Pastoral Team

Mayfield School has a dedicated team of pastoral managers that work across both sites. 

 The pastoral team strive to develop strong relationships with families that help to promote the wellbeing of pupils and their families. These relationships are built upon trust and mutual respect.  

Each of our pastoral managers hold a wealth of knowledge and experience that enables them to support families with a with a range of issues through emotional and practical support including signposting. 

Support that the pastoral team is able to provide:

• Applications for charitable grants
• Emergency food bank vouchers
• Guidance on pupil behaviour management and communication
• Establishing routines and boundaries for children
• Requests for packages of support such as: respite support or direct payments – through children’s social services
• Parental engagement sessions, coffee mornings with external agencies. 
  Referrals to external professions E.G: Forward thinking Birmingham, NHS SALT/OT, Car Harnesses and many more Health-related NHS services.  

The team can also provide signposting for families to access the following support:

• Finance and debt management.
• Benefit entitlement.
• Access to employment advice.
• Adult learning opportunities.
• Building a Support Network.
• Holiday activities

All of the pastoral managers at Mayfield School are trained Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSL’s) 

Article 3 (best interests of the child) The best interests of the child must be a top priority in all decisions and actions that affect children. 

Through class dojo, parent engagement opportunities and regular parent’s evenings’ staff are committed to working with families to ensure that all children and young people benefit from an effective home- school partnership. Our aim is to ensure that all families feel empowered to be involved in all aspects of their child/young person’s education. We offer advocacy to families during EHCP review meetings, Pastoral care meetings, and Carers advice meetings, to ensure that best outcomes can be achieved. We work closely with families to share regular pupil updates and achievements, and we are passionate about pupils achieving their personalised targets and developing their independence. 

Article 12 (Views of the child) Every child has the right to express their views, feelings and wishes in all matters affecting them, and to have their views considered and taken seriously. This right applies at all times, for example during immigration proceedings, housing decisions or the child’s day-to-day home life.

At Mayfield School we encourage all pupils to make choices and the ways in which we do this are adapted to meet pupil’s individual needs. The Child’s Voice is embedded within the safeguarding practice at Mayfield School, and we are driven by a belief that all pupils can communicate their wishes with the support of a familiar adult. Pastoral Managers have significant experience in Early Help and are trained to work directly with pupils to help them to express their Wishes and Feelings. The Pastoral Team will advocate on behalf of pupils, keeping the child’s voice at the centre of all that they do, particularly when working with external partners.

Article 31 (leisure, play and culture) Every child has the right to relax, play and take part in a wide range of cultural and artistic activities.

Pastoral Managers work on behalf of all families, to identify opportunities for children and young people to access leisure activities that can meet their specific needs. We advocate for families who require a specialist package of support to ensure all children/young people have the opportunity to develop their social skills. 

Contact details:
Email address: DSL@mayfield.eiat.org.uk
Alternatively you can request contact via your child/young person’s class team.