Guidance and Pastoral Support
The Guidance Department comprises of:
Mrs Byers (Kyle House)
Mrs Butler-Robson (Galloway House)
Mr Robertson (Carrick House)
Mr McGuigan (Attendance)
Ayr Academy Counselling Service
The in-school counselling service is currently available 5 days a week to all pupils and staff within the school community. The counselling room is based in Pupil Support Room 2. This is a confidential service which operates from the BACP Code of Ethics where confidentiality is paramount.
The school counsellors are:
Maria Berry (Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday)
Alan McLauchlan (Monday and Friday)
Pupils who would like to self-refer should complete a referral form and post it in one of the three locked red post boxes around the school. These post boxes can be found outside the school office, outside the counselling room and outside the guidance office. Pupils should be assured that only the school counsellors have access to these locked post boxes. Referral forms can be found next to each post box.
Trauma Informed Contact and Care (TICC)
Trauma Informed Contact and Care (TICC) is a unique Police and Education early intervention safeguarding partnership that supports children and young people exposed to domestic abuse.
Being part of Trauma Informed Contact and Care means that schools will receive a notification from Police Scotland before the start of the next school day when a child or young person has been involved in or exposed to a domestic abuse incident in the previous 24 hours.
The information is given in strict confidence to the school’s designated contacts who will be the Head Teacher, Depute Head Teacher, Child Protection Co-ordinator or Named Person. This will enable support to be given dependent on the wellbeing needs and wishes of the child or young person.
The designated contacts have received additional information about Trauma Informed Contact and Care and the impact of Domestic Abuse on children and young people.
Trauma Informed Contact and Care supports us to get it right for every child.
