Pupil Support

In The James Young High School we organise pupil support based on a House system.

This means that each pupil is allocated to a class and a teacher who meet for 10 minutes each morning. This is known as a Personal Support Class. Each class is linked with a House grouping which has a House Head, House Leader and a Pupil Support Worker.

Our Houses are called: Jura, Yell, Harris

It is hoped that the House team works with the same pupil from S1 to S6, and in time, pupils from the same family will have the same House Head. Wherever possible, the pupils are taught Personal and Social Education by their House Head.

House Structure
House	Head of House	House Lead	Pupil Support Worker	Tutor Groups
Jura	Mrs Colthart	Mr. Bell	Mrs Blackie	1A, 1B, 1.H, 2A, 2B,2G 3A, 3B, 3H 4A, 4B, 5A, 5B, 5H, 6A, 6B, 6H
Yell	Mrs. Pirie	Mr. Southam	Mrs. Fisher	1C, 1D, 1.G, 2C, 2D, 2H, 3C, 3D, 3G, 4C, 4G, 5C, 5D, 5G 6C, 6D,
Harris	Mr. Shafat (Acting Head of House)	Mrs. Ferns (Acting House Leader)	Ms McGregor	1E, 1F, 1.11, 2E, 2F, 3E, 3F, 3H, 4E, 4F, 5E, 5F, 5G, 6E, 6F

Each House has an S6 House Captain, who, along with the Prefect Team, report to the School Captain Team.

In addition, all pupils are supported by a Pupil Support Manager who provides the link with external agencies and the pupil support team who oversee latecoming and attendance. Where appropriate, additional support is provided by the support for learning team which consists of teachers and pupil support workers. The nurture team also works with our more vulnerable pupils, and the i-aspire team works with pupils who find school and/or their curriculum challenging.

Our autism resource provides specialist support for up to 18 pupils and is also staffed by both teachers and pupil support workers. A significant number of external agencies work with our pupils, staff and parents where this is relevant to the pupil's needs. All of our pupils are part of our House structure - sometimes known as a 'vertical' structure.

The whole area of pupil support is line managed by the Depute Head Pupil Support, Mrs. Evelyn Russell.