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Bothwellpark High School School Handbook 2019-20 1 Contents: Page Content 1 Front Page 2 Contents 3 Head Teacher’s Welcome 4 School Information 5 Staff Team and School Hours 6 School Dates 7 Joining Bothwellpark High School 8 Senior Management Team remits 9 Curriculum for Excellence 12 Additional Support Needs 15 School Improvement Plan Homework School Ethos 16 Spiritual, Social, Moral and Cultural Values Extra-Curricular Activities Freedom of Information 21 Child Protection Adult Protection School Discipline Supervision 22 Home School Links Attendance at School 25 Meals 26 Placing Requests Education Maintenance Allowance 27 Transport 28 Medical and Health Care 29 Information in Emergencies The Parent Forum 30 Attainment and National Qualification Results 31 Key Contacts Specialist terms Qualifying Statement Statistical Information 32 Additional Useful Contacts 2 Head Teacher Introduction It is an absolute privilege to work at Bothwellpark High School and since joining the team in August 2018, I have been proud to lead a dedicated team of staff who regularly go above and beyond to offer learning experiences tailored to the needs of our children. We recognise the importance of lifelong learning and work together, with families and partners in health, social work, and wider education services to reflect on and develop our knowledge and skills to support and challenge the ever changing needs of our school community. We are a non-denominational secondary school providing a learning environment that meets the needs of children who have a range of complex additional support needs and mostly live in the south of North Lanarkshire Council. Our school has grown significantly in the past two years and there have been changes in the staff team. This has given us an opportunity to revisit some of the foundations of our school and from this we are developing a whole school approach to nurture. The Nurture Principles of: Children’s learning is understood developmentally The school and classroom offers a safe base Nurture is important for the development of wellbeing Language is understood as a vital means of communication Transitions are significant in the lives of children All behaviour is communication are used to guide our practice and professional learning moving forward. Our curriculum is focused on developing the skills, abilities and talents of children to enable them to progress in their learning journey to become confident individuals, successful learners, effective contributors and responsible citizens, the underpinning capacities we aim to develop in Scottish Education. In particular our curriculum is weighted on the development of life skills and children have opportunities to practice these in the school and wider community. Progress can look very different depending on individual children and this is celebrated in ways that are meaningful to them. North Lanarkshire Council has moved to an ‘Education and Families’ service and this is particularly relevant in Bothwellpark High School. We aim to support both the child and their families the best we can as we appreciate the challenges that can arise during a child’s secondary school experience. Many of the children at Bothwellpark High School have complex additional support needs and as a result require intensive support during their school day. We can provide flexibility in our approaches, for example increase time for relaxation or regulating activities during individual children’s days or links with other schools to provide opportunities to extend areas of strength. At Bothwellpark High School we are ambitious for every member of the school community and value the contributions from children, staff, families and the wider team around the school to help us understand our strengths and develop plans to become even better. Please get in touch with any questions you may have. I hope you find the information in the coming pages useful. Information can also be found on our school website, details below. Jane Minelly 3 School Information Name Bothwellpark High School Address Annan Street, Motherwell, ML1 2DL Phone Number 01698 274939 Email address [email protected] Website address https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/nl/bothwellpark/ Twitter @BothwellparkHS Denominational Status Non-denominational Capacity 43 Stages covered S1-6 Current role in each S1 – 8 pupils S4 – 4 pupils year group S2 - 10 pupils S5 – 9 pupils S3 - 6 pupils S6 6 pupils Main features of the Secure entry and play areas school Base classes with small numbers of pupils Individual work spaces High levels of specialised support Sensory areas Shared access to facilities in Our Lady’s High School including PE halls, theatre and canteen. Associated Primary Clydeview School, Motherwell Schools Firpark Primary School, Motherwell Orchard Primary, Wishaw Petersburn Primary, Airdrie Pupils may come from other primary schools, dependent on need Parent Council The Parent Council is currently being revived and more details to follow. Gaelic Provision Not at this time 4 Staff Team Head Teacher Jane Minelly Depute Headteacher Julie