Pastoral System

Aureus School is split into Key Stage Teams, each of which are led by Mr Gilkes and Ms Powell, our Assistant Headteachers. 

Your child will be allocated to a Coaching group when they join the school and your child's coach is your first point of contact for any school related concerns. Your child's coach will meet with their coaching group each day and offer support for their school journey. 

Each Key Stage also has dedicated Personal Welfare Leaders, a Student Inclusion Leader and a Home School Link Worker to support your child. Each one of these associate staff specialises with areas of need common to adolescents and are all qualified Deputy Safeguarding Leads. 

In addition to the Key Stage Teams, we have a number of associate staff who work across the whole school to support our students. These are our Attendance Officer, who works with Oxfordshire County Council to ensure that students attend school regualrly, our Designated Safeguarding Lead and Student Welfare Manager, who both manage safeguarding and welfare concerns and our SENDCo, who is an expert in provision and interventions for students with special educational needs.

All Aureus staff are committed to their duty of care for our students, promoting our core values of Ambition, Resilience and Respect at all times.

We strive to make every student feel safe and supported and adopt a proactive approach through coaching times, assemblies and our Personal Wellbeing curriculum to provide guidance and personal development.

We also work closely with internal and external agencies including our SEND support and Inclusion Team, local support charities, CAMHS, the School Health Nurse team, and wider social care to ensure that every student is able to thrive.