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title: "Pastoral Team"
url: "https://secondary.stbernardswestcliff.org.uk/parent-information/pastoral-team"
school: "St Bernard's High School"
---

# Pastoral Team

## Our Pastoral Team

St Bernard’s prides itself on the strong pastoral team that has developed and grown.

The following members of staff are Heads of Year:

#### Miss Campbell

##### Head of Year 7

#### Mrs S Beech

##### Head of Year 8

#### Mr St Clair

##### Head of Year 9

#### Miss Nice

##### Head of Year 10

#### Miss Campbell

##### Head of Year 11

#### Mrs Owen

##### Head of Sixth Form

Heads of Year are available to support all the students in the year group and have regular interactions with them.

St Bernard’s also has a team of learning mentors to support students for a range of issues. These can include for example time management, stress and anxiety and examination strategies when revising. Students can be referred to the learning mentor team via their Head of Year or self-refer to the Pastoral Support Manager. All students are assigned a learning mentor and will then take part in a programme which normally lasts about 6 sessions. If a student needs more sessions, this will always be accommodated.

Group sessions are also run by the learning mentor team and these include young carers and bereavement.

For those students who struggle with transition- whether that be from Year 6 or into the sixth form, the learning mentors can support that transition with a bespoke support plan addressing the needs of the students.

The following members of staff work in student services:

#### Ms Wagstaff

##### EAL Co-ordinator

#### Ms Palmer

##### Learning Mentor

#### Ms Belcher

##### Learning Mentor

#### Mrs Courtney

##### Welfare / Attendance

#### Miss Getty

##### Attendance Officer

St Bernard’s also has a school counsellor Ms Richardson-Shii who works 4 days a week. She works for the Brentwood Catholic Children’s Society (BCCS) and students can be referred to her via the Heads of Year.

#### Mrs S Jackson

##### Mental Health Lead

### Safeguarding

The Designated Safeguarding Lead is Mrs Barnes. The team ensures all staff have had the relevant safeguarding training they need and will work with external agencies when appropriate.

### Parent Information

- [Attendance](https://secondary.stbernardswestcliff.org.uk/parent-information/attendance)
- [Booklets](https://secondary.stbernardswestcliff.org.uk/parent-information/booklets)
- [Calendar](https://secondary.stbernardswestcliff.org.uk/calendar)
- [Edulink Information & User Guides](https://secondary.stbernardswestcliff.org.uk/parent-information/edulink-information-user-guides)
- [Enrichment Fund](https://secondary.stbernardswestcliff.org.uk/parent-information/enrichment-fund)
- [Exam Information & Guidance 2025](https://secondary.stbernardswestcliff.org.uk/parent-information/exam-information-guidance-2025)
- [Go for Schools Information & User Guides](https://secondary.stbernardswestcliff.org.uk/parent-information/go-for-schools-information-user-guides)
- [Jack Petchey](https://secondary.stbernardswestcliff.org.uk/parent-information/jack-petchey)
- [Pastoral Team](https://secondary.stbernardswestcliff.org.uk/parent-information/pastoral-team)
- [School Letters](https://secondary.stbernardswestcliff.org.uk/parent-information/school-letters)
- [School Meals/Catering](https://secondary.stbernardswestcliff.org.uk/parent-information/school-meals-catering)
- [School Rules & Procedures](https://secondary.stbernardswestcliff.org.uk/parent-information/school-rules-and-procedures)
- [Term Dates & School Timings](https://secondary.stbernardswestcliff.org.uk/parent-information/term-dates-and-school-timings)
- [Transition to Year 7 September 2026](https://secondary.stbernardswestcliff.org.uk/parent-information/transition-to-year-7-september-2026)
- [Uniform](https://secondary.stbernardswestcliff.org.uk/parent-information/uniform)

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