At Lurgan Junior High School, safeguarding is paramount, built upon our core values of respect, responsibility, and resilience. We are committed to fostering a safe and supportive environment where every child can thrive holistically, developing socially, emotionally, physically, and spiritually. Our safeguarding practices ensure that children are protected from harm, and empowered to build healthy relationships, make responsible choices, and demonstrate resilience in the face of challenges. We believe in nurturing a community where every child feels valued, heard, and safe, allowing them to reach their full potential. Our Safeguarding Team consists of all five members of the Senior Leadership Team in school and each member is trained in how to report and support a pupil who may disclose physical, social or emotional harm.

 

One of your child’s key adults in school is the Form Teacher. In most cases, pupils will have the same Form Teacher for all three years at Lurgan Junior High School. This means the Form Teachers will get to know pupils well and will look out for them in school in order to make sure that they are settled, happy and giving of their best. If any child has a concern, they can talk to their Form Teacher. Another key adult is the Year Head. There are two Year Heads for each year group - one for girls and one for boys. They support pupils and, along with the Form Teachers, help ensure pupils are achieving academically, socially and emotionally. Sometimes, pupils may feel they need extra support, and our School Counsellor is available at least one day each week.

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We enjoy an excellent partnership with the Reach Mentoring Team working with school in a mentoring capacity and we also have two Reach Connect workers in school every day whose role is to support pupils pastorally and academically on a 1:1 or small group basis to engage in their learning. We are also grateful for our partnership with ‘Aspire’, a local charity which exists to help pupils by providing support, resources and free tuition. The Aspire team works with a group of our pupils across all three year groups on one afternoon each week, after school.