What support will there be for my child’s well-being?
We want all children at our school to enjoy their education and feel valued as individuals, including those children with SEND. Most importantly, we want your child to feel safe and happy.
We want all children at our school to enjoy their education and feel valued as individuals, including those children with SEND. Most importantly, we want your child to feel safe and happy.
- Your child will be well known by their Form Teacher who will provide support for their academic and social development. Form Teachers are also the main point of contact between home and school, and parents are encouraged to contact them for help and information.
- The Assistant Headteachers for Key Stage Two and Key Stage Three, together with the Deputy Headteacher, oversee pastoral support for pupils. Please do share with them any information regarding any change in health or home circumstances which may affect the work or behaviour of your child, so that additional support may be put in place as needed.
- Pupils are encouraged to talk to someone if they are experiencing any difficulties so that problems can be dealt with sensitively and sympathetically. Any of your child’s teachers, learning support assistants or other support staff will take the time to listen should your child want to talk to them.
- In addition, the peer buddy system supports all pupils new to the school. We have a trained Emotional Literacy Support Assistant (ELSA) who is able to support any pupil in need, especially those with SEND. Pupils with complex needs have a key worker from the learning support assistant team, as well as the school SENCo, who works closely with them to ensure they feel secure, confident and happy in school.
- A designated quiet area (referred to as “The Den) in school to support your child’s mental health and well being with trained Learning Support Assistants.
- Our school nurse will come into school to talk with pupils in Year 8 who wish to share concerns or seek advice. Pupils in Year 5, 6 and 7 can talk to the school nurse with permission of parents.
If there is ever a time when you feel concerned about the well-being of your child in school, then please get in touch. We care about the well-being of pupils at our school, and wish to offer appropriate and timely support in order to make a difference for your child.
