All staff in Inverclyde Academy have a clear responsibility for the care and welfare of its young people. In addition, all young people are allocated to a ‘House’ and a Principal Teacher Pupil Support (PTPS) on entering the school. This provides a vital link between home and school as the PTPS has an ‘all-round’ picture of a pupil’s progress and general health and well-being. In most cases, a parents/carers first point of contact with the school will be the PTPS.