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  • About Us
    • Senior Management Team
    • Facilities
    • Catchment Area
  • Faculties
    • Faculty of Art, Music, PE and Dance
    • Faculty of Business Education, Computing and Modern Languages
    • Faculty of Communication
    • Faculty of Mathematics
    • Faculty of Science
      • Chemistry
      • Biology
      • Physics
    • Faculty of Social Subjects and RMPS
    • Faculty of Technology
  • Pupil Support
    • Pupil Support Team
    • SDS Career Service
    • Additional Support Needs (ASN)
    • ASD Provision
    • Health and Wellbeing
    • Developing Young Workforce
    • PSE
    • Child Protection
    • Girfec
  • School Info
    • School Improvement Plan
    • Staff List
    • Standards and Quality Report
    • Our School Week
    • School Handbook
    • Important Dates for your diary
  • Parent Info
    • CfE
    • Newsletters
    • Friends of Alva
    • Transport
    • Policies
    • SQA Post Results Service policy
    • Free School Meals
    • Uniform
    • Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA)
    • Emergency School Closure
    • School Calendar
    • Wider Achievement
    • Pupil Enrolment
    • P7 Parent Information
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Pupil Support Team

H.Ainslie

  • Parents’ Evening attendance/engagement
  • Improving communication with staff
  • Support for LAC and Young Carers
  • Buddying and mentoring programmes 
  • Homework support (focus on SIMD 1 & 2)

S.Bradbury

  • Mental health training
  • Mental health resources
  • LGBTQ community
  • Anti-bullying

J.Gibson

  • Registration coordinator
  • UCAS coordinator
  • Primary visits
  • Enhanced transitions
  • MVP
  • Careers/SDS liaison
  • Targeted Supports

E.McTurk

  • Parents’ Evening attendance/engagement
  • Family learning
  • Parental drop-ins and information evenings
  • Whole school approach to nurture 
  • DYW

C.Faill

  • Raising profile of GIRFEC among students and staff
  • House system
  • Registration
  • Rewards system
  • PSE coordinator
  • Pupil voice and leadership
  • Homework

Shared responsibilities

  • Provide universal support for allocated house caseloads by working in partnership with colleagues, parents, agencies, other services and staff in other schools, including local primary schools, in addressing the needs of pupils in designated house caseload
  • Lead and manage meetings as appropriate, including: Staged Intervention, TAC/TAF, LAC, Family Support Worker, Careers, Parental, Subject Choices, etc.
  • Track and monitor attendance, late-coming, wider school participation and attainment and initiate and evaluate appropriate targeted support
  • Initiate and complete all referrals for and input at: IHG, IRG, GDR, Outreach support, Wellbeing 1:1 support, Opps for All, Senior Phase etc.
  • Develop, manage, implement and evaluate annual Improvement Plan for Pupil Support in collaboration with other PTPS and wider school colleagues within the context of the School Improvement Plan.
  • Oversee and manage the content of form classes within the designated house. Lead and disseminate relevant HWB/Pupil Support initiatives from Calendar of  Events/assemblies/external speakers/pupil led initiatives/house events/ subject choices/mentor/targeted groups
  • Initiate and lead weekly/monthly meetings with House Registration Team to address needs of all pupils with use of HWB data/ t and m data
  • Provide advice and support to pupils on issues relating to their education and care within the designated house
  • Contribute to the development of school policy in relation to specified policy on remit
  • Promote and safeguard the health, safety and welfare of pupils
  • Manage and monitor the development and delivery of whole school Mental Health
  • Monitor the delivery of all aspects of Health and Wellbeing within the designated House
  • Contribute to the development and integration of working processes within the whole school extended Pupil Support Team
  • Provide advice, challenge and support, within the team, in respect of professional conduct, behaviour management, staff development, CLPL and resource management
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