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Pastoral Team Co-ordinator and Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) - Mrs N Gill
Pastoral Workers – Mrs K McAllister, Mrs A Ali
Pastoral Assistant – Mrs C Spinks
Safeguarding Governor – Mrs E Stewart
Please meet our wonderful Pastoral Team who are here to support you, your child and your family. You may have met our team at one time or another, either at school events or on a one to one basis or greeting you on the gate. We are here to work closely with children and families to develop strong positive links to support our families at Chantry.
We can assist and support our families in a variety of ways. Should you have anything you would like to discuss, whether it be a child’s anxiety around attending school, toilet training your child, personal circumstances changing, or you feel your child would benefit from additional mentoring support, our Pastoral team can support you by directing you to the most appropriate service.
Our Phoenix Room is located within the main school building next to the School Office at the front of the school. If you would like to speak with one of us, either contact the main school office by phone 706500 (option 2) or in person. Our door is always open and we will be happy to help you.
Mission Statement
The Pastoral team at Chantry Primary Academy aim to support your child and family to the best of our ability. We work together in partnership with you to nurture the bridge between school and home life and help support you in times of need.
We are committed to ensuring the well-being and safety of our children and families. We have a duty of care to our children and a strong safeguarding culture. If any staff have significant concerns regarding the safety of the children in their care they are trained to report accordingly following the following procedures.
What do we do?
We provide opportunities for families to work together, through building positive relationships. We work closely with the Trust's Education Welfare and Safeguarding Lead Mrs M Khan, and we also carry out home visits in order to monitor and support attendance.
What can we offer?
We are able to offer a range of support and advice for parents and carers including:
- One to one support.
- Group sessions and workshops on a range of subjects including toileting, sleep, education, online safety.
- Parenting support, advice and strategies.
- Transition into Foundation Stage and High School
- Completing paperwork, forms and referrals, e.g. Free School Meals, Child Bereavement Service (CHUMS), School Nursing and Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS), High School/Starting School Applications.
- Courses run by Adult Learning. Examples include Family Art, Parenting Workshops, Keeping up with your Children with Numeracy or Literacy.
- Home Visits.
- Link with other services both internally and externally to support our children and families, e.g. Luton Foodbank, Greenhouse Mentoring, Family Partnership Service, Level Trust, The Courtney Foundation
- Attendance support and strategies.
- Chantry Primary Academy Foodbank.
- Access to our supplies of pre-loved uniform and coats.
- PTA- if you enjoy working as a team to plan and organise events which take place throughout the year, if you are creative and would like to assist in any of our events, do let the Pastoral Team know and we can find you a job to support us.
** NOTICE **
We are very fortunate to have our own food bank within school.
During these difficult times, we are able to support you with food parcels and care packages if required. Please contact us and we can arrange for you to collect or we can deliver the parcels to you.
We also have preloved uniform available in various sizes and a selection of coats and shoes. These are available at no charge.
Level Trust also support us with uniform and shoe vouchers so if you need support please let us know.
Helpful Information
We can direct you to various agencies who can support in a parenting capacity and offer appropriate guidance. We can refer you to these agencies with your consent to enable you to have the best support for your child and family circumstance. They are here to work in partnership with you and we as a school can help facilitate the gap.
We understand that parenting can be challenging at times but with the appropriate support we can work together to have the best outcome for your child.
If you live in Luton please check the referral form below;
https://m.luton.gov.uk/Page/Show/Health_and_social_care/safeguarding/safeguarding_children/Pages/default.aspx
If you live in Central Bedfordshire please check the referral form below;
What We Offer
Keeping Children Safe Together
We believe that Safeguarding is Everybody's Responsibility. Staff members are trained to identify and report any concerns. We create a safe and supportive environment where children feel comfortable speaking up. Here at Chantry we adhere to the national guidance and follow the guidance accordingly.
Keeping children safe in education 2024
