Pastoral Support

We want all students to feel seen, known and valued and ultimately come to school every day feeling safe and happy. However, we know that for various reasons there may be times over your child’s time with us that this is not the case. 

We want our students to feel understood and confident that if they need help, advice or support they know who and where to access it. That is why every student and their family has a support team around them who transition with them through their time at Baysgarth. 

Every child is part of a tutor group and has a tutor who is their champion and advocate. This is the person that will see your child twice a day and will get to know them really well over the years. They should be the person that your child shares their achievements with, inside and outside of school and confides in when there is something worrying them. The role of the tutor is not just for students, it's also an important person for parents. 

It can be hard in a large secondary school knowing who to speak with when something is worrying you, so the tutor should be that person for every parent. They are there to listen and guide you, as much as your child and they will be there with you at the Prom celebrating the end of the journey and on results day. 

The tutor is part of a wider year team for when the support needed is more specialised. The year team is led by a senior member of staff and is supported by a dedicated Learning Manager and SENSO (Special Educational Needs Support Officer). This means that students and parents know who to approach for support and can be assured they will receive it when they need it. 

In addition to year teams, we are lucky to have extremely experienced Inclusion Managers, Mrs Hennell and Mr Brown. They have extensive experiences of safeguarding and inclusive support and work with identified families across all year groups. 

At Baysgarth, we recognise the challenges that families face in promoting their children and young people to be safe, well, prosperous and connected. There may be times when students, parents or caregivers need extra help and support. If this is the case, please come and talk to us.

Our pastoral system is firmly established and rigorous both in relation to safeguarding and the nurturing support offered to all our pupils and families on a daily basis. Our clear hierarchy of Form Tutors, Heads of Year and Learning Managers are overseen by the Senior Leadership Team.

To further support families, we have a dedicated site offering information, advice and guidance for both parents/carers and students, including a variety of resources and details of training available to all families.