At New Town Primary School, we want everyone involved with our school to feel well-supported. We believe that good pastoral support focuses on nurturing the individual needs of each child. We aim to build trusting and empathic relationships with all our pupils and their families.

All our staff model to students how to look after themselves and others; encouraging them to seek help, support or advice whenever they need it.

Pastoral care underpins personal development, and we know from experience that with outstanding pastoral care, students feel that they belong, and their self-esteem is able to flourish because they feel valued and cared for.

All staff work with the pastoral team and together we all work with students, so they can lead fulfilling and balanced lives at school and beyond.

Below is the link for the Brighter Futures for Children Mental Health Support Team.

https://brighterfuturesforchildren.org/for-parents-carers/mental-health-support-team/

Our Pastoral Team

We have a very experienced and skilled pastoral team. They are full of energy and love to join in with all the school events with our children. The team is willing to support with family matters, the welfare of our children, emotional needs, and they are always happy to be there for a chat. 

Mrs Manson is usually at the main gate, Miss Shackle helps our children with sensory circuits every morning in the hall, Mrs Aston is often on the West playground and Mrs Walia looks after the younger members of our school family. They will always be happy to help children come into school if they are feeling wobbly or give advice on how to help your children at home.

Do look out for them around school - they are not always in fancy dress!

 Dedicated Spaces

We are very lucky to have four wonderful nurture rooms at New Town Primary School. The Rainbow Room, the Skylight Room, The Treehouse and The Glade. All four rooms offer the children an opportunity to relax and come together to share their thoughts and feelings with a member of the team.

The Treehouse, home for Mrs Walia, is located in the KS1 area. It is beautifully decorated with relaxing green, blue and yellow colours.  The perfect place for our younger family members to do colouring and read about their feelings.

Upstairs in KS2 we have the Skylight Room and the Rainbow Room where the majority of the pastoral team reside. These calming spaces are clutter-free and offer calming music, a home from home feel and places to be productive and engage in active emotional literacy sessions.

We also offer lunch time opportunities for children who prefer a quieter break time, away from the busy playground in The Rainbow Room. Our Rainbow Club is very popular and proves successful for children who can become dysregulated on the noisy playground.