Our Pupil Support (Pastoral) Team

When pupils enrol at Cults Academy they are allocated a House and a Tutor Group. There are seven houses – Blairs, Cairn, Devenick, Friarsfield, Hillview, Murtle and Ronan. Tutor groups are organised in houses too and are vertical in nature, meaning there are pupils from all year groups in each tutor class. 

Where possible, siblings from the same family are allocated to the same House.

Each of the seven Principal Teachers of Pupil Support are responsible for all forms of pastoral care and liaise closely with House Tutors and the Depute Head Teacher for each House. This system has been set up to ensure that each pupil is known as an individual, has their needs met and feels valued.

You will see your Pastoral Support teacher every week in Personal and Social Education (PSE) lessons. 

Our Pupil Support (Curriculum) Team

Any pupil, at any time, may need extra help with their education for a variety of reasons. At Cults Academy we have a dedicated team of teachers and support staff who work alongside class teachers in supporting learning and teaching activities.

Some pupils may have identified Additional Support Needs. Every opportunity is taken to establish the nature and extent of a pupil’s needs as soon as possible; close liaison with our associated primaries means that information is shared at transition and is available before pupils join us in August. 

Our aim is to strive towards a truly inclusive education. At times, some pupils may require more intensive support to meet their learning needs and this can be provided within the Support for Learning (SfL) department. PT Pupil Support Curriculum liaises closely with partners such as Educational Psychologists, English as an Additional Language, Vision and Hearing specialists and health and third sector colleagues in every effort to meet the needs of all pupils.