Student Pastoral Support

The progress of all students is monitored by Teaching staff and the Learning Support Assistants (LSA’s). LSA’s encourage the building of positive relationships within groups as an aid to social development and integration. In addition, the school’s Pastoral Support Worker (PSW) provides individual attention in the form of tutorials which allow for counselling and student self-evaluation. The school regards therapy as an important and valuable addition to many students’ progress and therefore has links with therapists who advise and support staff on establishing appropriate methods of working with individual children.

Because of the small size of our school, staff get to know the children very well and are also encouraged to work very closely with parents and carers. Communication between the school, parents and carers is aided by a daily contact book completed by staff throughout the day and with space for parent/carer comments and observations.