At SPCS, pastoral care is at the very heart of all we do. The Good Schools Guide describes SPCS as ‘pastorally superb’.
Your child will be known, noticed and nurtured right through from Reception to Year 8.
Our Pastoral Team
The class teachers oversee your child’s pastoral care under the oversight of Caroline Heylen, our Deputy Head and Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL). Our pastoral team also includes a team of Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads (DDSL), the Cathedral Chaplain, a Counsellor, a Mental Health Lead and ELSAs (Emotional Literacy Support Assistants).
Boarders are additionally supported by access to an Independent Listener, separate from the management of the school, whom they can contact at any time.
Partnership with Parents
We work in partnership with you to understand how your child learns best. We depend on great communication with you to ensure all aspects of your child’s wellbeing are considered and that learning in every area is optimised.
Parenting through the Prep years certainly can have its challenges, as children learn to manage aspects of their lives independently. We aim to provide parents with a forum for discussion and advice, both through access to the Wellbeing Hub and our own seminars and workshops on issues such as balancing the risks and opportunities of online life.
Our partnership with parents is forged through our curriculum evenings, parent meetings, opportunities to see your child’s work at a ‘Book Look’, learning showcases and concerts. Our weekly Circular newsletter keeps you up to date with activities and achievements across the Prep School. In addition to regular parent meetings and reports, you will always find an open door for discussion and for sharing joys and concerns.
At SPCS we love to celebrate and our families enjoy joining with us at events such as Harvest Festival and Sports Day. Our Nativity play, performed in the Crypt of St Paul’s Cathedral, is a real highlight of the Pre-Prep year.