Current issues in boarding
Published on Nov 21, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
WHAT ARE YOURS?
SCHOOL SPECIFIC, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL?
We tend to think that as society changes so rapidly that every part of society changes along with it. However the are basic tenets of pastoral care that have not changed.
4 P's
- Pupils
- Parents
- People
- Paper
Firstly the setting. We are in a school, and schools operate in a reactionary and slow moving environment. Indeed politically it appears that change may indeed take us backwards rather than forwards. Whatever the landscape, good pastoral leaders will be in touch with it.
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PUPILS
ARE STILL THE CORE BUSINESS
This is why we care, this is what we do. The fact that pastoral care involves the guidance and support of young people has remained.
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MENTAL HEALTH
MORE OPEN, MORE ISSUES?
Welfare, counselling and support are words that have taken on great resonance in schools over recent years.
This is an area that you need to invest in
This is an area that you need to invest in
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SEXUALISATION OF PUPILS
MEDIA, EXPECTATIONS, PORN
A challenge that is much more obvious than in previous generations. Parents find this enormously challenging but are also complicit. We need to think this matter through. Much in media, what is the house line, what is the school line?
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DIGITAL NATIVES
PUPILS ARE CHANGING
Behaviour is changing, reference previous CPS articles
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SILVER BULLETS 1
- Embed e-safety culture
- Consider wellbeing
- Challenge media portrayal
- Karl Hopwood, Jackie Cox, BSA Training, Certificate course and seminars
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PARENTS
THEY HAVE ALWAYS BEEN THERE!
Parents have always been there. Supportive, disruptive, ever present, absent. The full range have been seen have been seen over time, and the on,y thing that has changed is societal expectations. Society now dictates that parents should be broadly interested in their children, and the outcomes. But this is not consistently delivered or received and remember pastoral staff are also parents and so this Iain a state of flux
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THE PASTORAL TRIANGLE
SHOULD UNDERPIN EVERYTHING THAT WE DO
The three corners of the triangle are PARENTS, PUPIL AND SCHOOL. This relationship underpins pastoral care and the successful negotiation of any situation and indeed school life as a whole. Pastoral leaders should always reference this triangle whenever issues occur, good or bad.
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CUSTOMER EXPECTATIONS
MORE DISCERNING, MORE CONTACT, MORE, MORE, MORE
They have a right to be more discerning, and they should be. Expect this, there is nothing wrong in it
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FEE STRAIN
FINANCIAL SITUATION HAS RAMPED THINGS UP
Mungo Dunnett has identified this as a key reason for angst on parental bodies and for some rather odd behaviour at times. Stress rises, expectations are raised, likelihood of pupils leaving increased. Impact on children?
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PARENT EDUCATION
INCREASINGLY PARENTS NEED YOUR HELP
Some parents desperately need this, and want it. Others will not realise that they require it, and some will be resistant. Dealing with parents a major issue in the job, but one that can be as rewarding as educating the pupils. You are an educator, you are the expert.
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SILVER BULLETS 2
- Embrace parents
- Plan to involve parents
- Ensure you are offering good value for money
- Do your job
- BSA guidance, texts and papers
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PEOPLE
WHO IS LOOKING AFTER YOUR STAFF?
Perhaps each point of this triangle has changed enough to make the triangle function in a different way.
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MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP
ALL YOUR STAFF NEED CONSIDERATION
Be a part of the development 2013/14 and then look for the opportunities in 2014/15. Focus on y10.
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LOOK AFTER YOU
DEVELOP YOUR SKILLS
Get in the education gym, first year will tough but you cannot allow yourself to lose time in housing. Courses, interaction, reading.
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LOOK AFTER YOU
FAMILY AND SOCIAL TIME
Close the door, go to the pub, do what you need to do.
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SILVER BULLETS 3
- Plan to care for the carers
- 'Resource' yourself well
- Make time to play
- Don't neglect the personal touch
- BSA conferences and mentors
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INSPECTION FRENZY
PRESSURE TO COMPLY IS EVIDENT
The way we run houses, and housing does have an impact on our relationships with parents and pupils. We can be more flexible on some things, but have certain protocols that we must adhere to, however silly parents might think they are. The amount of compliance work in boarding has also had a impact on the time available to staff, raises a question of priorities much more, and puts staff in potential conflict with others.
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ACCOUNTABILITY
AND ADMINISTRATION ARE RISING
Time management and prioritising are becoming the key skills of houseparents an pastoral leaders.
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ETHOS?
RELATIONSHIPS WITH STAFF IN HOUSE
This is an incredibly exciting time to beat Millfield
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SILVER BULLETS 4
- Be compliant
- Ensure team is aware
- Find a way to comply and enjoy
- BSA seminars, consultancy and briefing papers
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ENJOY IT
IT IS THE BEST JOB IN EDUCATION
Close the door, go to the pub, do what you need to do.
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