event of an emergency.
Our pastoral team liaises closely with support, safeguarding and administrative staff to ensure student needs are effectively communicated, and also supports the school’s behaviour system. In the event of a concern regarding your child’s welfare, the relevant member of the pastoral team is your first point of contact.
The school’s Connect team, which includes members of our pastoral and support teams, utilises a wide range of interventions to support our students, and collaborates with various external agencies. An outline of how the school’s interventions are coordinated is included below.
| YEAR GROUP | ROLE | NAME |
| Y7 | Year Leader | Mrs K Yeoman |
| Y8 | Raising Achievement Leader | Mrs V Mackay |
| Y8 | Pastoral Assistant | Miss C Bourreau |
| Y9 | Year Leader | Mrs M Cattelona |
| Y10 | Year Leader | Mr T Black |
| Y11 | Raising Achievement Leader | Mr M Traylor |
| Y11 | Pastoral Assistant | Mrs S Gray |
| Y12-Y13 | Head of Sixth Form | Mr B Chamberlain |
| Y12 | Head of Year | Mr T Brown |
| Y12-Y13 | Pastoral Assistant | Mrs S Dunbar |
As part of our team we also have a Child Protection Officer who can supporting with all areas of safeguarding, including issues such as parental family concerns, transition through schools, emotional wellbeing, parent confidence building, child parents relationship breakdown, enrolment on STOP parenting course or just a relaxed chat with someone who will listen.
Child Protection Officer
Laura Tilley
Attendance Officer
Louisa Williams
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