Pastoral Care, Nurture and Partnership

Pastoral care underpins personal development and makes our pupils feel that they belong, that they have good self-esteem and that they are able to flourish because they feel valued and cared for.

There has never been a more important time in education for nurture.  Children, parents, staff and our communities face an ever changing and at times unpredictable world.  We believe having a whole school nurturing approach, where social, emotional and mental health is supported to form the foundations on which an academic education can be built, is fundamental for our pupils’ futures.

Partnership with parents, carers and families are by far the most important influences in a child’s life. Parental support plays a vital role at all stages of education. Parents who take on a supportive role in their children’s learning make a difference in improving achievement and behaviour. Positive relationships between school and home allow the child to feel safe, secure and confident.

To this end, our aim is to provide holistic support to everyone in our school community, in all areas of family life, which is why we subscribe to Tooled Up Education. This gives all of our families privileged access to a regularly updated digital library, full of evidence-based tips, simple activities, advice-packed videos and enlightening podcasts, on all matters relating to parenting and family life. Tooled Up Education is curated by one of the UK’s leading experts on parental engagement in children’s lives and learning, Dr Kathy Weston.

Dr Weston is passionate about bridging the gap between research and real-life parenting. As a busy parent herself, she understands that loving parents want to do the ‘right thing’ and that parenting is full of joys, but also many challenges. Our pupils have a vast educational and life journey ahead of them. It is important that they are ‘Tooled Up;’ equipped psychologically with the resilience required to reach their destinations safely and successfully.

As a ‘Tooled Up’ school, all parents will:

Feel more supported on their parenting journey.
Be able to access evidence-based tips that can help their child to thrive and reach their potential.
Be able to ask any question and get the answers you need, sourced from the highest quality research evidence.

We are delighted to be working together with Tooled Up Education to provide this support to you and your family beyond our school gates. As a ‘Tooled Up’ school, we are able to offer our parents access to Dr Weston’s fantastic array of resources: https://www.tooledupeducation.com/login