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student_welfare.jpgIn addition to our strong pastoral systems, our office and support teams provide you and your child with essential support.  They are often the first link between home and college providing the voice on the telephone to answer your queries and requests.

If your child is unwell, within college our Student Care Officer will provide first aid and general care.  Beyond this we will contact parents in order to arrange transport home, to the home of your nominated adult carer or, in emergencies, to the hospital.  We do not administer any medication, unless prescribed by a doctor or on written instructions from parents.   Forms for parents to authorise the Student Care Officer to administer medication are in the college planners, additional forms can be obtained from the college office.  We work closely with the college nurse who is based at the Alfreton Primary Care Centre and who provides weekly ‘Open Door’ sessions for all students on a Tuesday.

ecm.jpgWe would appreciate it if for most day-to-day matters your first contact is with your son or daughter’s Form Tutor, either by letter or via the Student Planner which all students possess.  There is space in the Planner especially for parents’ comments.

May we respectfully remind you that college offers “first-aid” not continuing health care.  If your child has an illness please take them to the doctor or pharmacist for treatment.

Every Child Matters

  • Every Child Matters (ECM) is a government initiative which focuses on YOU.
  • Growing up being healthy and well educated will give you a better chance in life.
  • The Government and College have a responsibility to help you do this.
  • Whatever your background or circumstances, you should have the support you need to: Be Healthy, Stay Safe, Enjoy and Achieve, Make a Positive Contribution and Achieve Economic Well-being.
  • Every lesson, every activity, everything you do in college time is designed with these 5 goals in mind.
  • The college provides support through teachers, mentors, SSM’s and TA’s as well as a variety of activities which will enhance your personal development and make your learning enjoyable.
  • What happens outside college has an effect on how well you do in college. The college works with and talks to other organisations that you will come into contact with as a young person in order for you to achieve.
  • In order for you to get the best learning experience, the college provides a set of rules which are designed to help you learn life and social skills and help you prepare for life after college. Smart appearances, being on time, respect for others and good communications are skills which are vital in order for you to carry on achieving after college within the work environment.
  • Remember, all the staff are here to help YOU.  

Be Healthy

  • the importance of eating sensibly, staying physically active and getting enough rest
  • make positive choices and take sensible actions
  • protect your emotional, social and mental wellbeing
  • the long-term consequences of the lifestyle choices you make now
     

Stay Safe

  • identify and minimise risk
  • make informed and safe choices
  • stand up for your own opinions and resist unhelpful peer pressure
     

Enjoy and Achieve

  • work imaginatively and creatively to develop new ideas, insights and ways of doing things
  • assess your skills, achievements and potential in order to set personal goals and achieve your best
  • the joy to be gained from successful learning

Make a Positive Contribution

  • to form positive relationships and not to bully or discriminate
  • about the different roles that people play in a community
  • contribute to your own college and the wider community
  • work effectively with others

Achieve Economic Well-being

  • about the global economy and how businesses work
  • the qualities and skills needed for adult working life
  • to be enterprising
  • manage your own money

Useful Websites

www.direct.gov.uk/YoungPeople
Access a wide range of online services for young people

http://www.need2know.co.uk/
Information and on health, money, work, leisure, sex and relationships, housing and much more

http://www.there4me.com/
Advice for 12- 16-year-olds on all sorts of issues, including bullying, drugs, relationships, exams and difficulties at home

http://www.connexions-direct.com/
Confidential advice and practical help for young people aged 13-19

 

 
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