Our pastoral care system is embedded in our daily school life, ensuring that every student feels valued, supported, and understood. We foster strong relationships between students, teachers, and parents, promoting open communication and a sense of belonging within our school community.

The health and wellbeing of all of our students is paramount; we know that happy and healthy students are more likely to thrive and achieve their full potential. Our aim for your child whilst they are at Stamford is to unlock their potential to be the best version of themselves; and for that to happen they need an excellent pastoral provision.

Our Approach

We believe that a student’s emotional wellbeing is paramount to their overall success.

We treat every child as an individual, ensuring they leave us as rounded and grounded young adults ready for the next stage in their lives. We aim to build resilience in your children to enable them to have strong wellbeing. We work with parents, tutors, teachers, boarding staff and our wider school community to give our students the tools they need in life to cope with the challenges life can throw at us.

PSHE

At Stamford we provide a modern PSHE programme that is challenging, informative, and inspirational.

This ensures growth within our students. Part of our PSHE programme includes parent sessions to assist in developing parent knowledge on topics students are learning about. At Stamford, we work with parents, tutors, teachers, boarding staff and our wider school community to give our students the tools they need to cope with the challenges life can throw at us.

Safeguarding

"All staff at Stamford have a responsibility to provide a safe environment in which children can learn.

All our staff are aware of indicators of abuse and neglect. They are able to identify cases of children who may be in need of help or protection and can inform the right people who can take action."

Anna Kennedy
Assistant Head Pastoral (Safeguarding & Clinical Services)

Our Safeguarding Policy

Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSL)

Anna Kennedy – Stamford School & Sixth Form
Emergency DSL Mob: 07519328689

Claire Hughes – Stamford Junior School
Designated Safeguarding Governor – Dr Emelia Wawrzkowicz

Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads (DDSL)

Stamford School

Katie Dexter – Deputy Head Pastoral
Alex Colley – Assistant Head Pastoral

Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads (DDSL)

Stamford Junior School

Sarah Buttress – Deputy Head Academic
Claire Stratford – Special Education Needs Coordinator

Stamford Sixth Form

Chris Hawkins – Head of Sixth Form
Leigh Ware – Deputy Head of Sixth Form

Concerns and Parent Support

We have recently introduced the MyVoice reporting system, which provides a secure and anonymous platform for reporting concerns and can be used by both students and parents.

Report a concern

Health and Wellbeing

We have a strong focus on health and wellbeing across all our Schools.

We see the support of our young people’s physical and mental health as an essential element to their success.

Advice

Our confidentiality policy enables students to trust in our supporting teams.

Health and wellbeing advice and emotional support are available to students and families via the pastoral team, boarding staff, Heads of Year, tutors, student managers, Chaplain and the health and wellbeing team.

Where there is considered a risk of harm, information is shared appropriately, keeping safeguarding at the forefront of our approach.

Meet our Medical Team

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Phoenix Rooms

The Phoenix Rooms are quiet spaces where students can retreat when overwhelmed.

Students can seek support from a member of the pastoral team or sit quietly with friends. A programme of lunchtime activities designed to support wellbeing and resilience is run by a team of Phoenix Prefects who have been trained in providing support by our counsellors and pastoral staff.

We believe that all of our young people sometimes need a place of sanctuary, so we have plans to introduce more Phoenix Rooms so all our students can benefit from them.

Student Initiative

A student-led wellbeing and resilience initiative.

The Phoenix Rooms are equipped with a range of games and activities that students can engage with to help shift their focus away from things they may be anxious about. These include word games and board games and construction sets of various kinds, as well as tactile objects which can be therapeutic to handle.

As part of the enhancement of our pastoral offering, we plan to extend the provision of the Phoenix Rooms across the School. Our first Phoenix Room was introduced at Stamford High School in September 2021, as part of the wider Phoenix Project, which is a student-led wellbeing and resilience initiative.

Food and Nutrition

Fresh All Round

All our meals use fresh ingredients, freshly cooked daily on-site.

We use a balance of proteins, carbohydrates, fats, fresh fruit and vegetables, and the inclusion of oily fish to ensure a well-rounded diet. Our menus are based on a 3-week cycle to ensure a good variety of meal choices.

The food requirements and preferences for 11 and 12 year olds vary greatly to those who are 17 and 18. We want to ensure our menus are age appropriate and offer the right food, at the right time, in the right way to our pupils in order to enhance their ability to learn.

Holroyd Howe

Stamford School partners with Holroyd Howe to deliver high quality food.

As a school, we recognise that the expectation of food standards has developed considerably over the last few years and working with Holroyd Howe will allow us to keep ahead of food trends. As a school we need to be on the front foot of menu development and the nutritional requirements. We feel a specialised catering partner can enhance our knowledge and development.

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Holroyd Howe

Chaplaincy

Chaplaincy, Faith and Heritage

Our values reflect the faith upon which the Stamford Endowed Schools were founded. We are a Christian foundation and as such welcome students of all faiths and none.

When the School is open, the Chapel is available for any student, member of staff or parent to use. There are regular services on Sundays and most days during the week, and we celebrate the important festivals and occasions, including Advent, Christmas, Remembrance and Commemoration.

The School Chapel is located at the centre of the St Paul’s site and has had an interesting history as one of the oldest buildings at the school.

Chapel

School House System

Stamford School Houses

We are incredibly proud of our School houses. Our house system mixes pupils from across all our schools to partake in competitions to enrich their school experience.

This provides younger pupils with good role models and creates a sense of responsibility for the senior students as they take on more of a mentor and support role towards the lower years.

Students will stay in the same colour of house, as they move from the junior system to the senior system.