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Safeguarding & Pastoral Care

The DSL Beratungsquadrat stands for the collaboration of a multi-professional team from school social work, school psychology, safeguarding and Special Educational Needs (SEN). In line with our mission statement "living together, learning together, creating together, building bridges together", we support and guide pupils, parents and staff in many matters relating to living and learning at our school.

The counselling team, which also includes the learning support team at our school, works across departments in the nursery/preschool, primary school and secondary school.

We bring together different perspectives and expertise in order to develop the best possible, customised solutions. We often simply listen in peace and quiet or provide support in solving smaller issues independently. Causes for counselling can include

  • Special support needs / support for special talents

  • Support in various areas of learning

  • Strengthening social interaction

  • Stressful situations at school and in the family

  • jeopardising the well-being of pupils inside and outside school

We are there for our pupils and their families!

Safeguarding

Ensuring the protection of children and young people. This is a whole school area of support and works across school.  It is separate to the BQ but works closely with the Team meeting on a weekly basis. The Safeguarding team:     

  • provides training for all school staff on safeguarding children and young people.    

  • supports and gives advice to children and young people    

  • organises preventative workshops on safeguarding for members of the school.     

  • advises parents and school staff.     

  • works with the Social services and other external organisations

Socialpaedagogics/ -education  

Supports social interaction and social skills. This area of work encompasses:     

  • Carrying out an education and socio-pedagogical programme (Fairplayer, Lubo aus dem All, Ben und Lee) in the Grundschule and at secondary school level.     

  • Collaboration in the Ganztag    

  • Crisis intervention   

  • Individual work with pupils and groups   

  • Counselling of teachers in socio-educational issues   

  • Occasional and topic-related support in lessons    

  • Implementation of prevention programmes   

  • Training and support of mediators    

  • Supporting pupils, parents, and teaching and school staff    

Counselling/ Therapy  

  • Offering emotional support to Individual students throughout DSL   

  • Offering Counselling sessions to individual and groups depending on need and circumstances   

  • Support for teaching staff/observations in lessons   

  • Consultations with parents and teachers   

  • Communication with pupils, staff and parents   

  • Liaising with Safeguarding Team and occasionally Social Services/Achieving for Children   

  • Interdisciplinary working within the BQ 

Special Educational Needs Coordinators (SENCOs)  

SENCos assist with the care and support of all pupils with specific needs, from Kindergarten up to Year 12.  There are two SENCOs based at the school.  

The SEND Team also includes a Learning Support team who provide one-to-one support for individual pupils or support in lessons.  

For more and detailed information on SEND Support at the DSL Please refer to our SEND Offer.