Pastoral Support for Children & Families
At Echelford we understand that children can only achieve their best when they feel safe, happy and secure. Consequently we work hard to ensure our children's pastoral needs are considered as carefully as we consider their academic needs.
What can I do if I think my child needs help?
Sometimes our families may need the support of our pastoral team for a variety of reasons. These can include:
- As a sounding board about something worrying your child which is not of an educational nature;
- Help to complete forms for outside agencies;
- Signposting to advice and assistance teams in the wider community;
- Advice on how to manage particular home situations as a parent, enabling your child to be ready and prepared to learn.
Young Carers - does your child help to look after someone in your family?
Echelford School is young carer friendly, this means we:
- We have an in school Young Carer Champion
- We offer a support group for our young carers
- Teachers and staff are trained to understand and support young carers
- Pupils learn about caring in the classroom
If your child is a young carer you can find out more information by contacting our Young Carer Champion, Natasha Munro via office.echelford@lumenlearningtrust.co.uk or you can access support via Surrey Young Carers syc@actionforcarers.org.uk or text 07723486730.
Action for Carers Surrey offer support and advice via their website www.actionforcarers.org.uk/syc
Our Pastoral Team will be happy to support you. Please leave a message with your school office stating your name and contact number and a member of the team will call you back within 48 hours.
Our Pastoral team consists of:
Mrs Reena Spring and Miss Louanna Newman, Co Emotional Literacy Support Assistant (ELSA)
Mrs Spring and Miss Newman work one-to-one or in small groups with children on a weekly or more basis.
Miss Natasha Munro, Home School Link Worker Natasha supports parents and families in a raft of different ways, runs parenting workshops, coffee mornings etc as well as 'checking in' with those children needing particular support from time to time. Click here for more information, useful links and upcoming events.
Our Lumen Pastoral Co-ordinator
Line manages all of the ELSAs, Home School Mentors and Home School Link Workers across our three schools. She is able to implement more support from additional colleagues for particular families and children when needed.
Designated Safeguarding Leads
Meet fortnightly to consider all of the children who might be vulnerable for one reason or another, and together they decide on what support could be offered either from within the school or from an outside agency.
