Secondary Phase

Deputy Headteacher - Culture  &  Personal Development

Our Deputy Headteacher is responsible for leading and managing Behaviour for Learning and attendance matters in school. Responsibilities for discipline include school uniform, behaviour in school as well as journeys to and from schools, anti-social and aggressive behaviour, persistent bullying. They will apply sanctions in accordance with the Behaviour for Learning Policy, and will defer to the Headteacher where necessary.

Our Deputy Headteacher will brief the Year Leaders/Progress Leaders.

Pastoral Responsibilities

All staff participate in the pastoral system of the school and most staff will act as Form Tutors. A few will act as reserve Tutors, and will be called on when Form Tutors are absent.  Progress Leaders will lead the work of each pastoral team. We put great emphasis on working in teams, with the intention that teamwork and good communication will constantly improve our pastoral care.

Role of the Form Tutor

The Form Tutor has the central role in our pastoral structure, being in daily contact with the Form, and being the first point of contact for the learner and parent/carers.  The Form Tutor has day to day responsibilities for the pastoral and personal guidance of the form, for their welfare, for advising students, and for the discipline and the setting of sanctions.  The Form Tutor will also liaise, where necessary, with subject teachers on matters of concern to a member of the form.

The Form Tutor plays a crucial role in the academic, personal and social development of the students in the tutor group.  Their role includes:

• Monitoring academic progress and behaviour, having learning conversations with students, so that underperforming students are identified and action is initiated.
• Overseeing the pastoral care, guiding and mentoring students and being sensitive to the needs of each students in their tutor group.
• Alerting appropriate staff to problems experienced by students and making recommendations as to how these may be resolved.
• Acting as the first interface between home and school (and other agencies required) and ensuring regular and high quality communication for transparency between school and home.
• Organising and delivering a high quality tutorial programme.
• Checking homework completion through ClassCharts and other administrative duties related to the Behaviour for Learning system.

Year Leaders and Progress Leaders

After the Form Tutor, the Year Leader is the next point of contact for students and parents.  They are responsible to the Deputy Headteacher.  The duties of the Year Leader are to support the team in the pastoral and personal guidance of the students, the welfare of the year group, and the advice given to students, in the discipline of students and the setting of sanctions.  The Progress Leaders liaise with Form Tutors and the Deputy Headteacher on pastoral matters, where necessary, with Heads of Department and subject teachers on matters of concern to their year groups.

The Year Leader and Progress Leader are responsible for student culture, on the placing of Tutors within the pastoral team, and for briefing the team, as well as advising the Deputy Headteacher.  The Year Leader can apply sanctions in accordance with the School's Sanctions Policy, and will refer to the Deputy Headteacher breaches of discipline, aggressive behaviour and cases of persistent bullying.  The Year Leader will also have an overview of the target setting, assessment and data for all learners.