Support for Emotional & Social Development
At Hartside Primary Academy we are an inclusive school. We consult with a wide range of external agencies and we maintain close partnerships in order to access the best professional advice to ensure the emotional and social development needs of SEN children are met.
Inspired by our school character traits / school values staff believe that high self-esteem is crucial and aim to support and promote the emotional wellbeing of all children. On a daily basis the class teacher is responsible for the pastoral and social care of every child in their class, therefore this would be the parents’ first point of contact should further advice or support be required.
Hartside Primary Academy has and maintains close links with External Partnerships, such as the Piece of Mind Team, in order to access the best professional advice. We also link with Local Authority and private providers of additional services, such as: Occupational Therapy, CAMHS (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service) School Nursing Service, Social Services and Medical Professionals. We often hold multi-professional meetings in school, so that parents are comfortable in the school environment and the child can join us easily, if it is appropriate.
As a school we have a very positive approach to all types of behaviour with a positive reward system that follows a restorative approach to behaviour management. We also operate Class dojo. The children are rewarded with dojos for positive behaviour that link to our school character traits/school values. Children can be awarded Dojo dollars when the reach 100 dojos and certificates at the end of the week. Children may also be nominated for Star of the Week award from each class, which may be given for academic or non-academic reasons (linked again to our school character traits/school values), and often for things they do over and above the basic expectations in school. These systems are embedded across school and the children enjoy their celebrations and rewards.
We have trained peer mediators that are there to support any pupil/pupils who are having friendship issues. If the peer mediators have concerns they pass them onto Miss Oliver, who is the peer mediator lead.
Attendance of every child is monitored on a daily basis. Lateness and absence are recorded using our electronic register and signing in system and reports are generated for review by the senior leadership team. We encourage 100% attendance through an incentive scheme. We award children with vouchers termly for 100% attendance. Where attendance becomes an issue, we aim to work closely with the parents to remove any barriers.
