Pastoral Support

Support for All

At Surrey Maths School we believe that students learn best when they feel supported, working in an environment which enables them to thrive. All of our staff are carefully recruited to ensure that as well as bringing the highest level of pedagogical skills they also embody our ethos of caring for every student, by getting to know their individual needs and building strong teacher-student working relationships. This creates a learning culture which values individual differences, celebrates each student's successes and puts appropriate, timely support in place whenever it may be needed. 

Tutors are the first port of call for student support. All students have weekly tutor sessions in their form group as well as regular 1-1 meetings with their tutor to support their academic and personal progression.

Personal Development (PD) is a key part of our Personal and Pastoral Education Programme (PPEP). As well as supporting our students to navigate the real word, our PD sessions give students a key opportunity to develop their soft skills through exploring areas such as diversity and racism, mental health and wellbeing, being a global citizen, finances and the future. PD provides opportunities for debate and reflection, for independent research and a space in which we can all learn to listen carefully, respond thoughtfully and learn from each other. We also explore and practise essential employment skills including debating, presenting, formal writing and collaboration.

We also have a specialist School Counsellor on our team, Veronica Davidge. Veronica works to support our students as needs arise, offering weekly individual counselling sessions during the school day. 

Special Educational Needs & Disabilities

Surrey Maths School is equipped to support students with a variety of Special Education Needs and Disabilities. We are open, inclusive and accessible to all. Our only requirement is an aptitude for and a love of maths. Beyond that, we work with parents, carers and students to ensure that we support each and every young person to settle into life here at SuMS. We work to ensure that our SEND support is personalised, bespoke, and meets the needs of all pupils. 

Should you wish to email Sarah Bourne, our SENDCo, you can reach her here.