Pastoral Support

Pastoral Year Group Managers are responsible for the students’ day-to-day welfare. All students in The Venerable Bede Academy have a form tutor who registers their attendance at school in the morning and offers support for their welfare and progress through school. Parents/carers can contact the Pastoral Year Group Managers through the Main Office on any matter concerning their child.

Inclusion

All teachers are committed to supporting students who have learning difficulties. The Learning Support Department works with students, parents/carers, and staff to address the needs of all students. This is done through working in small groups and extra support in mainstream classrooms. The school is well-equipped to allow students with physical disabilities to be fully integrated into mainstream education.

Partnership with Parents/Carers

We value parents’ and carers’ opinions and encourage them to express their views formally through questionnaires, school website interaction, and meetings held during the school year. Parents/carers are informed of all activities and successes through newsletters, the school website, and letters to parents/carers from curriculum and inclusion leaders.

Parents/carers are kept up to date with their child’s progress and targets through an annual written report, interim assessment reports and annual Parents’/Carers’ Evenings. Parents/carers may contact us at any time. The first port of call is always the pupil’s Pastoral Year Group Manager whose knowledge of each student in their care is extensive. Please contact the school office, where you will be asked to leave a contact number to arrange a suitable appointment time. Parents/carers will be asked the nature of their request at the time of making the appointment. Please note an appointment will be offered but we cannot guarantee it will be within 24 hours.