• develop a knowledge and understanding of themselves and others as individuals, strengths and weaknesses, abilities, skills, personal qualities, attitudes and values, needs; 
• learn how to acquire information in order to make decisions which may concern their personal life, their school work or their future careers;
• take charge of the conduct and outcome of their own lives; 
• come to terms with their responsibilities to their peers, their parents and the wider community in which they live; 
• prepare themselves for the transition to adulthood and a working life. 

• Junior School (Years 8-10) 

• Senior School (Years 11-12) 

This structure helps to meet the differing needs of pupils at the different stages of their educational, social and emotional journeys.

Mr McClure is the Senior Techer in charge of Positive Behaviour for Learning. He leads the team of five Year Heads, who each lead their team of Form Teachers.

Mr McClure closely monitors overall attendance, academic performance, behaviour for learning and pastoral concerns.

The Year Heads manage their team of Form Teachers to ensure all pupils attend as often as possible and on time, are organised, attentive and happy in the College.

The Form Teachers are the daily point of contact for all Form Classes. A Form Teacher's role is to support the pupils in their class to be the best they can be in all aspects of College life and beyond.

All pupils in the College study a discrete Learning for Life and Work curriculum which has a key focus on Personal Develoment and considers age and stage appropriate learning.

The LLW Department also organises a range of workshops throughout the year to support young people to explore different perspectives on the challenges they may face.

The Home Economics Department is one of the most popular and successful, with cookery forming a key component of studies, right from Year 8! At Nendrum, we firmly believe that healthy bodies support healthy minds, so leading a healthy lifestyle through knowledge and understanding of a healthy diet is paramount.

The Physical Education Department is proud of its extensive curricular offer. All pupils have dedicated PE time each week, with activities including swimming, football and rugby, hockey and netball, gymnastics and trampolining, orienteering and athletics. The College is proud to work with many partners to host specialist coaches as part of the PE curriculum.

Appointments are normally in-person, and can either be a short check-in or a longer session.

We believe that all children have a right to a voice about their wellbeing, and the right to be heard. Pupils can self-refer to this service if they feel they need some extra support, or families can support their child with a referral by liaising with the Form Teacher. Pupils - or their parents / guardians - can also make a referral through an online system.

While always aiming to support the young person seeking counselling, the Counsellor is always clear that information shared which raises a safeguarding concern must be reported to the Designated Teacher for Child Protection in the College.  

The Form Teacher plays a pivotal role in getting to know their pupils and being there to support them when they face challenges. 

We complete surveys during the year which assess a young person's attitude to school, and this can help us to identify those pupils who may need some extra support.

• Pupils are encouraged - through Assemblies, and the LLW programme - to show respect for others and report any infringement of acceptable conduct towards others.
• Pupils are all made aware at the beginning of each school year and reminded throughout the year, of the various people available to them if they require help.  These include Form Teachers, Year Heads, Heads of Junior and Senior School and Counsellors.
• Friends/Classmates are encouraged to report to staff if they are aware of any pupil being unduly upset as a result of the inappropriate behaviour of another or others.
• When/If such a situation arises, it will be dealt with through the discipline/counselling combination approach, according to the severity of the situation.  Pupils may be suspended from the College and parents involved if one pupil physically assaults another in a vicious, non-accidental way.
• All personnel who come in contact with pupils during the College day are vetted according to EA requirements. Complaints about staff and volunteers should be taken to the Principal and will be dealt with according to the guidelines set out in Pastoral Care In Schools, Child Protection, issued in 1999 by the Department of Education.

The Deputy Designated Teachers are Mr C Maginnis and Mr S Cowden.  

Staff are informed of this annually and provided with guidelines for identifying suspected cases of abuse. All teaching staff have received copies of Pastoral Care in Schools, Child Protection (DENI 1999), and there is annual training associated with Child Protection.

Parents are provided biannually with a summary of the College Pupil Protection Policy.

College staff may use elements of these resources in their curriculum teaching and pastoral support.

Pupils will then be invited to two days of team building activities in the College in August. These are hosted by staff from The Net alongside our Learning Support Team. Activities take place in the College, allowing pupils to become more familiar with their surroundings, their peers and many of the support staff they will encounter.

Pupils will then begin their official Nendrum journey with two half-days. On these days, the Year 8 pupils will be the only pupils in the College. This allows them to get used to the building before other pupils arrive.

On day 1, pupils will remain with their Form Teacher, who will talk about the different aspects of College life that pupils will be about to experience. Pupils will get to know their classmates, will have talks from different teachers, and will get prepared to follow their new timetables the next day.

On day 2, pupils will follow their timetable, moving around the College to their different subjects and classrooms. This small taster will support the pupils for when the whole school returns.

• Dedicated Year 8 social areas (inside and out)

• Dedicated Year 8 toilets

• Earlier access to canteen at lunchtime

• Team-building trip to Ganaway

• Parent consultation with Form Teacher at the end of October

• Parent consultation with subject teachers in Term 2

• Year 12 Class Mentors

Staff from The NET provide Mentoring and Counselling support in school and extra-curricular clubs in the College such as Scripture Union (SU) and Dance. The NET facilitate reward days and Induction days both on-site at the College and in their nearby premises.

In addition, The NET youth workers may dovetail family support with in-school support where appropriate.

This year's Safer Internet Day centres on 'Too Good to be True?' with a focus on protecting yourself and others from scams online.

Further information on this topic and other areas around keeping your child safe in the online space can be found here.

They provide resources to support young people who feel anxious, and signpost different organisations who may be able to help.