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I have observed that now that we are back at school, we have started having more and more activities that foment a sense of ownership and provokes a healthy environment in it. We have had talent shows, chess tournaments, spelling competitions, presentations, assemblies with parents among other activities that permeates all levels of the school community. Apart from that, students have a class - 'Emotional Development"- where students can talk about their personal situations.

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How much is pastoral care emphasized at your school?
I think that my school provides the good amount of pastoral care. They are very involved in these topics and make us, as teachers, to be involved as well.

What pastoral care practices are held in your school?
We have a safeguarding department, personalize ed., yoga classes, headteacher hour. These departments are in charge of different well-being domains.

Who is involved in those practices?
The whole school at different levels. We need to be working as a whole in these domains.

How has distance learning impacted in the aspects above mentioned?
A lot. We lost a lot of connections between members of the faculty and with the studens. They also lost it between each other. It is important that everyone is related.

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I think that pastoral care is something we a lot in our school. It includes a daily homeroom period, where the homeroom teacher is in charge of developing different programs and activities with their students. We also have a House System, which allows students to meet, organize and participate in different events with students from all levels. We as teachers have also been assigned to a particular house.  We have sports competitions, cultural events, debates, quizzes, etc.
Of course the pandemic has affected, but we are lucky to be back 100% since January. The cultural house competition last month gave our students the opportunity to perform: sing, dance, and act in front of the school. It was amazing to enjoy this activity in school.

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1. Pastoral Care is very important in our school. As teachers we need to ensure students are feeling comfortable , they are in a safe environment and they are willing to learn in a positive environment.
2. We assign a buddy to new students, we have special activities for increasing friendship in the group.
3.Pastoral manager, form tutors, head of section.
4.For students has been more difficult to interact and make new friends

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1-Pastoral care is very emphasized at my school, the well being of the students is important to the school, and mainly to the teaches, we have current communication with the parent in case of need, and we have a psychologist area.
2-They have implemented yoga and mindfulness space this year, we have safe space inside the classroom, we have PE class, we have different workshops such as body, wellbeing, books, etc throughout the year.
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3-The main teacher of the group is the main responsable to communicate if something is wrong, or if some students is not comfortable at any aspect of the pastoral care, but there are many specialist working throughout the school, such as the psychologist.
4-It was hard, luckily all of this year has been presential.

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EVERYONE at school. We are all responsible for our students' well-being. It is important to say, though, that there are some staff appointed as responsible for the Safety and Safeguarding Department. They are in charge of following up on any communication or attention raised regarding any problem related to the safety and well-being of our students.

Gabriela

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In my school we are all part of the Pastoral Care we all have a document with our rights and obligations as staff, students and parents. The people who lead the pastoral care are the psychologist of each section and there are some rules in case of something happening with the people you have to contact first.

Ale Piña

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1.  My school places a decent emphasis on the pastoral care of our students.
2.  We have a character growth program at our school that allows us to spend time with our students checking in on their social, emotional, and spiritual well-being.
3.  Our students are matched with a teacher for our program.  Generally speaking it is either the students homeroom teacher or one of his subject teachers.
4. During the pandemic we still tried to continue the mentoring online but it wasn't very effective.  It's definitely more effective in person.

Paul

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My school does try to emphasize pastoral care, but it is mostly taken care of by the school psychologists. For this, students have a class called "SEL" (social and emotional learning) that is led by a psychologist. In these sessions, they cover topics such as dealing with stress, understanding emotions, how to cope with difficult situations, etc. Thus, they aim to develop students as wholes, where they do not only learn academic content, but can also strengthen their socio-emotional skills.
With distance learning, the focus has been on supporting students to deal with social isolation and uncertainty, opening up new "channels" for them to be able to express their feelings and communicate their concerns.

Daniela

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The only people involved in pastoral care are tutors (full-time teachers that look after students' wellbeing) and heads of departments. Subject-specific teachers do not participate as much ( we might be encouraged to be part of the events held in the school but they are not obligatory). I believe that my school should encourage teachers to be part of these activities and provide training to know a how we can apply it in our classrooms.

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As I have mentioned, safeguarding policies have been created in order to make sure Our school's safeguarding policies establish clear and precise guidelines as to what to do when a student is experiencing a situation that puts his or her integrity as a person at risk. It is essential that all adults assume the role of safeguarding students and that we report situations that make us suspect that our students may be being assaulted at some level (physical, negligent, emotional, etc.). It is the responsibility of all adults to be aware of our responsibility when interacting with our students, and to ensure that their integrity as a person is always safeguarded.

