Pastoral Care

The Pastoral Care of our children is at the heart of everything at Methody Prep. We believe that for a child to be successful in and out of the classroom, they need to feel happy and secure in their environment.

Our pastoral care does just that; we nurture all aspects of our children’s needs by creating a safe, supportive and caring environment. This enables our children to thrive and realise their full potential.

Methody Prep operates an ‘open door’ policy with parents. We value their knowledge, experience and views and seek to establish a partnership with them in making appropriate provisions for all our pupils.

Methody Prep has co-ordinators responsible for both Child Protection and Pastoral Care issues. The Pastoral Care teacher administers and monitors the Addressing Bullying and Positive Behaviour Policies. This includes ensuring that pastoral and bullying concerns are noted by members of staff who either witness or have issues reported to them by pupils, parents or other members of staff, supporting the Northern Ireland Anti-Bullying Federation’s anti-bullying policies and practices. 

Circle time and other PDMU strategies are used by staff to promote positive behaviour, team-work and conflict resolution in classes. Assemblies are used to support these messages and to address issues which may arise at a whole school level e.g. a serious accident to a pupil, a case of bullying or a bereavement of a member of the school community.

You can find out more about our Pastoral Care in our policies section.