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PASTORAL SUPPORT

AT CWMBRAN

CEFNOGAETH FUGEILIOL

YNG NGHWMBRÂN

The pastoral care and guidance of pupils child may have so that any potentially
is at the forefront of every member of stressful situation can be averted altogether.
staff. The fact that their secondary school
will be much larger than the primary Inspirational learning doesn’t just happen
school they have just left does not mean in the classroom. Extra-curricular
that pupils will receive any less individual activities help pupils to learn about
attention here than before as there is a themselves and develop their skills
closely knit pastoral organisation. and knowledge both academically
and personally. We offer trips, visits
On entering, pupils are placed into a and learning opportunities beyond
form of approximately 27 pupils. Their the school gates, making connections
first point of contact with the staff is their between what pupils learn in lessons and
Form Tutor who, in regularly scheduled issues, events and developments in the
periods, will be able to help and advise as outside world.
necessary. Any cases of special difficulty
are referred by the Form Tutor to the Experiences such as these help pupils
Head of Year who works closely with the to appreciate the ‘real-world’ relevance
Senior Leadership Team. The Head of of the work they do in the classroom
Year’s concern is with the well-being of and — who knows — perhaps lay the
pupils within the year-group and he or foundations for a future career.
she monitors their academic and social
progress.

We also have a fully trained Counsellor
who visits Cwmbran High School. They
are not a member of the teaching staff
and are available to counsel and support
pupils independently and individually.
We hope that parents would let us know
beforehand of any personal problem a