Page 59 - Prep School Parent Handbook 2018-2019

PAsTORAL CARE
Headington Prep School regards the pastoral care of its pupils as fundamental to the ethos of the School.
The Pastoral System works in conjunction with all curriculum areas to ensure that a whole child perspective
is maintained at all times. All staff aim to encourage a happy environment, where the girls can lourish in an atmosphere that includes tolerance, integrity, openness and thoughtfulness. Pastoral care is regarded as the key to the well-being and academic success of all the girls. We believe in allowing them to lourish whatever their academic ability.
We believe that if a girl is not happy and well-supported emotionally and psychologically, then she will not be able to lourish. We also wish to create a community which relects the ethical and moral framework of our Christian foundation.
We overtly teach values in assemblies and through class circle times and PSHE lessons. We hope to support and encourage better understanding of other peoples from all over the world by creating an ethos which is caring, honest, hardworking and supportive to all.
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Class teachers see their pupils every day and are a point of contact for routine matters. They maintain a detailed overview of their pupils’ work, activities and general welfare and are the ‘front line’ for the girls for advice and support in all their school activities. They also cover a number of well-being topics through the teaching of PSHE, Circle Time and Relection time once a week. They will respond to phone messages, notes in the planners or link books and emails as soon as possible.
In Year 5 and Year 6, the form teachers, the Head of PSHE and the Head of Pastoral Care use a social and emotional assessment tool, AS Tracking. It is a proactive tool which highlights pupils who may have or are likely to develop dificulties in navigating their way through social and emotional issues.
The Head of Pastoral is responsible for overseeing pupil welfare across the School by supporting all form teachers, keeping records of children’s emotional needs and meeting with parents and individual pupils across the different year groups.
Many members of staff have up-to-date training in First Aid. Headington School has fully trained nurses in its Health Centre at the Senior School and they are on hand to help with any medical issues that might arise at the Prep School as well.
Chaplaincy
The School has a Christian ethos which is encouraged through termly parent prayers meetings and Explore – an optional weekly club for Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 during which we explore and discuss stories from the Bible.
The School Chaplain is also involved in regular assemblies and our annual Prayer Space, where the girls are encouraged to have some quiet relection time.
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