A Mathematics & Computing
Specialist School

“Making Learning Irresistible”

Tel: 01377 253631

Email: office@driffield.e-riding.sch.uk

Support for Students

Driffield School is fully committed to removing all barriers to learning and has created a Student Services Team (SST) to ensure the relevant policies and practices are put into action.

6th form students The leadership of this team brings together key personnel from both within the school and also workers from external agencies to ensure all additional needs which students may have are identified early and met effectively. The SST comprises of:

The Pastoral Team
The Special Educational Needs (SEN) Team
Behaviour Support workers
The Multi-agency Team

The importance of inclusion

The primary role of the SST is to make sure all students are included in all aspects of school life; focusing particularly on those who require extra help or support in their learning, or who have emotional, behavioural or physical needs.

Recognising the importance of inclusion is about ensuring that all children receive a quality experience in terms of how they learn, what they achieve and how they participate in the life of the school.

The Assistant Headteacher: Inclusion (Head of Student Services), Mrs Dalton, oversees student referrals to a wider multi-agency group, which meets at the school every month. The services which make up this group may give advice, help or support as required. Parents can access these services through their child’s Head of House or House Tutor, who will then liaise closely with the Assistant Headteacher: Inclusion.

The Multi-agency Team comprises workers from the following areas:

Driffield School Pastoral Team
Driffield School SEN Team
Educational Psychology and Behaviour Support
Education Welfare Service
Connexions Service
Social Services
East Riding Youth Service
Family Support Services
Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS)
East Riding of Yorkshire Primary Care Trust (health services)
Community Police
Safer Communities

Services for parents and young people

Driffield School works closely with many external agencies to provide an excellent range of drop-in services for students, both on and off the school site. All concerns are treated with the strictest confidence and students may be signposted to other services where appropriate.

The services below are also are available to support parents and young people from the school:

East Riding of Yorkshire Special Educational Needs Support Service (SENSS)
County Education Service for the Visually Impaired.
County Education Service Hearing Impaired Service
County Education Service for the Physically Disability.
Travellers’ Service
East Yorkshire Community Health Authority
Parent Partnership Service - 01482 392197
Independent Education Advisory Service (parent support group) 01482 321411

More information on all these services can be obtained from Mrs Dalton, Assistant Headteacher: Inclusion.

I just wanted the opportunity to thank you and all your staff for making our daughter’s first year at Driffield School such a successful and enjoyable experience. Since starting last September we have been impressed by the feedback from your staff in way of letters, postcards, praise and encouragement for our daughter. it is very much appreciated.

Parents of Year 7 student

I am writing to congratulate the Year 10 and Year 11 students who volunteered to take part in the mock interview process today which I was part of…. Students had taken time to do preparation work and the effort to look at the part of an interviewee. The students were a credit to the school and their parents. They were eloquent, enthusiastic and asked pertinent and searching questions of the interviewers.

Business Mentor

I would like to pass on our compliments to the staff for their positive input over the last term and a half. We are very pleased with our daughter’s progress and significant improvement in many subjects.

Parent of Y10 student

My wife and I were delighted to be able to obtain tickets for the Saturday performance of 42nd Street. We wish to applaud all those involved in the brilliant show – not just the main characters, tap dancers and singers, but the excellent musicians and their two teachers; the remarkably efficient scene shifters; and all of your staff responsible for a really professional production.

Parent of student

I am writing to thank Driffield School and the Sports Department for their help and support during 2007. We ran four very successful school biathlons (run/swim) in Driffield. Thank you for your continued support.

British Pentathlon Development Officer

We are delighted with our daughter's transfer to Driffield School. She is enthusiastic about everything - her lessons, teachers and the other students - she never stops talking about them when she gets home. It is lovely to see her re-discovering her enjoyment of school life. Thank you for all your help and support with this.

Parent of Year 10 student

My daughter has just completed her A Levels and has now left Driffield School. However, I couldn’t let the occasion go without writing to thank you and your school for looking after her and giving her such a fine education – and more. Her splendid ‘A’ Level results stand testimony to hard work on her part and a lot of effort, encouragement and perseverance from her teachers.

Parent of Year 13 student

I would just like to know how much I enjoyed Driffield School’s production of Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. The singing, notably from pupils in the lead parts, was fabulous. The acting in every case was excellent as was the musical accompaniment from the orchestra. Well done to all involved for supporting and encouraging the students in this way.

Parent of a student

On behalf of the President and members of Driffield Rotary Club, I write to thank the school for the cheque for £456.63, donated to go towards the cost of rebuilding the school in Sri Lanka destroyed by the Tsunami. It was very generous of the school’s Student Council to agreed to give the proceeds from the non-uniform in July to this very worthwhile project.

The International Committee of the Rotary Club

May I take this opportunity to thank your staff for a wonderful trip to Cork with the Driffield School Swing Band. The students were impeccable in all respects and a credit to the school and their teachers.

Parent of a student

We wish to place on record our sincere thanks, and would ask you to pass on our gratitude to all the members of staff who taught our daughter, particularly in the past two ‘A’ Level years.

Parent of Year 13 student

Driffield School is a vibrant community where teachers and students work hard and achieve well.

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In this increasingly effective school, standards are rising and have been consistently above average for the last three years.

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Parents speak well of the dedication and enthusiasm of the staff. They appreciate the way in which students are welcomed into the school and give a chance to reach their full potential.

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Students themselves say that they enjoy the huge range of opportunities open to them and feel well cared for.

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Students are confident, articulate and enthusiastic. Students of all ages mix well together because of the tutor system, which puts students of different ages in mixed tutor groups.

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Sixth Form students play an important role helping younger students to enjoy and take full part in the life of the school.

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Teachers have high expectations of what students can do and make these clear.

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Driffield takes good care of its students... Students work hard to reach increasingly challenging targets.

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This is a very successful Sixth Form. Results for AS/A2 and AVCE examinations are well above average, maintaining a consistently positive trend. Students overall achievement and progress in the Sixth Form are very good; many achieve well beyond expectation.

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Teaching is lively and challenging, and foster students’ responsibility and independent learning and results in very positive attitudes.

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Teaching and learning are good overall, with a high proportion of outstanding lessons.

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The school’s commitment to the care and well-being of students is evident in exemplary arrangements for child protection, safeguarding and health and safety matters.

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