Pastoral Care

St. Colman’s College, Newry

Pastoral Care

Our Pastoral Care programme permeates all aspects of school life, helping shape the development of our pupils academically, socially, morally and spiritually.

Our staff are committed to promoting a positive, well-ordered environment to empower learning, with systems in place to help guide and support pupils as they encounter challenges throughout their time at Violet Hill.

Our Approach

Pastoral Care is a central part of pupil welfare, requiring the full co-operation of pupils, and highest standards of teaching, tutoring and supervision from staff at St. Colman’s College:

Form Class

Each year group is divided into form classes of approximately 25 pupils

Form Teachers

Pupils meet with their Form Teacher during Registration Class each morning

Assembly

The whole year group meets for assembly at the College Chapel one morning each week

Curriculum

Weekly timetabled Form Periods, for the delivery of the Pastoral Care programme

One-to-One

Form Teachers have designated time for one-to-one contact with pupils in their Form Class

Year Head

Our Year Heads oversee the work of Form Teachers for each year group

Key Stages

Each Key Stage within the school is led by a Senior Teacher

Leadership

The Pastoral Care programme is under the direction of the Vice Principal for Pastoral Care

Health & Wellbeing

Our Student Health Assistant is on-hand to deal with all day-to-day issues

Communication

Regular contact is maintained between the school and parents

Counselling

Weekly counselling sessions are available for all pupils

Health & Wellbeing

Find out more about the health and wellbeing support available for St. Colman’s pupils.

Pastoral Initiatives

Throughout the school year, each year group will take part in various pastoral initiatives, showing pupils how they can help make a positive contribution to their local community:

Fundraising events, such as coffee mornings, sponsored walks and non-uniform days

Community outreach programmes, engaging with Awareness Days and initiatives throughout the year

Mentoring programmes, teaching our pupils invaluable life lessons about the world around them

Our Policies

The full Pastoral Care and Child Protection policies can be requested from the school.

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Our Pastoral Care Team

Our Pastoral Care team is committed to promoting a positive and well-ordered environment to empower learning and guide and support pupils.

To view the Senior team, Year Heads and Form team, visit the Staff Directory.

Mr Kevin Franklin

Vice Principal, Pastoral

Mr Mark Doran

Senior Teacher with Responsibility for KS3

Dr Patrick Collins

Senior Teacher with Responsibility for KS4

Mr Ciaran O'Hare

Senior Teacher with Responsibility for Post-16

Mr Andrew Moriarty

Senior Teacher with Responsibility for Child Protection

Report an Issue

If you have a safeguarding issue, please do not hesitate to contact the Designated Teacher (DT) for Child Protection, Mr Kevin Franklin.

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