Health and Wellbeing
The values ‘Be Kind’, ‘Work Hard’ and ‘Get Involved’ are central to the ethos of the School and our Staff recognise that excellent pastoral care makes a vital contribution to the intellectual and social development of each individual pupil.
Dollar Academy recognises that, in order for every young person to succeed to the best of their abilities, they must do so in a caring and secure environment; one which will encourage them to develop self-confidence and social skills, one where the relationship between all members of the community is based on trust and respect.
In order to foster this trusting relationship Dollar has a well developed pastoral and guidance system. Guidance Staff also have a role in curricular guidance and in discipline – in essence, they have a complete overview of each child’s progress and development, social, emotional and academic.
Our Guidance Staff
In the Senior School, all staff recognise that they have a part to play in guidance, but the main pastoral responsibility lies with the Guidance Staff who are likely to be the first point of contact for pupils and their parents if there are pastoral concerns. For boarders, the first point of contact will generally be Houseparents.
In each year, Guidance Staff include a Head of Year and an Assistant Head of Year. In addition, all pupils in the Senior School meet daily with a Form Tutor. Form VI pupils are allocated a Personal Tutor and UCAS Advisor to give extra guidance for their transition onwards from Dollar Academy, and all pupils have access to our pupil counsellor
In the Prep and Junior School, guidance of pupils is directly overseen by the Class Teachers and is fully supported by the Head and the Deputy Heads of the Prep and Junior Schools, who all play a full and active part in promoting positive values to all Prep and Junior School pupils, parents and staff alike.
Medical Centre
Dollar Academy Medical Centre is led by Registered Nurses, Karen Finnie and Krissy Scott. The Medical Centre is open Monday to Friday during term time, from 8:30am until 5pm.
The School Nurses attend to injury and illness amongst pupils and staff on site, and are responsible for the provision of health screening, medical examinations and vaccination programmes in line with National Health Service guidelines.
They work in close conjunction with senior management and Guidance Staff with regard to pupil welfare, participate in the delivery of health related topics in the School’s PSE programme, and support Dollar Academy’s Health and Wellbeing programme.
