Student Support Services

Comprehensive and coordinated student support services are critically important for the social, emotional and character development of students and the development of learning climates that are conducive to student achievement of high academic standards. Student support services foster positive relationships among educators and students, thereby increasing students’ attachment to school, and serve as an essential link between students and, their families and school resources and community-based health and social services.

Counseling and Guidance Services

  • The counselling services promote the holistic development of students by providing on-going prevention and intervention services and offering personal counselling to students.
  • The School offers following Services in this regard:
  • Promoting counselling in support of the education of students
  • Providing personal counselling
  • Referring students to other services and agencies according to their needs
  • Promoting staff development in the field of counselling
  • Facilitating parenting skills programmes and delivering talks
  • Organizing in-service courses and professional development sessions
  • Contacting parents regarding students’ holistic development and other specific problem
  • Delivering talks and/or contacting parents on personal development, educational achievements, educational issues and developments.

School Social Work Service

  • The provision of an effective social work service to all students in support of their education and personal growth, working within the students' educational, family and social environment is very essential.
  • In this regard, the school offers following services:
  • Providing links between the school and home through social work intervention with habitually absent students, their families and school staff. School visits and home visits are carried out as and where necessary;
  • Supporting and guide students on personal matters, including stigmatization, labelling, bullying, substance abuse, challenging behavior and relationship difficulties;
  • Working with families concerning home situations that relate to school attitudes and performance;
  • Implementing and promotes anti-discriminatory practice;
  • Empowering students, parents and school staff to access available opportunities and resources to fully develop each student’s potential;
  • Acting as liaison with students, parents, school staff and community resources;
  • Referring students to other professionals and specialist agencies as and when required and subsequently monitoring the student’s process;
  • Organizing and participate in case conferences and inter-agency liaison meetings;
  • Providing the necessary support to students, parents or guardians and other family members and act as a mediator between the school and family;
  • Serving as an advocate for students by ensuring equity regarding service provision as well as demonstrative awareness of cultural differences and individual needs of students particularly those coming from vulnerable groups;
  • Providing consultation on relative matters to teachers and other professionals;
  • Carrying out relevant research work and preparing reports on specialized issues relating to School Social Work;
  • Providing talks to school staff, parents and students as required.
  • The School is assisting the teachers to create an effective and positive learning environment for the students as per below activities:
  • Organizing student desks in groups: Depending on the size of the classroom and the subject matter, organizing student desk into groups or pods is a great way to create an inclusive learning community. Students can work together on projects and activities, fostering interaction among disabled and non-disabled learners.
  • Getting to know the students: The more we know about students, the more we can adapt our teaching to their needs.
  • Creating a safe and welcoming environment: Making sure that our classrooms reflect diversity and inclusion. Taking inventory to ensure all classroom décor is conducive to such an environment.
  • Setting ground rules and stick with them: It’s important to establish strong expectations on the first day of school. Rules for conduct and dialogue help create a sense of order and help establish an inclusive and safe learning environment.
  • Helping Establish Short-Term Goals: By breaking larger tasks down into many simpler goals, we instill students of all learning types with a sense of accomplishment. Not only does it help with morale, but it also helps gauge productivity and who is in the most need of help.
  • Designing a Multi-Faceted Curriculum: It’s really important to develop multiple teaching methods for the same content because it is accommodating to students of many learning types. This is a good approach to including special needs students in the same classroom.

Support Services for Newly-Arrived Children and Returnee Children

The School Administration deals as per policy with the new enrolled students and those returned after a drop-out. Parents are briefed about the school rules and regulations during the first day of admission and then from time to time as needed. Student support services are available to children who need some extra learning or behavioral support. The School offers general and some specialized support within the regular programme.