Pastoral Support
At Glyn School we are fully committed to ensuring that our students feel safe, happy and make progress. Our students having a positive attitude, being engaged and focused on achieving, both academically and beyond the classroom, is key. Everyone having a shared understanding of our core values, positive relationships and a sense of community, is paramount to helping us achieve this.
Strong pastoral care is a priority in helping us to help our students develop. Our pastoral system is based on a Year Group structure and our team provides both day to day and, where applicable, longer term help to any student who is experiencing any difficulties in and out of school. We also have access to additional support and help from outside agencies, as well as working closely with our SEND Departement. Our pastoral support is set up to ensure that any barriers to our students are removed to enable positive wellbeing and progress.
Heads of Years
Our Form Tutors are led by Heads of Years who are responsible for overseeing student progress and wellbeing. Heads of Years from Years 7 to 11 and Years 12 to 13 remain with their Year groups as they move through the school. This allows the Head of Year to build strong relationships with our families and to get to know their students well.
Deputy Heads of Years
Each Head of Year is supported by a Deputy Head of Year. The Deputy Heads of Years have specific roles in working with key groups within each Year group structure.
Form Tutors
Our pastoral structure is based around the Form Tutor, who is a first point of contact and support in school for both parents & carers and students. Form Tutors see the students every day during Form time and, where possible, we try to ensure that they stay with their same group throughout Years 7 to 11 and Years 12 to 13. This allows Form Tutors to develop a strong and supportive relationship with them.
Leadership and Management Team
Each Year group has a designated member of the Leadership and Management Team who supports the Heads of Years within their role.
Pastoral Team For Years 7 to 11
We would request that initial contact with the school is done through your son's Form Tutor.
| Leadership and Management Lead Years 10 and 11 | Mrs R Hall |
| Head of Year 11 | Mr C Beaney |
| Deputy Head of Year 11 | Miss D Patel |
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11 Abbey 11 Bourne 11 Carew 11 Derby 11 Merton 11 Oaks 11 St Benet 11 Tudor |
Mrs G Turnbull and Miss J Phillips Mrs L Lucas and Mr L Simons Mr L Dawson and Mr K Nimmo Mrs E Londono and Dr C Brookes Miss S Edge and Dr C Brookes Ms V Lester and Miss D Patel Mr A Churchill Mrs D Nandnwani and Mr K Nimmo |
| Head of Year 10 | Mr C Ganeshalingam |
| Deputy Head of Year 10 | Mr T Hanna |
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10 Abbey 10 Bourne 10 Carew 10 Derby 10 Merton 10 Oaks 10 St Benet 10 Tudor |
Mr Krishen Chetty Mrs J Bellanca and Mrs K Poole Mr T Spencer Ms C Fitzpatrick Mr Kyle Hicks Mr M Chhatralia Mr K MacLeod Mr A Poppleton |
| Leadership and Management Lead Years 7, 8 and 9 | Mrs E Pearson |
| Head of Year 9 | Mrs J Fairbrother |
| Deputy Head of Year 9 | Ms S Davies |
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9 Abbey 9 Bourne 9 Carew 9 Derby 9 Merton 9 Oaks 9 St Benet 9 Tudor |
Mr K Johnson Mr T Ritchie Mrs Z Khan and Mr A Coleman Mrs K Bryan Miss L Stokes Mrs J Theivendra Mr J Sidhu Mr R Whitehead |
| Head of Year 8 | Miss J Zimmermann |
| Deputy Head of Year 8 | Mr W Rylance |
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8 Abbey 8 Bourne 8 Carew 8 Derby 8 Merton 8 Oaks 8 St Benet 8 Tudor |
Mrs Z Malik Miss S Hartnett Mr L Cook Miss K Watson Mr L Grover and Mr R Lawrence Miss L Piper and Mrs T Yang Mr G Rice and Mrs T Yang Mrs D McMullan |
| Head of Year 7 | Miss J Stanton |
| Deputy Head of Year 7 | Mr G Howard |
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7 Abbey 7 Bourne 7 Carew 7 Derby 7 Merton 7 Oaks 7 St Benet 7 Tudor |
Mrs S Lace Mrs L Crosby and Mr S Lynch Mr C Burke Mr S Wells Mr J Macgregor Miss C Protts and Mr E Lawrence Mrs C Troggi Ms S Davis |