Gabriela

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In my school there is a deep care of Pastoral Care. There is one head of department that organises activities every week involving the approaches mentioned in this presentation. Also, each teacher has a tutorship group and we meet each other every day before school to make sure that our students are ok. It is also an opportunity to socialise with students outside of the classroom or year.
I believe there is some room for improvement, because students not always take it seriously, they skip tutorship or find it monotonous. However, I believe the tutorship program helps to find a sense of community within the school. Sometimes students plan the activities, and they have been recieved with great success.
Another aspect of Pastoral care is the trainings we recieve during our weekly meetings. We deal with wellbeing and health issues, and every member of the staff is expected to be involved.

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It is emphasized through a number of very important safeguarding policies we are all expected to follow. All school staff- administrators, teachers, maintainance staff, and educational authorities - are responsible for the welfare and safeguarding of our students, who until the last year of our education (high school), are considered children. At each technical council meeting, teachers receive information, training and updates on this important topic, and all of us involved ensure that we follow the guidelines of these policies to the letter.

It is my responsibility as a teacher and coordinator to inform authorities when I observe any situation that seems to be threatening my students' wellbeing.

Gabriela

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In my school, ther are plenty aspects of pastoral care that are very well taken care-of. Social integration as well as links to community and culture and religion are essential. Self-awareness and emotial regulation is a priority but in a way it is hard for me to understand. The whole school is involved in it and there are many activities throughout the year that aim to enhance the sense of identity and belonging of students.

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School added a weekly Social Emotional session in which students are invited to reflect on their emotions, concerns, etc.. It is a space in which the specialised psychologist establishes a safe zone for students to share experiences.
As a teacher, I communicate my observations and concerns pertaining my pupils with her.

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I do believe we are all responsible of the well-being of our students, including the students as well. At my school we have two departments who are responsible of the well-being of students. One is called Salvaguarda and the other one is Psychology deprtment. They both work along with accademic and admin departments to make sure that students are protected. We are al having different types of courses all the time that help us undertake this responsibilty in the bets way as possible. Students are also involved and we look for each other as a community. Patrick Burns

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Each section at school has a specialised psychologist that will intervene as requested both by students or teachers.
Of course, I establish a close respectful relationship with my students. I feel that they are confident enough to come to me and openly express their thoughts and concerns. Several students, past and present, seek my advice from time to time. Some have expressed that they would like to be able to talk to their present teachers they way they can with me.

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I think that everyone needs to be involved in Pastoral Care. In my school, we have the Second Step program in which a group of psychologists work with students on a weekly basis. Teachers are also being constantly taught about how to deal with situations, red flags in students, the importance of teacher role and classroom behavior, etc.

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Distance learning impacted on children's well being as during the quarantine they couldn't be with friends, use manipulatives, ask for direct doubts, not being able to play outside, or just seeing other people. It affected many areas like their social skills (specially with the little ones), sharing, fine and gross motor skills, and well-being. Screen time can also affect physically so I could see how they were tired, wearing pj's, eating all day, or complaining about their little siblings or internet issues. I believe these two years affected every domain. We provided Social emotional classes, which I believe helped them to cope little by little with what they were going through.

Andrea G

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I think Pastoral care includes a whole community. All staff should be aware of children’s well-being and notice their personal needs. We must work as a team to look after our students. Teachers, TA’s, Psychologists, Headteacher, etc.
Parents are also involved and can come to us regarding any issue with their children.

Andrea G

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What pastoral care practices are held in your school? 

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What pastoral care practices are held in your school? 

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We have different “Houses” which are teams formed by children of different age groups so they can get to know people from other grades and earn points for different activities (sports, community service, recycling, etc.) In kinder we introduce a new value every month and children share examples during the morning circle.
Every year we have a Cultural carnival, an event where all cultures share food, traditions, games, and quality time all together as a community.
In my school, values are of great importance. They are involved on every activity we do.
Children also have a Social Emotional class, where they can talk in their first language and share their emotions.
In my class, I have an emotion ladder wehre children can place their names according to how they feel. Also, we do breathing exercises on a daily basis in order for them to regulate their emotions. We also have daily affirmations we repeat every morning to start a new day.

Andrea G

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How much is pastoral care emphasized at The Wingate School?

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How much is pastoral care emphasized at The Wingate School?

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I believe this commitment is our school’s core.  We have psychologists, Houses,  and “School of Character”. The school I work at, is an international school so we have children from many different countries, with different languages, religions, traditions, etc. Therefore, integration and sense of belonging are crucial and a priority. We have constant communication with the Kinder psychologist so she can observe a child or arrange a meeting with the parents if we notice any red lights.

Andrea G