PASTORAL -
Caring for our students
At Hastings Boys' High School we insist on high standards of behaviour and self-discipline. Our experience tells us that boys at secondary school need clear expectations of behaviour and we provide these. We also understand that boys need to know that their school takes an interest in them personally, and that their teachers care about them and their progress. Education Review Office, in its most recent audit of the school, commented that
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continual emphasis on good behaviour, and a concern for each student's personal
growth and success creates a sage, positive, learning environment throughout the
school. Students feel that teachers genuinely care about them.''
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The school has a zero tolerance to bullying and takes pro-active initiatives to minimise issues.
A key component of this provision is the student Centre where the student and home liaison office, guidance office, careers centre and the professionally staffed medical facility are sited. The Student Centre is the nucleus of a network of support, including form teachers, subject teachers, guidance counsellor, careers adviser and home liaison staff. We try to ensure that we have contact with every boy's home and that parents feel they can contact the school whenever they need to.
"Very effective support is provided for students through an extensive range of pastoral networks. The introduction of year level deans are a recent innovation that has had an immediate and positive influence on student behaviour."
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Mr Graeme Greville and Mrs Heather Coyle
Guidance Counsellor and Student Centre Co-ordinator
STUDENT CENTRE
The Student Centre provides the following services:
Form Teachers: Form Teachers play an important part in the pastoral care of the boys they also oversee the boys learning programmes.
Deans: A Dean is attached to each form level to directly oversee the Pastoral Care and Academic progress of their level.