Connell-Beaton Principal Teacher John Bradshaw Teachers Steven McAvoy (1 FTE) Iain Dow (1 FTE) Susan Miller (1 FTE) Laura Lynch (1 FTE) Martin Murphy (1 FTE) Amanda McLeod (1 FTE) Denise Kirkham (1 FTE) Kay Haywood ( 1 FTE) Chiara Moscardini (0.6FTE) Additional Support Needs Elaine Leghorn Angela McNee Assistants Donna Scott (3 days) Shirley Meechan (3 days) Heather Jack Lewis Buchanan Margaret Crielly Chloe McCall Paula McEwan Ashley Jones Ann Wilson Susan Mitchell Elaine Jamieson Anne Kirk (3 days) Angela Keeney James Nailen (4 days) Isabell Brown Stephen Irvine David Pearce (4 days) Margaret Sommerville Karen Stewart (3 days) Louise Entrican Clerical Elaine Sheldon Janitorial John Cairns Debbie Tomlinson Nurses Jean Millar Lorraine Dick Allison Young Dental Nurse Kay Reid Speech and Language Jenny Littler Therapy Hazel Kelly Occupational Therapy Diane Sloan Educational Psychology Jackie Lyle School Hours: The school has the same hours from Monday to Friday School Opens: 9.00am Interval 10.15-10.30am Lunch 12.00 to 12.50pm School Closes: 3.30pm 5 School Holiday Dates 2019/20: August 2019 In-service day: Monday 12 August 2019 In-service day: Tuesday 13 August 2019 Pupils return to school: Wednesday 14 August 2019 September 2019 September weekend holidays: Friday 27 September 2019 to Monday 30 September 2019 October 2019 October break: Monday 14 October 2019 to Friday 18 October 2019 (inclusive) November 2019 In- Service day: Monday 18 Nov 2019 December 2019 - January 2020 Christmas and New Year Holidays: Friday 20 December 2019 - Friday 3 January 2020 (inclusive) (School closes 2.30 on Thursday 19 December 2019) (School returns on Monday 6 January 2020) February 2020 Mid-term break: Monday 10 February 2020 and Tuesday 11 February 2020 In Service Day: Wednesday 12 February 2020 March/April 2020 Spring break: Monday 6 April 2020 to Friday 17 April 2020 (inclusive) Good Friday 10 April 2020 and Easter Monday 13 April 2020 May 2020 May day holiday: Monday 4 May 2020 In-Service day: 5 May 2020 May weekend holiday: Friday 22 May 2020 and Monday 25 May 2020 June 2020 School closes: Wednesday 24 June 2020 6 Joining Bothwellpark High School – Transfer and Enrolement Children transfer to Bothwellpark between the ages of 11 ½ and 12 ½ and this is arranged via North Lanarkshire Resource Allocation Panel. Parents/carers will be involved in the arrangements with the primary schools and final decisions will be shared as soon as possible in the year preceding the date of transfer at the start of the new session. To support children and families joining Bothwellpark there are opportunities to visit the school for social events and shared learning in the final year of primary. Getting it Right for Me Plans are given to Bothwellpark school staff from primary to ensure effective support and challenge to be continued. Building relationships with families is very important to us and it is the remit of the Depute Head teacher to support the transfer from Primary to Secondary. Parents wishing to contact the school can do so by telephone or email. Parental visits to the school are arranged as part of the transitional planning process. School leaving dates follow the guidance of North Lanarkshire Council; pupils being either summer or Christmas Leavers. Pupils tend to stay on to the end of their sixth year and move on to college placements and / or supported social and vocational opportunities in the community. 7 SMT Remits: Across the management team, we have specific remits as follows: PT DHT HT Aspects of School Self Aspects of School Self School Self Evaluation Evaluation Evaluation Improvement Planning Contributing to consulting, Contributing to consulting, writing and implementing writing and implementing Health and Safety the School Improvement the School Improvement Plan Plan Quality Assurance Mentoring new staff Induction of new staff Moderation BGE – Senior Phase Professional development Curriculum Overview Transition across the staff team including TCI/Moving and Line Management S4-6 Senior Phase curriculum Handling staff lead Primary – Secondary Named Person Service Wider Achievement Transition Citizenship and BGE curriculum lead Child Protection Co- Community Learning ordinator ICT Lead Pastoral Care S4-6 Senior Phase transition to SQA adult services Pupil Council / Eco Council Lead Co-ordinator for residential TCI System experiences Implementation Co-ordinator for students Tracking and Monitoring and volunteers Planning and Reporting Respectful Relationships / Behaviour support across Family Learning the school Parent Council School timetabling and cover Career Long Professional Learning Managing delegated budgets School Budget Pastoral Care S1-3 System Level Planning in Communication Champion Local Authority Line Management S1-3 staff Equal Opportunities The school is committed to ensuring its policies and practices do not impact adversely on any particular group(s) of people and opportunities to promote equality are actively pursued. 8 Curriculum for Excellence What is Curriculum for Excellence? Curriculum for Excellence is Scotland’s national curriculum.
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