Senior Section Pastoral Care

All pupils in the Senior Section are registered every morning and afternoon by their Form Tutor.  In addition, there is a designated form period of twenty minutes every Monday morning.  The Form Tutor is the first and most important link between home life and the School.  Form Tutors get to know their pupils, their likes and dislikes, their interests and their foibles.   They monitor pupils' progress through weekly review of the Homework Diary and keep an eye on the activities outside the classroom.  Form Tutors write an overview of the pupils' general progress at the top of each report, but they also contact parents directly whenever the need arises.

Minor disciplinary matters are dealt with by the Form Tutor.  More serious concerns are passed on to the Section Tutor.  There are two Section Tutors who deal with Years 7 - 9, and two for Years 10 - 11.  The Section Tutors have an overview of all pupils in these years.  They conduct year group assemblies and are active in shaping the identity of pupils as they progress through our School.  At times they monitor individual pupils who are in need of extra support.  They also liaise with the Deputy Head in the rare circumstances when we have to detain a pupil after School or at the weekend.

The work of the Section Tutors is complemented and supported by the Lay Chaplain and the Child Protection Officer.  So however great or small a problem is, our pupils have a variety of teachers they can approach and problems can be dealt with at the appropriate level.  Whatever an individual is doing academically or in the co-curricular domain, their progress is being monitored effectively.