Welcome to the Pastoral Care page. My name is Miss Bravery and I am the school’s Pastoral Manager. I provide support to the children, parents and staff within our school. Below I have outlined the service I provide for each group.

Children

My role is to offer support to any child with concerns or worries. This can be just a chat, or a regular drop-in session. There is also a worry jar in the playground, should children feel like they need to talk. They can write their name and class and I arrange to meet with them to discuss their worry.

I also offer Drawing and Talking Therapy targeting children that have been through difficulties or experienced trauma. This is arranged following signed permission by parents. Informally, children will often see me around school and say “I have a worry; can I talk?” to me, this is the most rewarding part of my role and I enjoy the fact that they feel comfortable to approach me.

Miss Jenny Bravery,
Pastoral Manager
Miss Jenny Bravery, Pastoral Manager

Parents

I engage with and support parents with their concerns over a range of issues. I work with them to find solutions; if feel I am unable to help directly, I will signpost them to professionals who can offer specific help. I work alongside parents so they know that they are not alone. I am mindful that some lone parents might want an informal chat, especially if they do not have family around them. It is a pleasure to engage on all levels.

On a practical level, I distribute food parcels to families that are experiencing difficulties, all parents are welcome to contact me at any time as I am usually on the school gate or in the school office. I work alongside multidisciplinary teams, assisting with organising a variety of workshops for parents. Additionally I also organised the newly formed P.A.G (Parent Action Group) where parents come into school and support us in planning events. We are delighted to encourage parent voice, empowering them to explain what they would like for the children at Winterbourne. With the support of P.A.G we have arranged our uniform swap shops, raffles and fairs. The P.A.G support our vision of keeping the children’s needs at the centre of what we do and so far we have helped raise money for our food bank and for activities for the children. Any parent or carer of a child who attends our school can become a P.A.G. If you are interested- please ask me for details.

Staff

Although my role is mainly targeted towards supporting parents and children, I also offer an open door policy to staff. All members of school staff can come and talk about any concerns they have, whether work or personal. Staff also have access to the food bank as and when necessary. We support staff with wellbeing and we offer wellbeing vouchers that grant an afternoon or morning off site to enable people to take time out for themselves. We also have a wellbeing room at school where staff can take time out should they need too and this is also used for prayers during the day and pay for a well being app that all staff have access to. We work hard to encourage positivity within our school and often have regular events for team building.

Support Links:

Below are links of support that might be of an interest to you: