Secondary Education
Walking alongside secondary students through mentoring, wellbeing initiatives and pastoral support during key stages of transition and growth.
Our Secondary School Programmes
Supporting students through transition, wellbeing and personal development with initiatives tailored to the unique challenges of secondary school life.
ROC Champions
This project works with Year 7 students who may struggle with the transition to Dawlish College, pairing them with trained Year 9 students who walk alongside them and offer encouragement throughout the year. Through weekly, meaningful gatherings, students build strong relationships and a deeper sense of connection.
Connection
The Connection programme is currently run at the Hope Centre and includes two weekly sessions: Friends and Toddlers. Hope Connection: Friends involves four Year 9 students baking for a midweek church group, while Hope Connection: Toddlers sees two Year 9 students supporting the Centre’s weekly toddler group. The students involved are identified as having social confidence concerns, and the sessions are designed to build their confidence, communication skills, and appreciation of community service.
Kintsugi Hope
ROC Dawlish is partnered with the Christian charity, Kintsugi Hope, offering Year 8 students’ small group pastoral sessions. Sessions cover big-ticket topics each week such as perfectionism, healthy relationships and anxiety. In session, the children are encouraged to share stories and offer up personal, supportive practice.
Moving Up!
The work that ROC Dawlish has within Dawlish College comes under the banner of ‘Moving Up!’ Moving Up! has five projects currently running, all of which aim to support Years 7-9 children as they transition to secondary education and beyond.
ROC Solid
ROC Solid provides students with one-to-one counselling style pastoral care. Children are referred on to the program and attend weekly sessions over the course of a term. These sessions aim to listen to their stories and empower them with encouragement and new ways of thinking.
St Agatha’s Rest
This project compliments ROC Dawlish’s vision of supporting the Year 7 transition to Dawlish College, by offering a weekly and exclusive after school drop-in for Year 7 students in St Agatha’s Hall. This space encourages students to connect with each other and strengthen their relationships through food, games and fellowship.