You will find a range of professional support services in the Post 16 Centre to help you make the best of your stay here.
This is a summary of the information you may need before you arrive:
- Personal Tutors and Mentors
- Personal Assistants
- Student Counsellor
- Careers Adviser
- Financial Advice
Personal Tutor and Mentor
All
students enrolled in Greenford are allotted a personal tutor
who is available
- To assist you at any time
- To prepare you for educational and career choice
- To offer guidance or counselling
- To help you to make your own decisions, to support the 'subject';
teaching, to assist each student to develop her/his own
lifestyle and to respect others
- To be a first contact for student, teacher and parents.
- To prepare references
- To monitor your academic progress
As a student at Greenford you can expect to have
- Well prepared and appropriate teaching
- Adequate textbooks and resources
- Syllabus and course outlines
- Details of assignments to be completed and assessed each half term
- Supervised study time
- Tutorial advice
- Career guidance
- Assistance with Higher Education applications, guidance
and counseling
- A compact with a Higher Education establishment
- Access to Information Technology
- Leisure activities
- A more adult registration system
Pastoral Support Workers
We
have four Pastoral Support Workers; Angela, Sally, Fuad
and Sheila who are available to assist students with work and
personal difficulties as well as liaise with parents and teachers
and check on attendance.
There are also many external agencies available to students
to help with many issues including advice about benefits,
housing, immigration or any other issues, which are causing
you anxiety and affecting your ability to study; for example,
EMA, travel, health and welfare issues.
Pathways/Progression Advisor
Mark Burton of CfBT ............... Tel: 0208 578 9152 ext.1701
School Counsellor
We
also have the services of the School Counsellor with whom
appointments can be made. Please see the Post 16 Office to
make an appointment.
Careers Advisor
Mark Burton of CfBT Connexions team has a permanent office in the
school and is available for consultation. His telephone number is 0208 578 9152 ext.1701
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