ThePastoral Care Policy is supported by the rules and procedures Detailedin the Code of Conduct, which is contained in the pupils’HomeworkDiary, and in the Home/School Agreement undertaken by Parents of newpupils entering the school.

Inorder to carry out their responsibilities effectively, training anddevelopment opportunities are provided both in school and outside forall staff involved in the Pastoral Care System.

Theprogramme delivered by tutors in each year group is regularly evaluatedand updated. Programmes for Social Education (Years 8-10) and HealthEducation (Years 11 and 12) are integral to Pastoral Care and stafftraining takes account of the evolving nature of all these programmes

ThePastoral Care of the individual pupil is our prime concern and whileall staff contribute to the caring ethos of our school, there are anumber of specialised roles within the Pastoral Care structure.

The Pastoral Care system is co-ordinated by a Vice-Principal.

Each class group of approximately 25 pupils has a Class Tutor and each year group has a Year Head.

TheClass Tutor has daily contact with the class, teaches the Pastoral Careprogramme and has an overview of each year’s progress. He/she liaisesregularly with subject teachers and monitors the student’s work,behaviour and well-being and reports to the Year Head.

TheYear Head has overall responsibility for the Pastoral Care of thepupils in the year group, working closely with Class Tutors. He/Shemeets with tutors to discuss materials to be delivered by them in tutorclass. Materials prepared for Tutor class are as a result of wholestaff effort. Year Heads have the sole responsibility to make initialcontact with parents if the need arises.

In addition, a Senior Teacher has designated responsibility for

Years 8 and 9.
Year 10 – with added responsibility for Career Guidance.
Year 11
Year 12
Years 13 and 14 are monitored by the overall Head of 6th Form.