{"id":27,"date":"2026-05-19T14:11:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T13:11:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sa\/prestwickacademy\/?page_id=27"},"modified":"2026-10-16T12:58:38","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T11:58:38","slug":"school-staff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sa\/prestwickacademy\/our-school\/school-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Guidance Team"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our Guidance Team plays an important role in supporting the wellbeing, progress and personal development of our young people.\u00a0 Each pupil has a named Guidance Teacher who can provide support with school, personal matters and next steps.<\/p>\n<p>The team works closely with pupils, parents\/carers and partner agencies to help ensure that every young person feels supported, included and able to make the most of their time at Prestwick Academy.<\/p>\n<table style=\"width:100%;text-align:center;border-collapse:collapse\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:33.33%;vertical-align:top;padding:15px\">\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-27 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sa\/public\/prestwickacademy\/uploads\/sites\/12570\/2026\/09\/19164555\/Mr-Hamilton-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Mr Hamilton, PTG\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sa\/public\/prestwickacademy\/uploads\/sites\/12570\/2026\/09\/19164555\/Mr-Hamilton-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sa\/public\/prestwickacademy\/uploads\/sites\/12570\/2026\/09\/19164555\/Mr-Hamilton-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sa\/public\/prestwickacademy\/uploads\/sites\/12570\/2026\/09\/19164555\/Mr-Hamilton-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sa\/public\/prestwickacademy\/uploads\/sites\/12570\/2026\/09\/19164555\/Mr-Hamilton-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sa\/public\/prestwickacademy\/uploads\/sites\/12570\/2026\/09\/19164555\/Mr-Hamilton-624x624.jpg 624w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sa\/public\/prestwickacademy\/uploads\/sites\/12570\/2026\/09\/19164555\/Mr-Hamilton.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-135'>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Mr Hamilton<\/strong><br>PT Guidance<br>Eriskay House\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:33.33%;vertical-align:top;padding:15px\">\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-27 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"290\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sa\/public\/prestwickacademy\/uploads\/sites\/12570\/2026\/09\/19164557\/Mrs-Alexander-290x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Mrs Alexander, PTG\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-136\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sa\/public\/prestwickacademy\/uploads\/sites\/12570\/2026\/09\/19164557\/Mrs-Alexander-290x300.jpg 290w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sa\/public\/prestwickacademy\/uploads\/sites\/12570\/2026\/09\/19164557\/Mrs-Alexander.jpg 313w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 290px) 100vw, 290px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-136'>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Mrs Alexander<\/strong><br>PT Guidance<br>Tiree House\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:33.33%;vertical-align:top;padding:15px\">\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-27 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sa\/public\/prestwickacademy\/uploads\/sites\/12570\/2026\/09\/19164558\/Mrs-Blackwood-195x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Mrs Blackwood, PTG\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sa\/public\/prestwickacademy\/uploads\/sites\/12570\/2026\/09\/19164558\/Mrs-Blackwood-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sa\/public\/prestwickacademy\/uploads\/sites\/12570\/2026\/09\/19164558\/Mrs-Blackwood.jpg 215w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-137'>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Mrs Blackwood<\/strong><br>PT Guidance<br>Skye House\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:33.33%;vertical-align:top;padding:15px\">\n<div id='gallery-4' 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width=\"253\" height=\"278\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sa\/public\/prestwickacademy\/uploads\/sites\/12570\/2026\/09\/19164603\/Mrs-Hughes.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Mrs Hughes, PTG\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-139\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-139'>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Mrs Hughes<\/strong><br>PT Guidance<br>Harris House\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:33.33%;vertical-align:top;padding:15px\">\n<div id='gallery-6' class='gallery galleryid-27 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sa\/public\/prestwickacademy\/uploads\/sites\/12570\/2026\/09\/19164607\/Ms-Russell-Guidance-Social-Subjects-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Ms Russell, 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