Calderhead is a caring community – the role of the Pupil Support staff is to ensure that each child is treated as an individual and to be the first point of contact for both the pupil and the home. Each pupil in Calderhead High School is assigned a Pupil Support teacher. The Pupil Support Team can be contacted throughout the course of the day in the Pupil Support Base. They can be contacted at intervals and lunchtimes or pupils can make an appointment to see them. They get to know each pupil in their charge and their help and advice is always available to pupils and to parents. All pupils will be allocated to one of four House Groups, which will be led by a Principal Teacher of Pupil Support.

Pupil Support Team

Mrs Angela Buchanan

Mrs Gillian Horn

Mrs Phee

Mr Graeme Russell

Mrs Ros Ward

Mrs Elaine Byrne, Home School Partnership Officer

Peer Support

In addition to the Pupil Support provided by a named member of staff, pupils in S1 are offered the support of a senior pupil as a ‘buddy’. Pupils meet regularly to chat about life in secondary school, and advice and assistance is given in planning, target setting and involvement in the life of the school.

Personalisation and Choice in the Curriculum

The Pupil Support team offers much help to both parents and pupils with regard to course option choices. Towards the end of the second term of S2, arrangements are made so that parents can be informed about aspects of personalisation and choice within the broad General Education (BGE) phase. This information will be provided in booklet form to both parents and pupils and is intended as a helpful guide. Further input will be given by SMT and Pupil Support staff at specially arranged information evenings and in individual pupil meetings.

Similarly, at the end of S3, S4 and S5, Pupil Support staff meet with pupils to discuss option choices for the range of subjects they hope to study in the following session. Parents will be invited to attend an information evening about the curriculum in the Senior Phase, and provisional choices are indicated in March each year. These choices are finalised in August following the publication of National Qualifications results. Alterations are sometimes required in the programme of study at this stage and Pupil Support staff liaise with pupils and parents about this.

Pupil Support Contact Details

Mrs Ward – nlwardr@northlan.org.uk

Mr Leitch – nlleitchs@northlan.org.uk

Mrs Buchanan – nlbuchanana@northlan.org.uk

Mrs Phee – nlpheec@northlan.org.uk

Mr Graeme Russell – nlrussellg@northlan.org.uk