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Hillcrest School

& Sixth Form Centre

Inclusion

At Hillcrest School, we are committed to ensuring that every student has the opportunity to achieve excellent outcomes, regardless of their starting point or individual needs. We are passionate about removing barriers to learning so every young person can flourish both academically and personally.

Our school values underpin all aspects of daily life, encouraging students to show respect, demonstrate resilience, and aspire to succeed in everything they do.

The Pastoral and Inclusion teams work closely together to provide support throughout each student’s educational journey, recognising that some may require additional guidance or intervention at different stages. Whether for a short period or ongoing support, we ensure every student has access to the help they need.

Hillcrest School is dedicated to delivering an inclusive, engaging and appropriately challenging curriculum for all learners. By utilising a wide range of strategies and resources, we equip students with the tools to overcome challenges and reach their full potential.

Pastoral Team 

Form Tutors

At Hillcrest School, every student is a valued member of a form group led by a dedicated Form Tutor. Form Tutors play an essential role in our pastoral structure, acting as the first point of contact for students and their families. They support attendance, wellbeing and everyday school matters, helping to ensure that any concerns are addressed promptly and appropriately. Their close daily contact with students allows them to build strong relationships and provide personalised guidance whenever needed.

Our Pastoral Team consists of highly trained and committed professionals who work collaboratively to ensure that all students can access the full breadth of school life and learning.

Heads of Year

Each team of Form Tutors are supported and guided by a Head of Year, who plays a pivotal role within the pastoral structure at Hillcrest School. Heads of Year provide strategic oversight of attendance, behaviour and student wellbeing across their year group, ensuring that every young person feels supported and able to thrive.

Our experienced staff are equipped to offer guidance, targeted interventions and practical support whenever it is needed. Working closely with a range of external agencies, we ensure that students receive a fully coordinated approach to their pastoral and academic development.

Year 7 Head of Year - Miss J McDonald

Year 8 Head of Year - Miss A Adenike

Year 9 Head of Year - Miss H Winter

Year 10 Head of Year - Miss K Ankiah

Year 11 Head of Year - Miss J Smallwood

Wider Pastoral Team

Mr S Connor-Hemming - Deputy Headteacher (Pastoral), Designated safeguarding lead and looked after child co-ordinator 

Mrs M Bunce - Safeguarding and Welfare Co-ordinator and Designated Mental Health Lead

Miss M Stewart - Administortor/Attendance 

Learner Support

At Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre, our aim is to provide all students with the support they require, to achieve their potential. We promote and succeed in creating an ethos of inclusivity in all of our students’ learning journeys. With high, aspirational expectations, we employ a combination of academic and holistic approaches, to ensure our students strive for their future ambitions.

Regardless of their individual starting points, we prepare all of our students for adulthood and life beyond the Academy; SEND students have appropriate equal opportunities to learning, and wider extra-curricular activities, with all necessary adaptations and reasonable adjustments made, to reduce barriers and enable success.

Every teacher is a teacher of every child or young person, including those with SEND.

(SEND Code of Practice, 2015)

For information about Hillcrest School's support offer please follow link below.
Click here - for Special Educational Needs Information Report

https://www.localofferbirmingham.co.uk/ The Birmingham City Local Offer website gives information about the support  available across education, health and social care. The information on the website is clear and easy to find. It says who a particular service is for, how to apply, and how decisions are made about who gets that service.

The information you should be able to find on the Local Offer Website includes:

  • Sources of support, advice and information for children, young people and families including support groups and forums.

  • Special educational, health and social care provision for children and young people with SEN or disabilities

  • Arrangements to identify and assess children and young people with SEN, including how an assessment can be requested.

  • Other educational provision, for example leisure activities, sports or arts provision,

  • Information about provision to assist in preparing children and young people for adulthood including post-16 education and training provision

  • Arrangements for travel to and from schools, post-16 institutions and early years providers

  • Childcare, including suitable provision for disabled children and those with SEND

  • Support available to young people in higher education, particularly the Disabled Students Allowance (DSA) and the process and timescales for making an application for DSA

  • Arrangements for resolving disagreements and for mediation, and details about making complaints

 

KEY MEMBERS OF STAFF

Mrs C Jacobs - Assistant Headteacher (designated SENDCo)
Mrs K Hughes - Lead Practitioner for Cognition/Learning Needs
Mrs T Stansbie - Lead Practitioner for Social, Emotional and/or Mental Health Needs 
Ms S Munroe-Zaman - Teaching Assistant - Communication/Interaction Needs
Mrs A Shokunbi - Teaching Assistant - Social, Emotional and/or Mental Health Needs
Mrs A Nayak - Teaching Assistant
Ms G Sosan - Teaching Assistant
Ms H Razzaq - Teacher of EAL

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