Phil Naylor
Phil is a Deputy Headteacher, a Science SLE and a Local Authority Primary School Guv. Phil is the host of the podcast Naylor’s Natter.
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How can you raise the profile of the pastoral leader in your school?
Pastoral care matters extremely; it constantly has and always will.
Following on from yesterday’s 10 Leading Tips For Pastoral Leaders Part 1 blog site, here are pointers 6-10.
Recommendation 6
Be proactive about psychological health
- The function of schools in supporting mental health is increasing. This needs assistance, funding and training.
- School leaders can begin to be proactive about supporting the mental health of both staff and students. The effect of the pandemic methods this involves a lot more than health and wellbeing; it needs a systemic modification to how schools could run.
Suggestion 7
Mobile technology
- Believe thoroughly about policies around mobile phone use. Where do you desire the pastoral group’s focus? Most likely not figuring out concerns from outside of school that might and perhaps should be dealt with by parents and other agencies.
- Do not hesitate to initiate stringent protocols to ensure phones are not utilized throughout the school day. The favorable changes and lack of resistance might shock you and children might invite the opportunity to be unconnected for a couple of hours.
Suggestion 8
Consistency is crucial
- Consistency underpins whatever with regard to pastoral matters.
- Be mindful of implementation and consider the requirement for regimens. Think about the type of regimens needed in your setting, describing the examples of routines offered here. Also consider how many routines to introduce at a specific time.
- Take a look at communicating and teaching your routines like a curriculum. Behaviour needs to be taught and enhanced like a curriculum.
- Apply wisdom within the routines and utilize your gotten experience to make nuanced decisions in the very best interests of private students.
Recommendation 9
Usage nurture and pathways groups for a more nuanced approach to behaviour
- The use of nurture and pathways groups might support students with SEND and additional requirements, specifically if they are at the edge of exemption.
- Consider a more nuanced method to behaviour that takes into account the individual context of students with additional needs.
Suggestion 10
Model self-care and care for yourself
- As Patrick Ottley-O’Connor is fond of stating, place on your own oxygen mask prior to you try to fit anyone else’s. Pastoral work is relentless, mentally tiring and extremely satisfying.
- Make sure that you put yourself and your household at the centre of your work, grounding you to be able to make better choices for staff and trainees in your care. Complete early in some cases, don’t respond to e-mails in the evenings, weekends and holidays. This will put you in the very best headspace to continue to do the life-altering work that you all do, day and day out.
How will these ideas improve the pastoral care used in your school?
