Pastoral Support
Our Aims
- To provide excellent communication between school, students, parents and carers
- To create a structure that provides pastoral support for your child with a wide range of trusted adults available to them
- To provide a varied and engaging tutor programme and Life curriculum to support your child's personal development
- To provide opportunities for your child to develop leadership, communication and teamwork skills
- To include opportunities for your child to benefit from mixing with students in different year groups, preparing them for adult life
The Role of the Tutor
Your child's tutor or pair of team tutors will be the first port of call if you have any queries about your child's wellbeing, attendance and behaviour. Please email enquiries@chippingsodburyschool.com and ask for your email to be forwarded on to the relevant member of staff.
Your child's tutor will check that they are meeting the basic standards every day and reward excellence with House Points. Students need to arrive at line up on time, dress smartly in correct uniform and come prepared with at least a pen, pencil and ruler.
After progress reports are issued students will reflect on their attitude to learning and progress during tutor time. Tutors will help students complete their Review Point reflection sheets and discuss homework and attitude to learning grades with tutees.
Pastoral Progress Lead (Head of Year)
All students at Chipping Sodbury School have a Pastoral Progress Lead (PPL). This member of staff is responsible for ensuring your child is supported with their attendance, behaviour and academic progress, inspiring students to reach their personal goals whilst at Chipping Sodbury School. PPLs lead the tutor teams and collaborate daily to discuss student successes and students in need of further support. PPLs will invite parents and carers in to school if they wish to discuss a matter in more detail or plan support for a student. This could be through a pastoral support plan, behaviour support plan or Early Help Assessment Plan (EHAP) in conjunction with Compass, part of South Gloucestershire Council support services.
Once a fortnight on a Wednesday morning Pastoral Progress Leads hold our special 'Well Done Wednesday' rewards event whereby tutors nominate their top tutee to join their PPL for an edible prize and receive House Points!
Contact details for the Pastoral Progress Leads can be found on our by clicking HERE.
Assemblies
Your child will attend house assemblies and year assemblies every other week. The assemblies will be mainly delivered by your child's Head of House, Pastoral Progress Lead and Senior Team. The assemblies will focus upon the school values and promote a growth mindset and resilience. There is a rich assembly programme that covers a range of topics including mental health, online safety, celebration, inclusivity and diversity.