Our pastoral care program gives students the skills to face challenges with confidence. From day one, we aim to build students’ resilience, self-awareness, and respect for themselves and each other. In everything we do, we strive to make sure that each girl and boy feels safe, secure, and valued throughout their time at Grimwade House.
Key elements of pastoral care
Pastoral care at Grimwade House includes:
- Transition to Prep strategies to ensure a smooth start to life at Grimwade.
- Clear behavioural boundaries to keep all students safe.
- Spiritual programs and informal spaces for spiritual development.
- Student welfare practices managed by expert staff members.
“Every week each class has time set aside to focus on wellbeing and pastoral care. We participate in a range of activities to support students in developing social and emotional skills. This might include, for example, working with younger buddies or circle time to discuss issues with our friends.”—Gisele, Tom and Kaeleb, Year 6 students. Read more.
Managing pastoral care
The Grimwade House Pastoral Care strategy and program is driven by the Pastoral Care Committee. It includes senior members of the Grimwade House staff as well as those with a specific pastoral care focus. The Committee meets regularly to discuss and monitor the pastoral needs of students to ensure they feel safe and supported.
Classroom teachers generally have the strongest relationship with individual students and are therefore responsible for the day to day pastoral care of their students, with support from other teaching staff and members of the strategy team.
Additional support services for pastoral care at Grimwade House include:
- A full time School Chaplain
- A fully registered School psychologist
- Learning strategies department
- A full time School nurse
- Outside professionals