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Poltair School
Student Support
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Who are we and what do we do?
• Provide a service for all students, regardless of age, gender, ethnic group or economic status, in order to meet their real or perceived need, at any given time.
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Student Support CentreA centre where every member of our community: • students and staff; • Gifted and Talented; • main stream; • those on the record of need; • Parents can access the appropriate support –
academic; emotional; behavioural; social; careers; health; etc. at the appropriate time to meet that real or perceived need.
• It is also a centre where everyone feels safe; cared for; listened to; valued for what they are.
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The Vision
• To have a centre within the school where all aspects of a child’s life can come together in a non threatening, safe environment
• To enable all students to have the opportunity to reach their full potential
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WHY?Because school is possibly the only consistent aspect of anyone’s life!
• Everyone has an opinion about school
• When things are going wrong in a family they can get very confused and possibly feel threatened / frightened relationships can break down and a spiral down escalates
• This can result in the child acting out in school
• School has to discipline within the behaviour policy but with the support of SSC the student can learn how to cope!
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Every Child Really Does Matter!
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But
if we all work together – communicate – then there is a
greater chance of the child having a chance of resolving the conflicts.
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This is any school anywhere – no discrimination!“The specialist work of
student services in supporting more vulnerable young people, through their close links with external agencies is very effective”
OFSTED June 09
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Currently we have a purpose designed centre – funded by school, not county, where we can meet those needs.
There are rigid structures in place so we cannot be used as a ‘dumping ground’.
Students are not withdrawn totally from the curriculum – as no child is failing in every subject.
Specific needs are identified and specific agencies are brought in to deliver e.g. emotional literacy; self esteem; those ‘at risk’; girls groups; boys groups; bullying issues; bereavement etc; Learning mentors; youth worker; counsellor; peer mentoring; small group work.
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• Students for these specific groups are identified then recommended to attend.
• Close links with parents are forged – PSP’s if appropriate; CAF’s if needs cannot be met through a PSP; PSA’s / EWO if a home visit would be appropriate.
• Close links with professional agencies – with meetings held within the school if at all possible, regardless of whether the school is involved in the meeting.
• Parents encouraged to come to the centre during the day to dispel their own fears of school and make them feel welcome and valued.
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We are not a PRU or anything like that!
We are not for a minority of students but for all
We are not exclusive
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We are inclusive
• We are supportive of all – staff, students, Parents and agencies alike
• We have worked hard to make sure that all are welcome
• We have worked hard to make sure that it is a place of safety where everyone will be treated fairly and with respect.
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How does it work?
• We are open every break, lunch and after school for a student to pop in.
• Peer mentors are available at these times
• Students who need more support are referred to us via the various routes and appropriate support put in place
• We are staffed with 1 almost full time manager (as there is a teaching commitment); 2 Learning Mentors; 1 Youth Worker and a senior TA.
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We do what we can when we can.
We try to be here for everyone