Integrated Support

“Reducing the barriers to learning by providing the right support for the right learners at the right time”

The Integrated Support Team consists of a range of both in-house staff and external agency partners. Our aim is to provide advice and support to our learners, staff and parents/carers to ensure that any barrier to learning is reduced, enabling our young people to achieve the best attainment possible in their time in Irvine Royal Academy. The team will meet monthly to share information received about pupils and agree on the next steps for targeted support from the relevant area/service within the team.
 

ARRAN HOUSE

DHT: Claire Dollan                                                                                                                                              

PT Pastoral: Liz Davidson
House meeting: Wednesday Period 5
Learning Support Link: Karen Wotherspoon
 

BUTE HOUSE

DHT: Jill Hosie                                                                                                                                                    
PT Pastoral: Lorraine Clifford
House meeting: Thursday Period 4
Learning Support Link: Karen Wotherspoon 
 

CUMBRAE HOUSE

DHT: Gillian Pryce                                                                                                                                          
PT Pastoral: Laura Gibson
House meeting: Monday Period 4
Learning Support Link: Karen Wotherspoon
 

Secondary Inclusion Resource (SIR)

PT Pastoral : Jacqui Marwick & Alan Knox

Class Teacher: Joyce Murray

Outreach Worker: Dionne Gordon

Classroom Assistant: Chiara Sheridan
 

Learning Support Team

Karen Wotherspoon (PT), Maureen Kenefick, Kim McLeish, Jen Nelson
Classroom Assistants x 8   
 

School based Social Worker

Marnie Nicol.  
 

Area Inclusion Worker

Hollie Moore
 

NHS – School Nurse

Katrina Moffat

Catherine Straine
 

Campus Police Officer

PC Gordon Brown 
 

Barnardo’s

Morgan Brown
 

MCR Pathways

Lisa Campbell
 

Educational Psychologist

Ceri MacMillan
 

Counselling Service

Lucy Lewis

Group Work

Throughout this year the following targeted groups will be running with the school - these are coordinated by the relevant staff within the building and are there to support the mental health and well-being of our young people whilst being responsive to the needs of our you people. 

The Integrated Support Team work together to establish the groups and ensure the make-up of young people within each group is right thus, in turn, ensuring that the group work sessions are effective. 

• Confident Individuals 
• Resilience
• Period Chat
• Well-being Walks
• Exam Stress
• Anxiety
• Skiing
• Anger & Frustration
• Transition & Settling-in etc...