Pastoral Care

Teaching and non-teaching staff will offer appropriate guidance to pupils as they grow and develop in the school.

For younger pupils (Infant and Junior departments) the class teacher and Head of Department are the initial points of contact for help and advice, either through their class teaching or on a more individual basis. In the Secondary school a designated teacher will be responsible for the academic and social welfare of his/her tutor group. This may be via the Personal, Social and Health Education (PSHE) programme, year group assembly, or more informal contacts during the daily tutor periods, which start and end each school day.

Senior members of staff in the Secondary school are responsible for both the PSHE programme and the wider aspects of pastoral care.   When our Sixth Form (Years 12 and 13) opens there will be specific guidance offered to students as they prepare for transition to Higher Education and ultimately to employment. Staff training ensures that students are given the best possible advice.

Religion

Currently, students of many nationalities are attending King’s College, and a variety of religious faiths and denominations are represented. The school is proud of this diversity. Christian values, ethical and moral, guide human relationships at the school and our teaching includes Christian Faith from an ecumenical point of view. However students belonging to other faiths are free not to attend lessons or celebrations of a Christian nature, if their parents so request.  In addittion, all students up to and including Year 9 do a course in Religious Education.  The course includes learning about religions other than Christianity in order to facilitate a multi-cultural understanding of the world we live in today.