Pastoral Care 

We strive to create a supportive, caring and happy environment where effective learning can take place. Pastoral care is central to our ethos and we have a supportive pastoral system, which makes pupil well-being its priority. 

Close relationships between teachers and pupils on a day-to-day basis are vital and fully recognised. The Head Teacher has overall responsibility for all members of the Academy, but the Pastoral Manager, Class Teachers and Teaching Assistants are primarily responsible for the pastoral care of each pupil. The Senior Leadership Team take an interest in all the pupils and are quickly informed of any individual concerns. 

We offer outstanding Pastoral Care, which is evident through the progress that our children and families make as a whole.  We ensure Early Help is at the forefront of our ethos when addressing concerns, whilst ensuring the right help is provided at the right time to our children and families.  This is to prevent issues from escalating and becoming a greater problem. 

We have a strong working relationship with relevant agencies, such as Health Visitors, Children’s Services, West Midlands Police and Forward Thinking.  We are able to signpost to other organisations when necessary, to ensure the greatest results are achieved for a family in need of support. 

Playtimes are well supervised and pupils are encouraged to support each other. Lunchtime Supervisors are employed to take care of the pupils at lunchtime.  

Pastoral Manager 

Our Pastoral Manager, Richard Phillips, is responsible for overseeing the welfare of our families. He works closely with parents and guardians to make sure a support structure is in place for every pupil.  

The Pastoral Manager is on hand during drop-off in the mornings and pick-up in the afternoons, as well as throughout the school day, to speak with parents and discuss any concerns. Parents can also contact him using the details below: 

• Telephone: 0121 464 2356  
• Email: rphillips@abp.greenheartlearning.org 

Partnership with Parents 

We put a lot of emphasis on parents’ involvement in their child’s education. A positive partnership between the Academy and parents, with active parental involvement, helps pupils’ personal, academic and emotional development during their vital years at the Academy. 

Parents are as important as teachers in: 

• Monitoring learning – regularly discussing learning, homework and attainment with their child 
• Fostering values and good character – supporting their child’s personal development and encouraging them to develop a positive character 
• Supporting organisation – helping their child to be organised for success, by having all the right equipment and uniform and by being in the right place at the right time 
• Motivating and raising aspirations – motivating their child and encouraging them to fulfil their potential 

We believe that our partnership approach to working with parents plays a big part in our success. Our commitment to pastoral care and to ensuring that every pupil gets personal attention means that parents can be assured that their child will flourish in our safe and secure learning environment. 

Visit Keeping Children Safe is Everybody’s responsibility, an online resource that details services, support and guidance available to children and young people who you may consider to be at risk of harm. 

Mental Health 

At Albert Bradbeer Primary Academy, we are committed to supporting the emotional health and wellbeing of our pupils, parents and staff. We know that everyone experiences life challenges that can make us vulnerable and at times, anyone may need additional emotional support. We take the view that positive mental health is everybody’s business and that we all have a role to play.   

 At our school we: 

• help children to understand their emotions and feelings better                              
• help children feel comfortable sharing any worries or concerns 
• help children socially to form and maintain relationships 
• promote self-esteem and ensure children know that they count 
• encourage children to be confident and ‘dare to be different’ 
• help children to develop emotional resilience and to manage setbacks  

We offer different levels of support: 

Universal Support – To meet the needs of all our pupils through our overall ethos and our wider curriculum. E.g. developing resilience for all. 

Additional support – For those who may have short term needs and those who may have been made vulnerable by life experiences such as bereavement.   

Targeted support –  For pupils who need more differentiated support and resources or specific targeted interventions such as wellbeing groups or personal mentors.  

 We can all take some inspiration from the following quote: 

“Do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.” 

Nelson Mandela 

We have created a resilience and wellbeing toolbox for our children and parents to access, to support with mental health.  It has been designed to help you build valuable life skills, whilst also helping you build your resilience, self-esteem and confidence. To access this, simply click on the link below.