TES Annual Report

British Primary Section Pastoral care underpins social and personal development in the British Primary Section (BPS). We aim for everyone involved with our school to feel well supported. We believe that excellent pastoral support focuses on nurturing the individual needs of each child. Our staff aim to build trusting and empathic relationships with all the pupils in their care and our teachers know their students well; they understand the importance of wellbeing and the positive impact it has on learning and progress. If there are any concerns about individual students, they are quickly identified by classroom teachers and those concerns are passed to our Pastoral Care Team in which all staff at BPS have a role to play. Social and emotional learning is a key part of our curriculum that goes hand in hand with our students’ academic learning and begins with our very youngest learners. Social and emotional skills, such as being able to manage our own emotions, overcoming anxiety, and getting on with others are important life skills. In order to support these skills we use a range of tools, including PSHE lessons, circle time, role play, guided meditation, and breathing and core practice. In addition, our Learner Profile attributes are key drivers for developing these skills and these are evident in all areas of learning. German Section Wellbeing and pastoral care are important building blocks of our educational work in the German Section. We ask our learners weekly in the PULS survey about their feelings and opinions on current issues. We are particularly proud of our new BLU concept, a peer-to-peer support system, which aims to enable learners to moderate conflicts between learners or even teachers. We have given the BLU team mediation training to equip them with the necessary tools. In addition, liaison teachers, class teachers, and cross-sectional counselling teams support our learners.

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