Pupil Support Aims

Pupil Support at Linlithgow Academy

The Pupil Support department at Linlithgow Academy provides an integrated service that provides both academic and pastoral support provision for all our pupils. Academic support is provided through our Pupil Support teachers and pupil pastoral support is generally provided by a full-time pastoral support team. These teams work closely together to ensure the needs of every child are met.

PUPIL SUPPORT TEACHER ROLE:

• PSE teacher for all appropriate House classes
• monitors overall pupil attainment in classes
• discusses and identifies any issues that affect a pupil’s learning
• implement strategies and support to ensure every pupil works to their full potential.
• Compiles an overview of a pupil’s curriculum to ensure its appropriateness
• Establishes close contact with teachers and will proactively contact home when required.
• First point of contact for parents regarding any aspect of the teaching and learning process within the school

PASTORAL SUPPORT WORKER ROLE 

• Available at any point during the school day for pupil/parent consultation
• Monitor attendance, latecoming
• Social issues: friendship, bullying, self esteem
• Links with external agencies/compile referrals

The Pupil Support teacher will also get involved if issues outside the classroom are having a serious and detrimental affect on a pupil’s learning and overall achievement in school.

Meeting Pupil Needs 

These objectives derive from the belief that Pupil Support is a natural and continuous part of school organisation and not simply a response to specific occurrences. All members of the House team have a role to play in ensuring these objectives are met.

The role of the Pupil Support House team is to meet the personal, social and learning needs of all pupils, which reflect the following standards:

• Learning for Life

• Review of indivudal progress

• Access to Support

These standards are met by ensuring the Pupil Support Faculty view the following objectives as their core business:

Managing the learning environment

  Effective transition arrangements at P7/S2/S4/S5
  Encourage participation in whole school activities
  Monitor the relationship between pupils, peers and teachers
  Establish self referral opportunities
  Monitor/develop school’s equality/fairness policies

 

Develop partnerships and reviewing barriers to learning

  Effective communication with parents/ staff
  Robust procedures for referral to other agencies
  Effective follow up procedures
  Active Behaviour management
  Monitor/develop policies to address barriers

 

Maximising Learning

  Ensure access to appropriate courses
  Monitor and improve learning experience
  Challenge expectations of pupils and departments
  Proactively track and monitor progress
  Monitor/act on attendance/ latecoming
  Communicate with parents/carers
  Provide access to supported study

 

Developing a culture of responsibility

  Effective delivery and development of PSE
  Systems of self review and evaluation
  Attainment targets
  Recognition of achievement and develop systems to celebrate this
  Teaching methods which encourage independent learning

 

Supporting Integration

  Making provision for all children
  Encompassing the full range of needs eg. learning, social, emotional, behavioural, physical
  Update Individual education plans/ MASPS
  Close collaboration with external agencies

 

Preparing for post-school opportunities

  Ensuring access to careers education
  Creating opportunities for work experience and links with business
  Establishing opportunities for education for enterprise & responsible citizenship
  Ensuring appropriate links with Further and Higher Education

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