Welcome to Student Services Who's Who!
Student Services is a one stop shop for students that provides them with support on a range of issues. This includes attendance, first aid, contacting home, careers advice, health advice, exams and many more.
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Student Services
Manager
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| VACANCY |
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Family Support Workers
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| Mrs G Cutler |
Mrs P Swinnterton |
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Mrs Cutler & Mrs Swinnerton work with families to help them overcome any issues that are affecting how well a student is doing at school. This includes providing support for parents and signpost them to other services.
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| Education Welfare Officer |
 Mrs E Clarke |
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Mrs Elaine Clarke often contacts parents/carers directly either by telephone or visit a home. She deals with attendance issues and other welfare concerns including safeguarding young people, helping parents/carers to access other services and young people who are in trouble or at risk from getting into trouble.
She also makes sure students who work at weekends and after school, do so within the terms of the law!
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School Health Advisor
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Miss J Storton
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Janine is in school on a Thursday and at other times during the week.
If you want to see Janine she has a drop in on Thursday lunchtime. Or you can make an appointment with her via Mrs Proctor at Student Reception.
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| Head of Welfare & Guidance |
Head of Special Needs Support |
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Mr G Logan
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Mrs J Pickford
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| Learning Mentors |
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| Miss M Byrne |
Miss G Connan |
Miss S Egan |
Mrs P McCormack |
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A ‘Mentor’ is a word that dates back to the Ancient Greeks and means ‘a wise or trusted counsellor’. Learning Mentors support students by providing a diverse range of additional learning opportunities. Learning Mentors are NOT Counsellors, but education professionals who work with students, their families, school staff and other professional agencies, to help students to develop their potential by removing barriers to learning.
Examples of these barriers include:-
- Absence from school
- Risk Taking Behavour
- Bereavement
- Bullying
- Absence & Lateness to school
- Malnourishment
- Mobility,(moving school)
- Tiredness
- Trauma (eg victim of crime)
- Being cared for
- Child protection issues
- Transition points
- Family difficulties
- Friendship difficulties
- Lack of social skills
They may result in the student not fulfilling their potential. The Learning Mentor helps the young person to develop strategies and skills them to make positive choices and learn. The results of this work should:-
- Improve levels of attainment
- Increase attendance levels
- Improve behaviour
- Reduce levels of exclusion
- Increase levels of self esteem
- Develop positive attitudes to learning
- Raise student aspiration
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