Pastoral Support
A team of personal academic tutors work with the Head of College to provide a programme of work for morning tutor periods. Academic tutors monitor progress through the tutor mentoring programme to ensure students attain targets set on Academic Review Days at the beginning of each term. Each student is issued with a planner for the year to record homework, rewards and ensure there is a good communication between school and home. This is designed to ensure that all students are able to benefit fully from the range of learning opportunities in a mixed comprehensive school.
The Personal Citizenship & Health Education (PCHE) programme includes study skills, decision making, self-assessment, citizenship, health and careers education. Students are given opportunities to experience responsibility and help to overcome any difficulties. They contribute to planning and decision making in the school through the tutor group and college councils. Teamwork and the ability to take on changes confidently are fostered.
The school has a strong policy on anti-bullying and a programme
of peer mentoring is established where older students are trained
to support and care for younger students. A prefect system is in
place which gives students the opportunity to take on responsibilities
in the school in a number of areas.