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Section 2a - Pastoral Care Arrangements
The welfare, health and safety of boarding pupils are addressed both through whole School policies
and with specific regard to the National Minimum Standards for Boarding Schools.
Each section of the School has a pastoral structure appropriate to the age of the pupils.
The spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of pupils is provided through the pastoral
structure, the Chaplaincy programme, the PSHCE programme and academic subjects.
Pupils and their parents are given information about the pastoral care arrangements through the
following annual publications:
Parents’ Information Handbook - for parents
Boarding Information Handbook – for parents and pupils
Sixth Form Information Handbook – for parents and pupils
GCSE Information Handbook – for parents and pupils
Year 7 to 9 Handbook – for pupils
Year 10 to 11 Handbook – for pupils
Sixth Form Handbook – for pupils
Pupil planner (Years 1 - 13)
Introduction, Aims & Implementation
Staff new to the School are given guidance on pastoral care as part of their induction programme.
Detailed information concerning pastoral care, including whole School policies, is contained in the
Staff Handbook which is distributed to all staff. Non-teaching staff are made aware of the Anti-
Bullying Policy and the Safeguarding & Child Protection Policy.
Staff are given the opportunity for professional development in pastoral care.
Each pupil is allocated class teacher/form tutor.
Section 2a - Introduction, Aims & Implementation