LAR Colleges
The Collegiate System
Leigh Academy Rainham has 3 Colleges, one based on each floor (see Academy Tour and Maps), which provide a 'human scale' level of pastoral care. A student is attached to a single college for their time at the Academy and the uniform depicts which of the colleges they belong to. This page outlines what you can expect from your College.
Each College has 5 form groups assigned to it across year 7 and 8. Within KS3 students will have all their lessons with peers in their colleges, including their form group, and from year 7-13 there will be intercollegiate competitions which they can take part in. Classrooms for the form Groups are all placed on the floor level of their College, along with their student services team. In 2021 there will be a single student services team for year 7, but as students move up through the school they will be given a pastoral team who are based on their College level.
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Heads of College
Your Head of College will...
Deliver a fortnightly College Assembly
Reward students in a termly assembly
Lead College Competitions
Meet with the College Student Leadership Team
Provide support and guidance alongside the Student Services Team
As the Academy grows the Head of College will also play a key role in supporting students pastorally on a day to day basis with the support of the Student services team. They will meet parents, issuing necessary sanctions for behaviours and lead the morning and afternoon lineup for their College.
College Student Services
You would be directed to your Student Services Managers for the following:
If you have any uniform / makeup infringements
If you need to contact home
If you are late - you will report to your SSM on the gate who will register you
If you need to borrow something
If you feel unwell / unable to go to lesson
If an incident has taken place and you need to write a statement
If you are removed from lesson by a member of staff on call due to an incident or poor behaviours
If you have a meeting that you need to attend
If you need to sign out early
SSM'S will also...
Lead meetings with parents
Contact home by if you are absent / truanting
Inform parents of incidents of poor behaviours during the day
Support students who are being isolated
Mentor students who have personal challenges
Hold and administer pre-approved medicines