Student Guidance and Support

Student

Guidance and Support

Given the complex and uncertain challenges both locally and globally, the student support team played a hugely significant role in the lives and homes of our KGV students.

Tutors are very much the heart of our student support system and are the first port of call for students and families. Throughout the early days of the HK protests, tutors supported students in ensuring well being levels were monitored and topics discussed sensitively in tutor time. They were also instrumental tracking student travel arrangements and communicating consistently with parents.

Throughout the school closure period tutors provided outstanding support for their tutees. Daily tutor check-ins, one-to-one sessions offering individual support and counselling were regular features of a student experience.

Tutors were supported throughout by Heads of House and Senior Heads of House who tracked attendance data and closely monitored students academic progress. Early intervention enabled students to flourish during this period.

To increase the support given to Year 7 students, we added 4 more tutor groups, taking out Year 7 only tutor groups to a total of 16, overseen by two Heads of Year. We feel it is essential to provide specialist support and advice to our Year 7 students to set them on a positive pathway throughout their KGV journey.

We remain committed to destigmatizing mental health problems and working with families and our wider community to ensure we are all aware of the issues facing our students and providing parents, teachers and students with the information and skills needed to build resilience and support one another.