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Pastoral Care

'Many parents described the highly effective care and support the school provides to their children and families' Ofsted January 2018

At Barnwell, we pride ourselves on the quality of pastoral care we provide for our students. A student’s happiness and well-being are recognised as the foundation for their success and at Barnwell we believe that every child matters. Effective pastoral care, therefore, underpins school life and our large and experienced Pastoral Team is designed to ensure that all pupils can thrive.

The two-site approach provides outstanding nurturing and support for students in each year group. We organise our system of pastoral care differently on each campus to ensure students have the right level of individual support throughout their 7-year journey at Barnwell. Each student has a form tutor who is responsible for monitoring the welfare and progress of the group of children in his/her form. The work of the form tutors is coordinated by a team of Heads of College/Year, supported by members of the Senior Leadership Team.

The Heads of College/Year will help new students entering the school, at any time in the year to be welcomed into appropriate social and academic groups. As well as encouraging students to do their best within lessons, the form tutor and Head of College/Year monitor students’ progress, personal development and wellbeing, and encourage the involvement in extra-curricular activities.

Key Stage 3 - Middle Campus

In Key Stage 3, students are placed in one of our three colleges:

Ennis
Hoy
Redgrave

Each college has a:

Head of College
A dedicated team of Form Tutors

Why the College System?

Continuous focus on student progress with rigorous monitoring and reviewing of current student's performance
Our progress lead Kim Collier, will be responsible for tracking KS 3 & 4 students' progress across subjects and ensuring they are on track
Early identification of students underachieving
Targeted intervention is put in place early in order for students to regain confidence and return to their expected level of work

Benefits to the Student

Development of a culture for attainment and achievement
Smaller community within the larger school leading to a personalised learning experience
Main focus on ensuring students all make appropriate progress from Key Stage 3 to Key stage 4, ensuring students have a clear awareness of their starting levels and what they need to achieve them
Continual appraisal of student’s progress and mapping of current working levels
Increased confidence in their learning and knowledge of how to make further progress

The Heads of College are:

Miss Cowling

Head of Redgrave

Miss L Cowling l.cowling@barnwell.herts.sch.uk

Redgrave College is named after an outstanding British Olympian, Sir Steve Redgrave. Having originally set out to win 3 gold medals, Sir Steve won 5 gold medals in 5 consecutive Olympic Games between 1984 and 2000. Since retiring from competitive sport, Sir Steve has established the Steve Redgrave fund which has exceeded its original £5 million target. Sir Steve played a major part in the London 2012 Olympic bid as well as promoting Britain around the world.

Head of Hoy

Miss S Clark s.clark@barnwell.herts.sch.uk

Hoy College is named after Sir Chris Hoy, who at the London 2012 Games became Britain’s greatest Olympian. Sir Chris is an eleven-time World Champion and a six-time Olympic Champion in track cycling. His total of 6 gold medals and 1 silver medal has made Sir Chris the most successful British Olympian of all time. Hoy led Team GB out as the team’s flag carrier at the London 2012 opening ceremony.

Head of Ennis

Mr R Partridge r.partridge@barnwell.herts.sch.uk

Ennis College is named after Jessica Ennis-Hill who became the greatest, all-round female athlete in the world at the London 2012 Olympic Games. Jessica Ennis-Hill is a British track and field athlete specialising in multiple-event disciplines and the 100 metres hurdles. She is the current Olympic heptathlon champion. She is also the former European and world heptathlon champion. Jessica was the world’s number 1 ranked heptathlete over for over 4 years. She is the current British record holder for the heptathlon, indoor pentathlon, high jump and 100 metres hurdles.

Key Stage 4 - Upper Campus

In Key Stage 4, students are supported within year groups by a:

Head of Year
A dedicated team of Form Tutors

Welcome to Year 10 and 11

Head of Year 10

Mr R Cozens

r.cozens@barnwell.herts.sch.uk

Head of Year 11

Mrs V Jenkins

v.jenkins@barnwell.herts.sch.uk

These are vital years for students as we prepare for GCSEs, the results of which will set you up for your journey into further education and chosen career paths.

High attendance and a positive work ethic during this year are the essential ingredients needed to ensure progress towards and beyond the individual target grades set for each student.

The different nature of qualifications studied in year 10 and 11 means that you must start maintain a first-class work ethic. This is because you will be studying units/topics of work that will be completed and submitted to the examination board before the end of the year.

Any lessons missed will impact on the progress made and it is vital that any missed learning is caught up on at home to ensure there are no gaps in students learning. All of the work through year 10 and into year 11 will have a huge impact on the overall result achieved at the end of the KS4 courses in the summer examinations.

You are expected to take on the challenge of your own learning and need to balance your work/life demands effectively. Completion of Home Learning has a direct impact on the progress you will make within your lessons.

Now is the time to dig deep and apply those characteristics we instil at Barnwell.

Be Passionate about your success and the work you submit
Be Respectful to those in our community, ensuring everyone feels valued and safe
Show Innovation when facing obstacles to learning, you have access to a wide range of technology in school and via our website. If you know there is an area you have missed or find particularly difficult use these, it’s your education so grab it with both hands
Be Determined to achieve. Good organisation is key for this to help you cope with the demands and avoid stress, you each have the skills to be organised, so plan ahead to stay ahead
And finally, be Empathetic. Everyone is working so hard and we are all in the same boat. Support those around you, students, staff and family members alike. It is only together we will bring the best out of this situation.