Pastoral Leaders programme
Pastoral leaders play a key role in schools; supporting student attendance, wellbeing, behaviour and academic success. SSAT’s Pastoral Leaders programme offers schools high quality modular content which can be flexibly delivered and adapted for pastoral teams through our delivery partner model.
Start date
Flexible online facilitator training dates to suit you. In-person training also available on request.
Format
Delivery partner (annual licence) and consultancy models available.
Cost
SSAT members: £1,350 + £225 per module
Non-members: £1,825 + £325 per module
Contact us if you would like SSAT’s education team to deliver this for you. We can arrange for one of our education team to deliver training directly to your staff, in-person or online.
Pastoral leaders play a key role in schools, supporting student attendance, wellbeing, behaviour and academic success. In doing so they create a culture where everyone is valued, respected and thrives, and where all success is celebrated.
More than ever, we need to look after pastoral teams, train them and equip them for the challenges and opportunities of their roles, both now and for the future. This Pastoral Leaders programme recognises and responds to this need.
Benefits:
- Build stronger and more successful pastoral teams.
- Lead with greater confidence, clarity and effectiveness.
- Increase your individual and collective impact.
- Overcome barriers to learning and achievement.
Accreditation: All modules will be accredited by SSAT. Participants will receive a certificate for modules completed.
How does it work?
Using SSAT’s quality assured materials, two leaders from your school will attend an online facilitator training event to become qualified facilitators. They can then deliver the programme to a cohort of staff in your school or across your networks creating the opportunity to generate new income streams. Each cohort is a maximum of 20 participants.
Who can be approved as trainers?
- Each school delivery partner must have one lead facilitator and at least one second facilitator.
- Only approved facilitators will be allowed to deliver SSAT’s Pastoral Leaders programme . All facilitators must attend the training by SSAT.
What is required to be a delivery partner?
- Confidence that you have the infrastructure and capacity to deliver the training.
Who is the Pastoral Leaders programme for?
Current and aspiring pastoral leaders – heads of year, heads of house, behaviour managers, progress leaders, teaching assistants, student mentors, and many more. Content is suitable for primary, secondary and special schools.
Module information
The programme provides opportunities for pastoral leaders to come together, share and develop their practice in six key areas.
There are six core modules, and an additional optional module focusing on Leading a team.
Module 1. Vision, values and culture
This first module begins by reflecting on the importance of vision, values and culture.
We will explore:
- the ‘Why’ of pastoral leadership
- your vision for pastoral leadership
- how to bring the vision and values to life
- creating an identity and culture
- ensuring your pastoral strategy has impact.
Module 2. Supporting positive student behaviour and progress
The second module offers opportunity to consider some of the key areas of pastoral leaders – attendance, punctuality, behaviour and raising progress and achievement.
We will explore:
- the importance of seeing the child amidst the data
- strategies for improving attendance and punctuality
- the impact of rewards and sanctions
- role of pastoral leaders in improving progress and achievement.
Module 3. Meeting student needs
This module looks at the needs presented by children and young people and how we can best meet them.
We will explore:
- the needs of children and young people in our school(s)
- the impact of covid and other societal factors
- strategies for supporting well-being and mental health
- supporting specific groups (EAL, SEND, PP)
- mechanisms, systems and structures to support children, parents and families.
Module 4. Supporting students’ personal development
This module reflects on wider curriculum opportunities to support student’s personal development.
We will explore:
- how we identify and celebrate student’s involvement in activities, within and beyond the school
- how to encourage engagement in the wider school curriculum
- the development and mapping of a structured pastoral programme
- 5 C’s (character, citizenship, community, charity and careers).
Module 5. Leading self and others
This module recognises the importance for pastoral leaders of looking after themselves, as they support and care for others.
We will explore:
- self-care and looking after each other
- managing workload
- crisis management versus strategic leadership
- building a network of support – where do you go?
Module 6. Communication with stakeholders
This module gives time to consider the range of stakeholders that pastoral leaders work with and how to manage those relationships effectively.
We will explore:
- the power of positive communication
- stakeholder engagement (including multi-agency working, parents, families and carers, students, colleagues)
- managing difficult conversations.
Module 7. Leading a team (optional)
This final module covers how we can lead others effectively and create successful teams.
We will explore:
- characteristics of high performing teams
- responsibility and accountability
- developing others
- three things to hold on to.
Format
Becoming an SSAT delivery partner gives you access to facilitator training and all the module content you need to run the Pastoral Leaders programme in your school, or across a group of schools or multi-academy trust.
Facilitator training is delivered online or face-to-face (by arrangement).
There are six programme modules. Each module is designed as a two-hours session. Ideal for twilight delivery or INSET days.
Personalise content to your needs
Delivery partners can tailor module content to their needs to create a personalised programme for pastoral leaders. Content is suitable for primary, secondary and special schools. A minimum of six modules must be delivered.
An additional optional module focusing on Leading a team is also available. This is in addition to the six core modules.
Book a call
Speak with Senior Education Lead Dr Dan Belcher, to learn more about the benefits of SSAT’s leadership programmes.
Any questions?
Contact us or call 020 7802 0955.
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