Pastoral Care

High quality pastoral care at The Fernwood School is central to our ethos and underpins all that we do.

As a team, we want to ensure that all students at Fernwood enjoy school, feel safe and make lasting friendships; only then can they focus and engage in learning in the classroom.

Each student has a Tutor and meets as a Tutor Group each morning, following a programme of activities from literacy to circle time discussion activities, in addition to a weekly assembly as a year group. Each year group is overseen by a Head of Year who rigorously monitors pastoral care and academic progress. We also have a member of the senior team linked to each group as well as two Assistant Headteachers, Mrs Morrill and Mr Hughes, who oversee Key Stage 3 and 4 respectively.

The Deputy Headteacher (Pastoral) works with the team to support all aspects of pastoral care. As a result, children feel supported and know who to go to should a problem arise. Communication with parents/carers is of paramount importance and we seek the views of both parents/carers and students at regular intervals throughout the school year.

We have a team of Pastoral Practitioners at the school who offer support to students for a variety of reasons. Students are referred by their Heads of Year and issues such as organisation, behaviour, self-esteem or lack of confidence can be addressed through one-to-one support as required.