Who Can Help?
All staff at St Machar Academy are committed to supporting young people, however, several staff have a key role to play in terms of GIRFEC, Safeguarding and Personalised Support:
Child Protection Coordinator
Mrs A Hazlehurst (Depute Head Teacher)
Child Protection Coordinator, Designated (Care Experienced) Manager, WRAP Facilitator and GDPR/Data Protection Lead with overall responsibility for GIRFEC, Safeguarding, Child Protection and Wellbeing
Principal Teachers of Guidance
Mrs K Dobson
Miss L Ingram
Mr L McCaig
Mrs J Purdie
Mrs G Taylor
First and main point of contact for young people, families and external agencies with responsibilities for Wellbeing and Child Protection, Attendance, Pastoral Support, Transitions, Positive Destinations, Delivery of PSE Curriculum and Enhanced Curriculum Opportunities.
You can request support from your Principal Teacher of Guidance by clicking on the link below their picture. The link will take you to a form that you should complete in full and submit back to them.
Principal Teacher of GIRFEC and Safeguarding
Mrs C MacFarlane
Universal, Targeted and Outreach (Personalised) Support, Enhanced Curriculum Opportunities and Safeguarding
Senior Leadership Team
Mrs I Reid
Mrs A Hazlehurst
Mr A MacGregor
Ms Katherine Rigby
Mr D Berstan
Mrs Lois Benvie
GIRFEC Partners
Active Schools Coordinator
School Counsellor
Enable Works
Community Learning and Development
Educational Psychologist
Education Social Worker
Family Liaison Officer
Home School Liaison Officer
MCR Pathways
Partnership Officer
School Based Police Officer
School Nurse
Transition Teacher
Pastor Team