School pastoral support

Pastoral support is the provision a school makes to ensure the physical and emotional welfare of pupils. They are the link between school and home, supporting children and their families through difficult periods.

The Pastoral support team can help remove barriers for the most vulnerable children to enable them to access their education. They can ensure that a child and their family get the intervention and support they need, whether at school or multi-agency level.

Contact your child’s school to find out who the pastoral lead is. Not all schools may use the term pastoral support, they may use a different name for their services but it’s role will be the same.