| 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. |
We currently have two counsellors provided by Hope/Action for Mental Health. Our counsellors liaise with the key contact (Mrs 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.
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.
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:
Parkhall Integrated College Vision Statement
We place much emphasis on our pastoral responsibility for the students in our care, and the welfare of the child is paramount.
We recognise that our students have a fundamental right to be protected from harm and take all reasonable steps to safeguard their welfare and preserve their safety. Only then will they be able to learn effectively.
All members of Parkhall Integrated College staff, both teaching and support, are trained in child protection, are alert to the possible signs of child abuse and are aware of the guidelines and procedures to follow if abuse is suspected.
The following principles form the basis of our Child Protection Policy.
Parkhall Integrated College Safeguarding Team
Designated Teacher | Mrs J Davidson-Brown |
Deputy Designated Teacher | Mrs L McKibbin |
Deputy Designated Teacher | Mr C Roberts |
Deputy Designated Teacher | Miss A Huey |
Principal | Mr N D Owen |
Designated Governor for Child Protection | Mrs J Black |
Chair of the Board of Governors | Mrs S McCallion |
Parents/Guardians are encouraged to contact the designated teacher/deputy designated teacher if they have any concerns. A copy of the child protection policy is distributed to parents/guardians annually. A copy of the policy can be found in the policies section of this website.
As a community, Parkhall Integrated College works to dispel bullying so that everybody can have a space where they are able to work and learn in peace and safety.
Bullying of any kind is unacceptable and if bullying does occur, all students should be able to tell someone at college so that incidents can be dealt with promptly and effectively.
Students can talk to their Form Tutor, Head of Year or any member of staff. In addition, parents/guardians and students can report bullying or concerns by emailing: tellus274@c2kni.net. We are committed to working in close partnership with students, parents/guardians and outside agencies.
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