We recognise that parents and carers play a pivotal role in helping their child transition from school to college.
Supporting your young person
We know how important the involvement and support of parents and carers is to our students. We believe that a close partnership with our students’ parents and carers can have a very positive effect on the students’ overall performance at college. Here you’ll find lots of information that might be helpful to you, either as a parent or carer with a young person already studying at the College, or with a young person considering applying here.
In order to help students reach their full potential, here are some of the ways in which we are committed to working with you:
College Connect
College Connect is our online portal for parents and carers which allows you to track the progress of your young person at college. You will be able to see what courses they are enrolled on, timetables, attendance data, mark book grades and progress reports. We also store any general communications with parents and carers on this site.
Parents and carers who have been identified as permitted contacts by students will be able to log on to College Connect to gain secure access to a range of live information.
Additional Learning Support
We strongly believe that all students have the right to equal access to education. If your child has a learning difficulty or disability, they will be offered support from our Additional Learning Support team for the duration of their time at the college. As well as succeeding in their study programme, we actively encourage students to take part in enrichment activities and will put in place all reasonable assistance for students with additional learning support needs to do so.
Careers Advice
Students are encouraged to visit the Progression + Centre at the Chichester campus, where specially-trained staff are on hand to provide careers advice, CV writing and interview tips, as well as guidance on routes into Apprenticeships. Students can also email progressionplus@chichester.ac.uk.
Parents’ Evenings
The parent/carer evening is the perfect opportunity to meet your child’s subject tutors and student tutor to discuss their progress. It is an excellent opportunity for tutors to address any problems or difficulties that your child may be experiencing and we strongly recommend that you attend.
Progress Reviews
During the autumn and spring terms, subject tutors meet with students to review their progress, attendance, punctuality, attitude to learning and ability to meet deadlines. Students will be given clear advice on what they need to do to advance towards their target grade, with any necessary support put in place where there are concerns about attainment.
Pastoral Support Tutors
The team of Pastoral Support Tutors monitor progress, attendance and wellbeing of students during their time at College. Each student aged 16-18 will have three one to ones a year with their Pastoral Support Tutor to help support them
Where barriers are identified to the students learning and progress they are placed on the referral process where they are met on an individual basis to help to support them through our Positive Behaviour Management Strategy.
Useful Links
- NSPCC helpline:Â https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/our-services/nspcc-helpline/
- Talk to Frank:Â https://www.talktofrank.com/get-help/worried-about-a-child
- Anorexia and Bulimia care:Â https://www.talk-ed.org.uk/
- Young Minds:Â https://youngminds.org.uk/find-help/for-parents/
- Emerging Minds:Â https://emergingminds.org.uk/
- Family Lives:Â https://www.familylives.org.uk/advice/teenagers/health-wellbeing/self-harm/
Need more information?
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to call our team on 01243 786321.