Pastoral Induction 2025 - 20.8.25

​Pastoral Induction 2025

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Draw a picture of what you think this year will be like...

Welcome

Angela Chong - New EMIP and Mandarin teacher
Ani Shakireen - Trainee Teacher in EYFS
Shirley Jennifer - KS2 Learning Assistant
Nabilah Alias - Year 6 Learning Assistant
Helen Han- Year 3 & 4 Learning Assistant
Josie Brown - Graduate Assistant

Open Ended

Please write a welcome message to our new Prep friends....

Priorities

​Academic priorities

• Focus on critical and creative thinking, incorporating analytical and reflective judgement required to use AI effectively.

• Strong focus on improving writing (stamina and quality) as well as disciplinary writing skills.

• EYFS children access a language-rich environment in which they experience high quality interactions and learn different things in different ways, all the time.

Priorities

​Pastoral priorities

• ​To use data from pastoral tracking systems to increase academic performance.

• To continue to provide targeted, specific interventions to improve wellbeing and attainment.

• To continue to develop quality PSHE provision.

• To create more opportunities for parents to come into school. E.g. workshops, School in Action sessions, parent led sessions

Timetables

• ​2 Week Timetable. This affects very few lessons in Prep

• 6 Lesson periods per day + CCA/House Competition

• Early CCA/House Competition is part of your teaching allocation. Late CCA is your CCA allocation. Meetings are in addition.

• Those who are under their full allocation may be given the following:

  • Additional Early CCAs

  • Additional Break Duties

  • Intervention/EAL support sessions

Timetables

• ​Learning Assistant timetables are very tight and it is important they are followed carefully. They are being monitored closely by SLT and finance.

• LA preparation time during the school day is for the following:

  • Organising reading books

  • Preparing for guided reading, phonics, EAL groups or interventions.

  • Observations/assessments of students

  • Seesaw posts

• Classroom admin e.g. displays, printing etc should only be done before/after school or by the class teacher during their free periods.

First week back

No CCAs. Children will be with their class teachers Tues-Thurs
Monday - House Meeting
- Discuss the year ahead.
- Introduce House Chant

Tues - Thurs - Leaf Project
Friday - Start practising for House Chants. Guidelines to follow.

PSHE Update

- PSHE on Mondays/Tuesdays

- Similar themes as last year, with collaboration with SS an inclusion of 'sleep' and 'Leadership' (JGA) units.
- Missed Mondays will be looked at on an individual basis to make sure as much of the curriculum is covered as possible

- Celebration weeks; Deepavali,

Spring Festival, Hari Raya

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How else do we explore and celebrate Personal, Social and Health Education in school?

• Go Noodle

• Circle time

• Komodo

• 1 on 1 check ins

• Assembly challenges

• Pastoral interventions

• Application of skills learnt in PSHE e.g. problem solving

‘PSHE and wellbeing initiative’ staff survey assessed the coverage of PSHE and effectiveness of wellbeing initiatives in 2024/25. Adults rated each initiative out of 5, and an overall % effectiveness rating was calculated.

​Wellbeing Initiatives 24/25

Categorize

Options (11)

Language Vouchers

Secret Supporter

Language Highlight Points

Stars of the Week

House Points

Hidden Hero Hunter

Learning Characteristic Awards

Compliment Cards

Resilience Run Rally

Emotion of the Week

Reflection Time

Organise these inititives into how effective people thought they were last year...

Very effective (>90%)

Effective (>80%)

Somewhat effective (>70%)

Not effective (<70%)

Language vouchers - 68%,
Secret Supporters - 77%,
Language Highlight Points - 71%,
Stars of the week - 83%,
House points - 89%,
Hidden Hero Hunter - 67%,
Learning Characteristic awards - 83%, Compliment cards - 83%,
Resilience Run Rally- 91%,
Emotion of the week - 85%,
Golden Time reflection - 88%

​Wellbeing Initiatives 24/25

> I feel safe in school (4-5 Rating 89%) +6% since spring term survey

> I like coming to school (4-5 Rating 65%) +6%

> I feel valued in school (4-5 Rating 69%) -2%

> The school rules are fair (4-5 Rating 69%) -10%

> All students are treated fairly by teachers (4-5 Rating 72%) -14%

> I feel safe to share my ideas with classmates and teachers (4-5 Rating 77%) +1%

> My teacher encourages me (4-5 Rating 87%) -1%

> My teacher keeps me safe (4-5 Rating 95%) +2%

> I like learning new things in class (4-5 Rating 85%) -1%

> It is OK if I make a mistake in class (4-5 Rating 80%) +1%

> I know what to do, or who to speak to, if I feel upset and need help (4-5 Rating 76%) -3%

> My lessons are fun and interesting (4-5 Rating 84%) -5%

‘Student Wellbeing and Safety Survey’ (Student voice) summer term:

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Summary:
Student Safety (4-5 rating 73%) -2% from spring term survey,
Teacher Safety (4-5 rating 83%) -3%,
Class Safety (4-5 rating 81%) -2%.

