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Pastoral Care at Byker Primary School
Pastoral care is the provision a school makes to ensure the physical and emotional welfare of pupils. It is the essential foundation upon which learning can take place.
At Byker Primary School our Pastoral Care Team offer support to all children in school to ensure they are happy and confident in their setting to enable them to thrive. We also work with families to support a range of issues such as behaviour in the home, support routines to help get to school on time, explore wellbeing and causes for worry. This is often in conjunction with outside agencies such as our Family Partners based at Byker Sands Family Centre, our onsite counsellors from Kalmer Counselling or from the medical team at My School Health.
Areas we can offer support in include;
Enrolment on parenting programmes
Emotional wellbeing for children and adults
Punctuality and attendance
Family Learning
Parent drop in sessions
Barriers to learning and attendance; confidence, anxiety, friendship worries etc
Behaviour Support e.g. bedtimes, routines, diet...
Transition to secondary school
Information and guidance about other support services
Referrals to School Health and Children and Young People Service
Admissions information
Mindfulness and relaxation support
Building resilience so children can manage conflict and challenges
Safeguarding and advice around children who may be at risk
Meet the Pastoral Care Team
Mrs Brumwell-Wright - Designated Safeguard and Inclusion Lead
Mrs Parkin – SENDCO (Deputy DSL)
Mr Blenkley – Welfare and Attendance Lead (Deputy DSL)
Mrs Quinn – Thrive Lead and Assistant SENDCO
Mrs Ellis and Mrs Buckley – THRIVE practitioners