Pastoral Provision

At Orleans Park School we strive to support students as they develop into happy and well-rounded individuals, well-equipped for later life. We pride ourselves on creating a strong ethos of cooperation with families, which emphasises regular communication between home and school.

Each year group has a committed Year Team & Pastoral Team, comprising of:

Key Member of Staff	Responsibility
Tutor	Students see their Tutor on a daily basis, every morning during tutor time.
Deputy Head of Year	Supports the Head of Year in leading a positive, inclusive, and high-expectation culture, ensuring that all students are supported to achieve strong academic progress, maintain good attendance, and experience high-quality pastoral care.
Head of Year	Oversees the holistic achievement, safeguarding, welfare and behaviour of their year group
Assistant Headteacher	Leads on specific aspects of our pastoral and behaviour provision and who manages a Key Stage.
Deputy Headteacher	Leads on the pastoral provision at Orleans Park School
Deputy DSL & Mental Health Lead (Safeguarding Team)	Supports staff and students with safeguarding concerns
Student Welfare Officer (Safeguarding Team)	Supports all children in the school to ensure they engage positively with education
Lead Learning Mentor (Safeguarding Team)	Manages ‘The Zone’ which provides a safe and supportive environment for students to seek pastoral support
Additional Learning Mentor and an ELSA trained LSA (Emotional Literacy Support Assistant)	Targets support for those students with additional learning needs

The majority of our pastoral team have completed the mental health first aid certification, meaning that the team are trained to have an in-depth understanding of mental health and factors that can affect the wellbeing of young people, and are equipped with the skills to spot the triggers and signs of mental health issues. The mental health first aiders are trained in how to reassure and support a young person in distress and to guide them to the support they need.

All students receive pastoral support through their tutor group, assemblies and PSHE lessons.

Tutors

Each tutor oversees the progress of their tutees and is responsible for managing their conduct. For this reason, families are encouraged to contact the tutor with any pastoral concerns initially as they have daily contact with the students and will be best placed to offer support and advice and respond to any concerns that you or the young person might have.

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