How We Support our Pupils

Meet our Pastoral Team

Mr Tunde King 

Tunde.King@eba.e-act.org.uk 

Mr Chris Jepson-Brown 

Christopher.Jepson-Brown@eba.e-act.org.uk 

Miss Susan Sheffield 

Susan.Sheffield@eba.e-act.org.uk 

Mrs Angela Poole 

Angela.Poole@eba.e-act.org.uk 

Miss Emily Smith 

Emily.Smith@eba.e-act.org.uk 

At E-ACT Blackley Academy we believe that good pastoral support focuses on nurturing the individual needs of each child. We aim to build trusting and empathic relationships with all our pupils and their families. E-ACT Blackley Academy understands the importance of enabling the voice of the child to be heard to promote safeguarding and well-being.

We are very fortunate to have Mr King at Blackley. His role is to work closely with families to build good communication between home and school. He will then work with the team who play a prominent part in supporting and developing a culture of positive behaviour.

Together the team works with students so they can lead fulfilling and balanced lives at school and beyond. All our staff model to students how to look after themselves and others, encouraging them to seek help or support and advice when they need it. Pastoral care underpins personal development and we know that with pastoral care, students feel they belong and their self-esteem is able to flourish because they feel valued and cared for.

Supporting the pastoral needs of pupils may involve working with external agencies. In these situations we ensure that a confidential, professional, non-judgemental and sensitive service is provided.

Supportive curriculum

The supportive curriculum is a bespoke package of support delivered to children in the Academy. The aim is to develop children’s social and emotional wellbeing by them accessing the following interventions.

Daily Support – The Pastoral Team are available throughout the day to support children who have concerns or worries. During playtime and lunchtime children can spend time with them as part of a package of support or just to drop in for a chat.
1:1 Coaching and Mentoring – Weekly sessions to support young people to recognise their strengths and how to achieve goals for the future.
Group Coaching and Mentoring – Weekly sessions to support young people to recognise their strengths and how to achieve goals for the future.
Nurture – Weekly sessions to support young people to get involved with nurture. Children enjoy helping Mr Brown work on planting and looking after the school chickens.
My Inner Chimp– Weekly sessions to support young people to recognise their strengths and how to achieve goals for the future.
Bereavement Support – Weekly sessions to support young people to deal with loss.
Zones of Regulation – Weekly sessions to support young people to recognise their emotions and to develop strategies on how to support themselves.
Trauma Informed Approach – We have a trauma informed approach to support pupils in school.

Supporting Pupils with Medical Needs

E-ACT is committed to ensuring that all students with medical conditions can access and enjoy the same opportunities as any other student and that they are able to play a full and active role in school life, remain healthy and achieve their academic potential.

E-ACT will ensure that its academies implement and maintain an effective management system for the administration of medicines to all students in our care in order to ensure that appropriate support is provided to individual students with medical needs.

Please contact our SENCO, Miss Gemma Spence on 0161 740 2185 , if you have any questions regarding your child’s medical needs.

Click here to view our Medical Needs Page

Family Support
Rhonda Alleyne and Gemma Spence are very experienced in supporting families who have issues at home. They can offer a broad range of advice and are available at anytime.

Individual Children’s Medical Needs
Our Individual Health Care Plan lead, Miss Gemma Spence, can be contacted if you need to discuss any specific health care needs.

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