TUTORS
Students have tutor time every Monday Morning. Tutors check on their student’s progress, monitor their planners, give notices and lead discussions on the theme of the week. They keep an eye on student’s levels of organisation, punctuality and attendance.
Your child’s tutor is your first point of contact for any questions or concerns you may have.
To contact your child’s tutor email admin@thecityacademy.org
Please include the student’s name, year group and, if you know it, the name of their tutor.
You may also receive phone calls home from your child’s tutor about their achievements in school or any concerns we have.
HEADS OF YEAR
Heads of Year (HOY) are responsible for pastoral care at the academy. They have an overview of their students’ education including their attainment, welfare and behaviour. Each HOY works closely with their Deputy Head of Year (DHOY).
The head of year team celebrate students’ achievements through reward activities and positive reports. They also help manage behaviour.
They will contact parents and carers directly to discuss concerns around attendance, punctuality or specific incidents.
They have an important role in looking after the wellbeing and welfare of our students. HOY and DHOY are available to talk to for both students and parents or carers who are concerned.
To contact your child’s Heads of Year or Deputy Heads of Year email admin@thecityacademy.org
Please include the student’s name, year group and, if you know it, the name of the person you are trying to contact.
Personal Advisers
All students have a Personal Adviser who meets with them regularly in larger groups and one-to-one. Aspirational targets are discussed and agreed in conjunction with parents, forming a Student Learning Plan.
External agencies are coordinated by the Head of Learning and students are referred to this additional support if required.
Wellbeing and welfare
If you have any concerns about your child’s wellbeing or want to discuss issues that may be affecting their attendance, punctuality or behaviour please do let us know.
It is best to contact your child’s tutor, Personal Adviser or Head of Year in the first instance.
Following this, if you need further assistance contact reception to arrange a meeting with a member of the Senior Leadership Team or our Education Welfare Officer (EWO), Khonzokuhle Ndlovu
In school students have many members of staff they can talk to. These include:
- Tutors and Heads of Year
- Safeguarding officers: Ms Eden Atewojaye, Ms Ayla Brewer, Mr Fergus Kirby, Mr David Brown, Mr Olu Ladega
- Counselling and mentoring: Ms Precious Meta-Kabemba,
- Health Guidance: Ms Rubina Parvin
- Education Welfare Officer: Ms Khonzokuhle Ndlovu
There are lots of useful resources on our website.
Wellbeing help and advice for:
HOUSE SYSTEM
Students are grouped into four houses:
Aldgate | Ludgate | Moorgate | Newgate
The House System is used to motivate students to achieve, through a range of activities and competitions, from reading to sport.
Each house has a student captain and vice-captain who help run events and motivate their house.
Bullying
The academy encourages all students to challenge bullying. Students should report incidents, inside and outside the academy, to a member of staff, who will tackle it promptly and sensitively. Bullying is defined as repeated, deliberate and hurtful behaviour that can take many forms.
If you have any concerns, please contact your child’s tutor or Head of Year in the first instance.
Merits
All students can earn merits good behaviour, excellent effort or attainment, attendance, or reading. These merits translate into prizes for individual achievements as well as awards for top attaining Houses, tutor groups and year groups.
Achievements are celebrated in assemblies and communicated home via positive postcards and the school newspaper, ‘The City Times’.
The academy empowers polite, conscientious, disciplined and successful students who want to achieve. All members of the community know they are valued and can work, learn, and teach without inappropriate disruption. Students must respect one another, respect the property of others, respect the school environment, and follow the academy rules.
PHSCE
Students learn how to maximise their physical, emotional and spiritual wellbeing through a programme of personal, health, social, career and emotional awareness (PHSCE). This includes compulsory curriculum on relationships and sex education (RSE) and health education.