At Parkhall Integrated College, our aim is to provide an inclusive, caring learning environment where we all feel valued and respected and are empowered to reach our full potential.
Our pastoral care system:
| Assistant Principal: Pastoral Care | Overall responsibility for safeguarding and pastoral care within the college. |
| Heads of key stages 3 and 4 | Has responsibility for the pastoral care of students in key stage 3 and key stage 4. |
| Head of Sixth Form | Has responsibility for the Sixth Form education within the college and the pastoral care of students in years 13 and 14. |
| Heads of year | Each year group in key stage 3 and 4 has two heads of year, one with responsibility for the pastoral care of girls and the other for boys. They follow their year group of students through from year 8 to year 12. |
| Form Tutors | Have responsibility for a specific class on a daily basis. They work in year teams under the management of their heads of year. |
| School Nurse | The School Nurse is in school daily and has her own office space. She conducts the Year 8 health appraisals; is available to talk with students about their health concerns; contributed to the Take 5 for Wellbeing programme in school; takes assemblies and promotes a healthy life style. |
| Careers guidance | The Head of Careers, Miss Smyth, is responsible for developing an appropriate guidance programme, and managing the student progress files. |
| Learning for Life and Work | This is led by Mrs Shannon and delivered by staff who have a commitment to this aspect of our provision. |
Here at Parkhall Integrated College, we are committed to providing children with every opportunity to reach their full potential during their time with us. While the support given through our pastoral care staff is of the highest standard, we are very conscious that some students appreciate the opportunity to speak to an adult who is not directly involved with their education. Independent school-based counselling provides this opportunity.
We currently have two counsellors provided by Hope/Action for Mental Health.
Our counsellors liaise with the key contact (J Davidson-Brown) to accept referrals and see around nine students each week. These students are initially assessed and then receive counselling for, on average, between six and eight weeks.
There is a PowerPoint presentation at the beginning of the year to introduce the provision. Year heads often receive requests for counselling from parent/guardians and students.
Students have the option to self-refer if they have worries or concerns. If parents/guardians feel their child would benefit from receiving counselling support, they can speak to any member of staff.
Should you have any further queries on our counselling support for students, please do not hesitate to contact Mrs Davidson Brown.
Parkhall Integrated College is proud to be a Take 5 School. The 5 Steps to Wellbeing will help you deal with challenging situations and provided practical tips for how you can overcome these.
Please find below some really useful links for tips on maintaining good mental health and local agencies that can help.
Further advice on diet, physical health and wellbeing may be found at the following links:
In Parkhall Integrated College, we play a crucial role in raising awareness of the risks, highlighting the impact of behaviour when engaging with online technologies and educating children about how to act appropriately and stay safe. We also want to engage parents/guardians on these issues by making important online safety messages available through dedicated parent evenings and through our school website/social media where appropriate. Here are some links and resources which you may find useful:
This section of the page gives useful advice for parents/guardians on a range of issues related to home and college life. These links tips on supporting you as parents/guardians and also for supporting your family.
The pastoral curriculum is mainly delivered through the area of Learning for Life and Work (LLW),
Students are provided with a taught programme which focuses on the three key strands of:
Personal Development - topics include feelings and emotions, safety and managing risk, drugs awareness and self image.
Local and Global Citizenship - topics include equality and social justice, human rights and social responsibility.
Employability - topics include career action planning, self-awareness, CVs and application forms.
The taught programme is complimented by a series of other presentations and workshops covering aspects of the pastoral curriculum including, attendance, conflict resolution, healthy eating, relationships and sexuality and e-safety.
Parkhall Integrated College Vision Statement
Rewarding positive behaviour through our school rewards structure is a key aspect of school life. In this way, students will achieve recognition for a positive contribution to school life.
The current rewards structure is based around our 5 core values:
Rewards may be informal – through teacher praise and simply good work – and more formal, such as achievement points, certificates, vouchers, trips or other reward prizes that have been identified by the school council.
The system aims to raise self-esteem and self-confidence through recognising and rewarding our student’s achievements across all aspects of school life.
We are delighted to receive the financial support of our local business partners, through our Business Community Partnership Scheme. We currently receive support from the following local business partners and we are indebted to their contribution:
