Pastoral Care and the Wellbeing of Your Son Teachers and Tutors From Nursery to Year 5, the boys spend the majority of their time with their Class Teacher and we ask, if you have any concerns regarding your son, that you speak to them in the first instance (whether they be academic concerns or those regarding his social and emotional wellbeing).
Communications should be sent to your son’s Form Tutor, who will then contact the appropriate member of staff. This is the best way of ensuring that tutors have a full and rounded picture of their tutees. Tutors and Heads of Section meet regularly to discuss the boys, and through these meetings information is disseminated to the appropriate people.
In Year 6, your son will move into the Tutor System and he will be assigned a Form Tutor. The Tutor System is central to all that we do at The Beacon. Through strong pastoral care, pupils become happier and achieve more in their studies. Therefore much emphasis is placed on the role of the Form Tutor and a planned programme of topics is implemented in the Tutor Periods.
If you have any pastoral concerns regarding your son, then you should raise this issue with your son’s Class Teacher or Form Tutor in the first instance. Please be proactive about this as many issues become difficult to deal with if left for long periods of time. You are also free to raise any issues with your son’s Sectional Head. Please rest assured that Teachers, Form Tutors and Sectional Heads speak on a regular basis about your son.
There are regular year group and whole school Assemblies, as well as fortnightly House meetings. In many ways, these contact times are the most important times of the week – the link between pastoral care and academic achievement is well documented. One of the main responsibilities of the Form Tutor is to set targets with his/her tutees; these can be academic, pastoral, sporting, social etc., and must be realistic but still raise expectations. At the beginning of the school year, we encourage all parents to contact their son’s Form Tutor to make an appointment, both to establish contact and to raise any concerns on either side, as well as to discuss and agree targets for the year.
At the end of the school year, a meeting between staff is held to discuss the transition of pupils so that the next year’s Class Teacher or Form Tutor is informed about his or her class or tutees. Education Guidance, Counselling and Support Our pastoral team is further enhanced by a School Counsellor who looks after the wellbeing of the whole Beacon Community. There are times when boys need support from our trained counsellor and you may wish to discuss in confidence a private matter affecting your son’s education. Please call 01494 736160 or email counselling@beaconschool.co.uk to make an appointment.
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