Pastoral Care

King’s Girls is renowned for its caring and happy atmosphere and the ethos of the school is to achieve high standards through encouragement and rewards.  Parents want their daughter to have a secure environment in which to mature.  The small size of the division is a key factor. Staff and pupils know each other well and enjoy excellent working relationships. Each year group usually has only 75 girls in 3 forms during their first three years. 

Form tutors have responsibility for the girls’ well-being, including academic progress, involvement in the school, social relationships and any signs of stress or unhappiness.  The Head of Year co-ordinates the work of the tutors and has overall responsibility for the year group.

From the very start we want the Year 7 girls to settle in quickly and happily. We try to ensure that each new girl is in the same form as a friend to help in the early days and we have a residential form trip in the first weeks of term so that the girls can get to know each other.

Our pastoral work is not only concerned with problems!  A great deal of time is spent encouraging, commending, helping, advising and taking a genuine interest in the girls.  When girls do well, we make sure they know we are pleased with them.