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15/03/24

Our Yr9 students did a very selfless good deed today; picking up litter, whilst showing RESPECT for their community, one of our 3 core values!Well done everyone!! pic.twitter.com/3i2YHKwwHG

15/03/24

The Yr8s did not disappoint, when it was their turn to show off their vocal talents this week! They sounded great with their rendition of 'Can't Stop the Feeling' complete with dance moves! Well done to everyone, especially 8C who came out on top this time! pic.twitter.com/nffaxkgAVF

15/03/24

Happy Pi (3.141592653589793238462643383279502884197) day yesterday from Ms Robinson and our Yr11 girls! pic.twitter.com/oA52W8r7K5

15/03/24

It was another wonderful sing off with our Yr7s this week! They put everything into One Direction's 'What Makes you Beautiful' with 7C coming out on top this time - Well done! pic.twitter.com/0rYDvIZmjl

15/03/24

The Yr8s did not disappoint, when it was their turn to show off their vocal talents this week! They sounded great with their rendition of 'Can't Stop the Feeling' complete with dance moves! Well done everyone! pic.twitter.com/mSCmqoOk3o

15/03/24

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13/03/24

Well done team - We made the news!A very big 'Thank You' to Miss Church for organising such a great event!https://t.co/zWyjGn6IN3 pic.twitter.com/IP3CCXcSNz

12/03/24

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11/03/24

Congratulations to the students from who performed outstandingly well at the Rotary in the Thames Valley District Final of the Youth Speaks Debating Competition. pic.twitter.com/PFIHCu0yBx

08/03/24

Here is this week's update from Kirsty Rogers:https://t.co/xA5yFgKnmD pic.twitter.com/nOBNIT6fq1

08/03/24

Thank you to everyone who came to our first PCA 'Community Quiz Night' last night!It was a brilliantly written quiz by Lisa Wooten.Well done to the winning team 'Just Friends' and a special 'thank you' to the PCA who organised the event! £250 was raised in ticket sales alone. pic.twitter.com/QTkdKCc9mR

08/03/24

We are extremely proud of our incredibly courageous Yr8s; Megan, Kasper, Jackson & Tilly.They competed against 6 other schools in the annual Youth Speaker Competition Held in Reading last night and finished 3rd, which is so commendable. Well done! pic.twitter.com/u4Jpf5dbB2

08/03/24

Today, is International Women's Day,This is a day where we can celebrate the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. It seems appropriate, therefore, to share our Headteacher Kirsty Rogers' article: https://t.co/6kIYtWv2m2

07/03/24

Y8 investigate displacement reactions. They completed a really challenging investigation with excellent results. pic.twitter.com/ScPs1qkFBO

07/03/24

Whose books are these? The possible members of staff these books belong to:Mrs Clark, Miss Geels, Mr Tristram, Miss Street, Miss Peruga, Mr Hayden, Mr Money, Mr Baker, Ms Rogers, Miss Baker, Miss Kenny, Miss Costar, Mrs Burbage, Miss Hall, Mrs Haycock, Mr Gregory & Mr Wilkinson pic.twitter.com/KVGLmqATvE

07/03/24

Whose books are these? The possible members of staff these books belong to:Mrs Clark, Miss Geels, Mr Tristram, Miss Street, Miss Peruga, Mr Hayden, Mr Money, Mr Baker, Ms Rogers, Miss Baker, Miss Kenny, Miss Costar, Mrs Burbage, Miss Hall, Mrs Haycock, Mr Gregory & Mr Wilkinson pic.twitter.com/lLiOQcXZDS

07/03/24

Whose books are these? The possible members of staff these books belong to:Mrs Clark, Miss Geels, Mr Tristram, Miss Street, Miss Peruga, Mr Hayden, Mr Money, Mr Baker, Ms Rogers, Miss Baker, Miss Kenny, Miss Costar, Mrs Burbage, Miss Hall, Mrs Haycock, Mr Gregory & Mr Wilkinson pic.twitter.com/qyqgMiAIld

07/03/24

Whose books are these? The possible members of staff these books belong to:Mrs Clark, Miss Geels, Mr Tristram, Miss Street, Miss Peruga, Mr Hayden, Mr Money, Mr Baker, Ms Rogers, Miss Baker, Miss Kenny, Miss Costar, Mrs Burbage, Miss Hall, Mrs Haycock, Mr Gregory & Mr Wilkinson pic.twitter.com/guTlNSIOIB

07/03/24

Whose books are these? The possible members of staff these books belong to:Mrs Clark, Miss Geels, Mr Tristram, Miss Street, Miss Peruga, Mr Hayden, Mr Money, Mr Baker, Ms Rogers, Miss Baker, Miss Kenny, Miss Costar, Mrs Burbage, Miss Hall, Mrs Haycock, Mr Gregory & Mr Wilkinson pic.twitter.com/kLxnZI6ZOK

07/03/24

We are pleased to announce the values we have chosen are:Ambition, Resilience and Respect.In the coming weeks we will be working with students on slogans to encompass what we mean by each one of these words, and be ready to start threading these through everything we do. pic.twitter.com/ibbD427pA6

Pastoral System

Aureus School is split into Year Group Teams, each of which are led by our Heads of Year (HOY) and who are overseen by Assistant Headteachers with responsibility for each of the Key Stages. 

Each Year Group Team is made up of the Head of Year,  a number of coaches (tutors), who lead coaching groups, each with about twenty-five students.  Each Year Group Team also has its own non-teaching member of staff known as the Pastoral Welfare Leader (PWL), and who has the experience of more complex needs and who has the time to work with students and be in contact with their families when there is a more immediate need that cannot be met by a coach, who may be busy with their teaching commitments. In addition to this, the Teaching Assistants, who work with teachers in each Year Group are also included in the Year Group Teams in order to ensure that the communications between the academic and pastoral teams is fluid and effective and that the support in and out of class is of the very highest quality.

The main function of each of the Year Group Teams is to support the behaviour, attendance and pastoral welfare of students, and that begins first and foremost within their coaching groups which meet at the start of each school day. Coaches provide targeted support for students that struggle to meet Aureus high expectations of behaviour and attendance. Coaches discuss any barriers or issues that the students in their coaching group have and then either provide or signpost appropriate support and guidance and involve their parents and carers to ensure that the adults that care for them understand and play a part of the support they receive.  Should a student have any needs that could benefit from more intensive support it will be offered by the appropriate specialists. 

We also have a number of non-teaching specialists, who work within the Pastoral Team and as such with the Year Group Teams and, who specialise with areas of need common to adolescents. These are our Attendance Officer, who works with Oxfordshire County Council to ensure that students attend school, our Designated Safeguarding Lead and Student Welfare Manager, who both deal with safeguarding and welfare concerns and our SENDCo, who is an expert in provision and interventions for students with special educational needs.

We also work with External Agencies specialist in supporting higher levels of need when appropriate. 

We are proud that our Pastoral Structure enables us to support students quickly and effectively and means that Aureus students learn that becoming excellent global citizens means that when we face challenges we should seek and accept relevant support from those around us .