Pastoral & Pupil Wellbeing

At Carnforth High School, we pride ourselves on the fact that each student is known and knows that they are known. A student’s happiness and well-being are recognised as the foundation for their success. Effective pastoral care underpins school life and there is always someone to whom the students can turn for help and advice. Students remain with the same form tutor for Years 7 – 11 and their personal welfare is overseen by a team of Year Leaders.

Pastoral Structure

Mr C Chambers – Acting Assistant Headteacher Attendance and Behaviour
Mr J Fox – Assistant Headteacher Safeguarding
Mr J Winder – Head of Year 7
Mr J Walters – Head of Year 8
Mr N Wellwood – Head of Year 9
Ms F Hanna – Head of Year 10
Mr S Barnes – Head of Year 11 – Anti-Bullying Champion
Mrs E Cleasby – Pastoral Manager

Mr D Milner – Attendance Officer

Anti-Bullying

Mr Barnes is our Anti-Bullying Champion

Any form of bullying behaviour is taken very seriously at Carnforth High School.

• Bullying has no place at Carnforth High School.
• Bullying goes against our school value of respect; treating others the way we would like to be treated ourselves.
• Bullying goes against our school aims; we want all pupils to leave CHS as the best versions of themselves that they can possibly be.
• Being bullied has a negative impact on mental health and self-esteem. We do not want that for any of our pupils.

Bullying is not a one-off incident or a disagreement with another pupil. It is categorised as:

• when someone is deliberately unkind to you, repeatedly, over time.
• face to face or online actions. It can be physical, verbal, emotional, written, or discriminatory.
• an imbalance of power, e.g. the person is older than you, or in a group, so it is hard to defend yourself.

We deal with bullying at Carnforth High School using the ‘3 R’s’ approach:

Pupils are encouraged to report bullying behaviours. These can be reported in the following ways:

If parents have any concerns about bullying behaviours in school, please contact your child’s Year Leader.

School Nurse and Counselling

The school nurse and professional counsellor are available at specific times during the week to provide advice and guidance. Parents should contact a Year Leader in the first instance.

Wellbeing

Please find the links to mental health services below.

CancerCare have some amazing resources that can be accessed, and they also have support networks available.

Email: tct@cancercare.org.uk – Text: 07860018278 – Website: www.cancercare.org.uk

Thier centres: Lancaster – 01524 381820 – Slynedales, Slyne Road, LA2 6ST & Morecambe – 01524 381820 – 34 Northumberland Street, LA4 4AY

Below are some more options for online/phone support that can be accessed.

https://www.papyrus-uk.org/

https://www.kooth.com/

https://www.samaritans.org/

Self-referral

The following links direct you to self-referral forms that can be completed without the input of a GP or educational professional:

CAMHS:

https://www.healthyyoungmindslsc.co.uk/home/central-lancashire-camhs-self-referral

Minds Matters (16+ services):

https://gateway.mayden.co.uk/referral-v2/07681012-dcbe-4194-acf6-e09a9ce2929d

If you feel that you or your child as risk, please do not hesitate in contacting emergency services or going to the emergency department.

Any further help or support that you may require please do not hesitate to contact Mr Fox or the a Head of Year via email.