LOVE - SERVE - GROW
"Working together for the good of all"
LOVE - SERVE - GROW
"Working together for the good of all"
At St. Michael’s we firmly believe in catering for as many of the needs of our stakeholders as possible. We are fortunate to have pupils who come from Service Families at our school.
We are aware of the constant mobility factor for the children and the need to ensure that the systems are in place to help them settle when they join our school. The Military Child's Poem (above) encapsulates what it means to be a military child at school, moving around and unable to put down roots. For this reason we are keen as a school to ensure the children whose parents are serving in the military forces feel welcomed and furthermore, we are keen to ensure that we foster links with these children and their families and support them and given as much support as possible to settle.
One form of support we offer the children is a weekly social meeting. The ‘S.A.S.’ group meet to discuss aspects which include:
Any concerns they may have as service children at our school;
Buddy up with other service children across the school;
Socialise and plan for events for the group;
Enjoy buddy activities.
This group recognises the need to provide additional pastoral support to the young children when parents are deployed and a network to share any worries and concerns.