Mrs Louise Kedge’s role is to lead the Student Support Team internally and to coordinate and contribute to the delivery of Support Services and Support Plans to ensure that all students achieve and engage successfully with their education. This also includes working alongside families/carers and external agencies, to provide a joint approach in finding the right support at the right time. The role includes creating a strategic policy and action plan to promote a whole school approach to Positive Mental Health and Wellbeing.
“Supporting students is a role I feel privileged to be a part of. Hautlieu strives to be an inclusive and supportive school, with the aim to making it a positive experience for all students during their time with us. The team is made up of a group of genuine and caring staff, who work hard and are dedicated in supporting students, whilst promoting engagement, positive life skills and aspirations for their futures. Every member of the team maintains productive and successful working relationships with outside agencies, such as the Youth Service, School Nurses and the Children and Family hub, to help identify the support needed.”
Hautlieu is committed to Safeguarding and ensuring the welfare of all students and staff. The DSL role is to oversee all elements of Safeguarding within the school, supporting students with their physical and emotional well-being. This might relate to a Child Protection concern, working closely with outside agencies such as the Children and Families Hub. The DSL offers important regular staff training.
“Being in school and available to students all the time allows me to be there at a time of crisis or just when someone needs to chat about something they are worrying about; about themselves, family or friends. I appreciate and have every respect for young people when they feel they can trust me with, sometimes very difficult, personal information. I hope that I am then able to offer continued support to make change.
The Education Welfare Officer works with Key Stage 4 students and their families to address concerns around attendance, punctuality, and welfare. Attendance is incredibly important at Hautlieu, and the EWO strives to break down the barriers that our students might face when attending school and accessing their learning.
‘One of the main reasons I enjoy my job so much is because it allows me to work with young people and their families to enter their world and see things from their perspective so we can look to support them in the best way possible. Each young person I work with has varied and unique reasons why they may be struggling to maintain a good level of attendance – my job is to unpick the reasons behind why our young people are struggling and find the support and tools they need so that they can help themselves to succeed, not just at Hautlieu but in their future career path or further education.’
Mrs Ell Mason’s role is also to support students who have concerns with their attendance and welfare. In addition to this, Mrs Mason will provide support for students with medical needs and look to implement health plans to ensure that students are supported with their individual needs.
“I really enjoy working alongside young people and their families, encouraging, and empowering them to make sometimes difficult decisions, taking control of their own lives in a positive way. I am continually learning through the work that I do, supporting young people to thrive and reach their full potential. It is rewarding being a part of the journey”
Archie works alongside Jody Stoddart (EWO) to support our young people with their emotional regulation and to help them manage difficult feelings of anxiety. Research demonstrates that school therapy dogs can reduce stress, boost academic engagement and improve student attitudes towards learning. Archie will be working within the school environment 1-2 times a week to support the wellbeing of our young people.
School counselling is the opportunity to talk about things that are of concern to a student, in confidence, with a qualified counsellor. What is spoken about will depend on the individual, but common themes are stress, relationships, change, loss and distressing or traumatic events. Hautlieu school counsellor Judy Cornwall works with individual students on a number of issues, including, self – esteem, relationships and offers strategies and guidance on social, emotional, and mental health issues. Counsellors are trained for this special type of work and are professionally managed and supervised. They work closely with school staff and other agencies. Counsellors work within a recognised code of ethics and practice such as that of the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP). All counsellors receive supervision of their work with young people to ensure the quality of their practice and this is also confidential.
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