Tamatea High School offers a number of services to students. These services include a School Guidance Counsellor, Learning Support, Careers Advice,and a Health Clinic.
GUIDANCE STRUCTURE
While teaching and learning is our core business, the school recognises the need to help students devlop skills in relating to others by giving opportunities for personal growth and development.
Our Guidance structure helps achieve these aims and guide students to reach their full potential.
Every student is placed in a form class.
- A Form teacher monitors each student's progress, attendance and well being.
- The Whanau Dean assists the Year Level Deans in their work.
- Deans and Form Teachers encourage contact from parents to discuss progress of concerns
- Every student has access to the Guidance Counsellor who is trained and experienced in helping students deal with school and personal issues.
- A Home Liaison Whanau Support Person provides in-school support for students and is a crucial link between school and home. Attendance monitoring and home contact are also features of this role.
- A Careers Team advises and interviews students at all levels of the school on careers and training opportunites.
LEARNING SUPPORT
The School aims to maximise learning opportunities by providing a range of learning support measures.
Extension and Remedial Programmes for individual students are provided in Year 9 and/or Year 10.
Special Education pathways are provided to students with a medium to high level of physical and intellecutal disabilities. Fairhaven Satellite School is located on site and provides a secondary school environment for students with some mainstream opportunties.
Our Learning Support Centre staff aim to help students who have learning needs by providing remedial assistance. This assistance includes evaluation, monitoring and assessments, individualised programmes, reading and literacy support programmes and 'Successmaker" (individualised computerised learning). The Support Centre also provides assistance for students returning from illness or other long tern absence, as well as individualised extension for able students.
Additionally, we provide support for students with specific behavioural needs. the support available includes: learning support, alternative and individualised programmes. The Dean, Resource Teacher, Learning and Behaviour (RTLB), Home Liaison/Whanau Support person, senior staff and external agencies all work together to provide support for the individual to gain success and achieve.
SCHOOL HEALTH CLINIC