Student Support

As a highly inclusive school we recognise that all students are individuals and flourish in different ways. We pride ourselves that, in addition to providing pastoral and academic care for our students, we also have a clear and coherent student support team that incorporates both personal and academic progress in all aspects of our students’ lives. The range of support helps our students to become independent, self-sufficient, healthy and productive young people and adults. We adopt a proactive, team around the child centered approach and have key skilled staff that can provide a wide range of interventions, reduce barriers to learning and enhance healthy development. Our school offers a clear graduated response system which involves tutors/teachers, Pastoral leads within Les Varendes High School and Sixth Form Centre, Heads of department and Faculties and the Senior Leadership Team "SLT". Our admin team is also an integral part of supporting our students at all ages. We believe that all staff should be invested in, and be able to support our children and young people and therefore we strive for all staff to be Mental Health First Aid Trained. With such a continuum of developmental, proactive, remedial and support services within Les Varendes High School and Sixth Form Centre the capacity of all of our students to achieve happiness, personal well-being and academic success is enhanced.

We have a full support structure within the school for all students who have barriers to their learning, be it emotionally, academically or personally. Please contact the school for further details on our policies.