SWA Pastoral Care & Today’s Teenagers Mark Gibbs, Associate Principal

SWA Year 9 Team 434 students 1 HOY Vishalie Yadav 1 PSO Jo Abbott 16 Tutors 5 Heads of House Attendance officer Inclusion support officer SEN team Safeguarding team (8 members)

Communication channels Please contact your tutor’s in the first instance Day to Day support School email Staff initial and surname@bestacademies.org.uk e.g mgibbs@bestacademies.org.uk Parentmail Key numbers 01462 629900 (school switchboard) Attendance officer 01462 628041 Notes in planners Hospital/Doctor’s notes

School day Registration 8.20am-8.40am Period 1 8.40am-9.40am Break 10.40am-11.00am Period 3 11.00am-12.00am Period 4 12.00am-1.00pm Lunch 1.00pm-2.00pm Period 5 2.00pm-3.00pm Late buses available on a Tuesday and a Thursday

Values Respect Empathy Determination Teamwork Integrity Ingenuity Equality

What are we able to offer as a Pastoral team at SWA? SWA has a…. First Aid co-ordinator Young carers co-ordinator Counselling service MIND Careers Advisor Brook and CAMHs ‘drop in’ Clinic School nurse drop in clinic Sixth form academic and behaviour mentoring scheme Access to Family support, Drug and Alcohol support, LGBTQ support, parenting network links Police Liaison Social services support Bereavement support

What’s it like to be a teenager today? HARD HARD!!!

Digital footprint Online safety – Gaming, text messages, Apps Social networking Radicalisation Cyber bullying Sexting Addiction WWW.CEOP.co.uk

Advice on phones and internet Set up open dialogue with your child –ground rules Monitor what they do and what they look at. Parental blocks Set up times at home that they can use tablets, computers etc. Know the social media/apps that they are using- do your research!. Shut off Wi-Fi at a certain time at home Take their mobiles off them at night

Mental health Peer pressure Exam stress Parental pressure and school pressure Eating disorders Fitting in/frienships Sexuality Self harm Body image Anxiety & Depression Suicide www.Youngminds.co.uk

Young minds advice

Sex, Drugs and Alcohol Peer pressure Cannabis Legal high’s Local area and community and Police Liason Engaging minds curriculum Assemblies Tutor sessions Sex –education fortnight http://aquarius.org.uk/about-us/can/

Young people might take drugs to: Fit in with their friends Feel grown up To rebel To experiment Because “everybody else” does—Peer pressure Urban dictionary – names change all the time

Where do we get support? School website https://www.samuelwhitbread.org.uk/parent-support-links/ HOY and PSO team Parent info- http://parentinfo.org/ If you need help please ask