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What stands out for you in terms of what we are doing well?

What positives can we take from this?

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What data shows an area in which we can improve?

How can we do this?

> The school rules are fair (4-5 Rating 69%) -10%

> All students are treated fairly by teachers (4-5 Rating 72%) -14%

​> I feel safe in school (4-5 Rating 89%) +6% since spring term survey

> I like coming to school (4-5 Rating 65%) +6%
> My teacher keeps me safe (4-5 Rating 95%) +2%

​'Fair'

​Helping children understand the reasons why we have certain rules, rewards and sanctions:
> EQ development/Emotion of the Week, a fair chance to speak, Restorative Practice, knowing your students strengths and triggers.

​Behaviour for Learning - House Points

No more than 2 at a time

Identify intrinsic motivators if possible

Don’t always use as a ‘carrot’

> Everyone - 50

> Most - 100

> 50% - 150

> 5% - 200

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Everyone should get (house points)

​Behaviour for Learning - Sanctions

- Yellow and Red cards

- Use of your behaviour board to identify positive and

negative behaviours

- Yellow cards (optional reflection),
Log on iSAMs

- Red cards (reflection ASAP), miss GT(KS1) Friday lunch (KS2). Email/speak to

parents, log on iSAMs.

Open Ended

How often do you use your behaviour board? Do you find it effective?

​Behaviour for Learning Restorative Practice

(Reminder of the correct behaviour)

Restorative reminders

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Restorative chats

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Reflection times with restorative action

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Restorative conferences

​Behaviour for Learning Restorative Practice

Multiple Choice

Which word should we try and avoid when trying to understand a conflict?

• Why?

• What?

• When?

​Behaviour for Learning Restorative Practice

​Non-restorative:
Adult: “Stop snatching! Say sorry right now.”
Child: (mumbles) “Sorry.”
Adult: “That’s better. Don’t do it again.”

Restorative:
Adult: “I saw you grabbed the toy from Alex. What happened?”
Child: “I wanted it. He wouldn’t give me.”
Adult: “How do you think Alex felt when you grabbed it?”
Child: “Sad… maybe mad.”
Adult: “Yeah, I think so too. What could we do to help Alex feel better?”
Child: “I could say sorry… and give it back.”
Adult: “That sounds fair. How can we make sure you get a turn too?”
Child: “We can share.”

Open Ended

How could you turn this into a restorative reminder?

Adult: “No hitting! That’s a red card.”

Open Ended

How could you turn this into a restorative reminder?

Adult: “Don’t say mean things. That’s not nice. Go sit in time out.”

​Behaviour for Learning Restorative Practice:
How can we use Restorative Practice with each other?

• Focus on relationships, not just the problem – aim to strengthen trust, not just fix the issue.

• Listen without interrupting – each person gets a chance to share.

• Acknowledge harm and impact – it’s not about who’s “right” but about how actions affect others.

• Collaborate on solutions – find a way forward that works for everyone.

Survival of the Fittest Kindest

CCAs

• Prep CCA remains 3.15 - 4.00pm for all students - this is part of the teaching day.

• After Prep (early) CCA, all children go to their class teacher for dismissal. Parents have commented that some teachers were not visible/accessible during pick up.
  At 4.10, any children that have not been picked up need to be delivered to ASC.
  

• CCA 1 is 4.15 - 5.00. All teachers will do one CCA in this slot. This differs from the Senior School as you all do break and lunch duties.

• Learning Assistants will not lead a late CCA as you will be doing After School Care.
  

CCAs

• CCA ideas need to be submitted to JRO by Monday 25th August.

• On Tuesday 2nd September Y4-6 will have a CCA fair. Parents will be invited to come in and see the CCA offers and children can go round the 'stalls' and ask questions.

• On Wednesday 3rd September Y1-3 children will have their fair.

• SOCs will open on Wednesday evening for all children to make their choices. This will close on Friday at 6pm.

• Thursday 4th September during CCA time, teachers can assist the children with choosing their CCAs.

• CCAs will begin w.b. 8th September.
  

General reminders quiz!

Poll

Where can I find out about what is happening in the Prep School?

• Prep School Whatsapp chat

• What's On Doc

• Ask Jane

• Ask Cindy

Multiple Select

What should I have on display in my classroom?

• House point chart

• Learning Characteristics

Multiple Select

When I'm on duty I should...

• close the gates (in the Prep Garden)

• check my emails

• be on time

• interact with the children

• be vigilant and report issues to class teacher

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Children's medicine should be kept with the ...?

Multiple Select

After taking photos of children for Seesaw I should...

• Upload to the school Drive

• Delete them from my phone after 48 hours

• Upload to personal social media

Fill in the Blank

If I want to communicate with a parent in school time, I should send them an .......................

Reorder

Re-order these low level behaviour issues, from smallest (problem) to biggest

• Running in the corridor

• Only eating chips at lunch

• Eating sweets at break

• Cheating on their house point chart

• Children being truant during CCA time

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

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The Prep School is...