Introduction
Facilities
Pastoral Care
ACADEMIC
MONITORING LIST
Pupils who fail to make satisfactory
academic progress, due to lack of effort, may be noted on the Academic
Monitoring List. Any pupil in Years 8 to
10 whose half yearly report contains more than three 'I' (inconsistent) or 'U'
(unsatisfactory) ratings for effort may be listed. Year 11 and 12 students with more than two
'I' or 'U' ratings may be listed. Where a pupil's name appears on the Academic
Monitoring List (also know as Academic Effort Warning List) for two consecutive
semesters, that pupil may be called on to explain why they should remain at the
school, or alternatively, why they should proceed to a higher grade at the
school.
CASE
OFFICER PROGRAMME
The Case Officer Programme offers
another avenue of support, within the Pastoral Care Programme, for students
whom it is felt will respond better to more one-on-one contact with an
appointed staff member. This one-on-one contact may be very beneficial in order
to assist a student deal with particular problems that may arise, or even just
to monitor and therefore be aware of circumstances. (Further details can be
found in the Staff Guide.)
3-YEAR
SENIOR PROGRAMME
The 3-Year Senior Programme is
closely aligned with the Sports Excellence Programme at the school. This is a novel approach to coping with the
demands of the senior year of study and has served many students of
ACADEMIC
REVIEWS
Academic Reviews are done once a
semester for the purpose of reviewing every student's academic performance and
progress (end of Term 1 and start of Term 3). The Dean of Studies, respective
House Tutors and Heads of House are present at these reviews. Follow up is
decided at these meetings and is done by the House Tutor and sometimes the
Heads of House. This needs to be carried out as soon as possible and should
contain information useful for future reference. An Academic Review follow-up
sheet is prepared for every student in the senior school. These sheets are
given directly to the Dean of Students and then passed on for filing on the
relevant student files.
GUIDANCE
AND SPECIAL EDUCATION
The school has four staff involved
in guidance and special education. The Dean of Students in the secondary school
is responsible for psychological and remedial support systems and referrals.
The Academic Counsellor advises on
careers, subject selection, work experience, in addition to administering
diagnostic testing.
Louise Ollerenshaw is the Support Services
Co-ordinator in the junior school. She withdraws students for remediation or
extension, provides teachers with special programs for particular students and
is in charge of all diagnostic testing in the junior school.
Anita Russ works with the ESL
students from Grade 1 to Grade 11.
If a teacher is concerned about a
student they should first discuss their concern with one of the four staff
mentioned above.
READING
NETWORK
Support is available for students
with learning difficulties, or difficulties with English as a Second Language
(ESL), in the form of the reading network. Books on audio tape are available
for loan from the Library, as well as book summaries for some English novels
from the Head of the English Department and staff.
PARENTING
PROGRAMMES
A variety of support programmes for
parents are provided within the school environment. some of these include the
programme Drug Proofing Your Kids, Understanding Your Teenager by Graham Hyman
and Primary Parenting Programmes conducted by Mrs. Pam Mate in the
COUNSELLING
Students and parents have access to
a number of staff including the Chaplain who are readily available for
counselling services.
