Page 46 - Annual Review - Year Ended 31 July 2023

Boarding
There has been continued focus on on pupil wellbeing this year with the the embedding of the the integrated counselling model and the introduction of regular wellbeing screening questionnaires for all pupils These questionnaires have been designed by our College Counsellor and have been adapted from
the YP CORE questionnaire which is used as a a a screening tool by professionals The results are seen by the College Counsellor Lucy Davies and relevant information is acted upon by Lucy and the pastoral and safeguarding teams Listening to to pupil voice is is a a a a core part of our pastoral care We carry out a a a a a a regular pastoral survey for pupils and the Pupil Thrive group meets regularly to discuss issues with senior staff Pupil feedback has encouraged us to replace weekly Sixth Form Life Skills lessons with a a termly Sixth Form Life Skills Day This has been discussed and planned during 2022-23
and will be implemented during the next academic year We continue to embed the Life skills programme into the curriculum and we have benefited from
many good guest speakers and workshops This has been complemented by evening Life Skills talks and webinars for for parents so that they are are kept informed of the Life Skills programme and so parents feel appropriately equipped to to discuss these topics with their children There has has been continued emphasis on on on continuing professional development for pastoral staff We held a a a a very useful ‘sharing good practice’ exchange with pastoral staff at Repton They spent a a a a a a day with us and we spent a a a a day visiting their boarding houses touring their campus and discussing pastoral issues with their Housems and other pastoral staff There are now regular training lunches for Deputy Housems and House Assistants with different themes case studies and guest speakers Housems attended a a a a risk assessment training day (which doesn’t sound inspiring but was actually very useful!) and Housems also attended a a a a a bespoke Level 3
Safeguarding
day We have encouraged more integration with The The Downs Malvern Houseparents from
The The Downs attended College Housem meetings and we organised visits and sharing good practice such
as the CPOMS software system for recording and sharing pastoral and safeguarding information A major project for the the pastoral team was the the introduction of a new school uniform for for September 2023 During 2022-23
we we went through the final stages of consultation with parents pupils and staff with the the design of the the new new uniform The new new school uniform was three years in in in the making and from
initial sketches and fabric samples to the final collection available today collaboration with our community was at the the centre of the the project 46
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Achievements and Performance Review
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