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Pastoral Care
Your child’s form tutor has the responsibility
for checking on his or her progress. Form Tutors are also
available to help with any problems which may arise from time
to time and particularly during the period when the pupil
first enters the school. Pupils have a P.S.E. lesson with
their form tutor every two weeks. The staffing noted above
is correct at the time of going to press but staff changes
may necessitate some alterations.
Pastoral Structure
For 2007/2008
Mr C.G.Jones: Student Support & Development
Co-ordinator
Mr. S. Marland : Assistant Student Support & Development
Co-ordinator
| Head of Year 7 |
Mr D Richards |
Pastoral Assistant Year 7 |
Mr T Hopkins |
| Head of Year 8 |
Mr R Chesters |
Pastoral Assistant Year 8 |
Mrs C Cleary |
| Head of Year 9 |
Mrs S Henry |
Pastoral Assistant Year 9 |
Miss R Boulter |
| Head of Year 10 |
Miss S Lawrence |
Pastoral Assistant Year 10 |
Mr J Tomkinson |
| Head of Year 11 |
Mr I Smith |
Pastoral Assistant Year 11 |
Mrs H Catton |
| Head of Years 12/13 |
Mrs. C. Blomeley |
Pastoral Assistant Years 12/13 |
Mr. G. Barker |
Religious Education & Collective
Worship
The school follows the County’s agreed
syllabus and guidelines which provide pupils with a knowledge
and understanding of religious beliefs and practices and an
opportunity to explore and respond to other religious viewpoints.
All pupils have regular assemblies. Parents have the right
to withdraw their children from both assemblies and Religious
Education lessons.
Sex Education
In common with all schools, we have a sex
education policy following national guidelines which has been
approved by the Governors and which includes information about
reproduction and contraception. The issues are dealt with
in a sensitive fashion within the framework of broader emotional
and ethical issues. The emphasis is always upon moral responsibility.
Parents may see the Sex Education Policy and may withdraw
their children from such lessons.
Cwricwlwm
Cymreig
The School has a clear Cwricwlwm Cymreig
Policy which is gradually becoming embedded within each department’s
scheme of work. We have an annual celebration of Welsh Culture
on St. David’s Day and we are keen for our pupils to
be involved in Urdd Eisteddfod activities. We hope to give
our pupils a better understanding of their community and country
and to recognise how they enrich their lives.
Prize Giving
The school believes in encouragement and
the annual Prize Giving Ceremony celebrates success. Merit
Awards are presented to those pupils who in the eyes of their
teachers have made outstanding progress during the course
of the year. Parents of award winners are invited to this
occasion which takes place at the end of the Summer Term.
Over the years since the foundation of the Intermediate School
in 1896, we have been fortunate enough to gather a large number
of external and internal awards some of which date back to
the Nineteenth Century. These endowments are still recognised
at the Prize Giving ceremony along with more recent awards
given in memory of ex pupils, headteachers and chairs of governors.
We are particularly proud of the prestigious Muspratt Prize
and more recent awards dedicated to the memory of former pupils
who have died in tragic circumstances. A full list of the
awards is available from the school.
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