All members of staff at ECC are dedicated to our EiE students. However, we are lucky enough to have a dedicated team of professionals whose sole focus is ensuring that the dream of equity becomes a reality for our young people.

Assistant Head Teacher for Equity – Mrs S Lasker

Mrs S Lasker oversees the EiE team and is responsible for ensuring the provision offered to these students.

EAL (English as an Additional Language)Co-Ordinator – Mrs M Jenions

Mrs Jenions is our experienced EAL Lead at ECC, working in small groups and 1:1 with students to help increase their English fluency. Her support focusses on:

• Assessing each student’s level of English.
• Offering targeted 1:1 and small group support.
• Organising Exam Access Arrangements for home languages.
• Facilitating interpreters to support our families.
• Sharing best practice with teachers to help support EAL students

Aim Higher Mentors

Tasked with improving the academic outcomes of our EiE (PP) students are Mrs B Taylor (KS3) and Mrs P Lohmeyer-Browring (KS4). The team work across both sites with a targeted group of students every half-term. The support they offer include:

• Working within classrooms to support specific student outcomes.
• Supporting all EiE students within timetabled classrooms.
• Using measurables every half-term to assess the impact of the intervention.
• Occasionally, offering academic support outside the classroom, with teacher agreement.
• Mentoring EiE students.
• Sharing best practice with teachers to help support EiE students.

CiC (Children in Care) Lead Assistant Designated Teacher 

Ensuring our CiC students are heard and are advocated for, is Mrs H Embley. She is based in The Study Hub and the English Faculty. Her support is:

• Being the ‘go-to’ person for our CiC students.
• Working closely with families.
• Working closely with external agencies.
• Ensuring ECC is ‘best practice’ for CiC PEP meetings.
• Mentoring CiC students.

Young Carers Lead

Putting Young Carers at the heart of our school, and making sure we are raising awareness so we can identify other needs, is Mrs R Dumpleton. She is based over in Gipsy Lane where she is teaching – she is best reached via email, rhiannon.dumpleton@exmouthcollege.devon.sch.uk. As the Young Carer Lead she looks after:

• Being the ‘go-to’ person for our Young Carer students.
• Working closely with external agencies, namely the Westbank Centre in Exminster
• Supporting staff and students when a new Young Carer is raised.
• Mentoring Young Carer students.
• Being the advocate for Young Carers.