In addition, students can be referred to additional specialist staff within school for more serious or persistent needs.
Pastoral Leads monitor all students but work more closely with individuals experiencing problems or exhibiting poor behaviour. Using non-teaching staff for the bulk of our pastoral care means students and parents have quicker access to support than if relying on a teacher who may be teaching for most of the day. Pastoral Leads are non-teaching staff with years of experience and specialist training in working with young people. In every Year Group the main pastoral staff member is known as the Pastoral Lead.
We have an extensive network of staff whose focus is primarily the care, support and guidance of students. Students are adamant that they feel safe and are well supported in school. For example, Commendations are awarded daily not only for excellent work or for making good progress academically, but also for persisting with a problem until it is solved, making a breakthrough in learning, participating enthusiastically in class or helping other students learn much more. We promote these attributes by celebrating these behaviours and successes with each student on a daily basis. My parents like being able to see my Commendations on MyHighcliffe as I get them. Commendations help me know I’m doing everything right towards my GCSEs.
I like it when the teachers praise me for doing really well, especially if I found something difficult at first. Responding to feedback from students and staff, from September 2015 we have a Rewards Policy in place for all Year 7 to 13 students based on the accumulation of Commendation Points and leading up to annual Awards Ceremonies.Ĭommendations are awarded for many reasons, but all have in common the goal of encouraging students to be tolerant, open-minded, respectful of their education and each other highly self-motivated skilled at independent study emotionally robust in the face of the challenges learning often presents and to accept their share of the responsibility for their education.Ĭommendations really motivate me to do my best. We strongly promote positive attitudes and celebrate success, believing that encouragement has more influence over a person than any other factor. I think Highcliffe is a brilliant school because they care for you and respect you. Wherever possible if a student is experiencing personal, social or emotional difficulties we try to get to the root cause and provide the support and encouragement the student needs to transcend the problem.
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