Pastoral Care

We make every effort to ensure that children feel safe, valued and listened to.We aim for all children to be happy, confident and ready to learn.
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EdenPark “does many things of which "Care" is at the top.”  
(Parent survey, 2024)

“The school doesPastoral care well and has great teachers.”
(Parent survey, 2024)
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The pastoral team work with children in a huge variety of ways.

• Lego therapy
• Draw and talk therapy
• ELSA
• Welcome club (for childrenstruggling to come in to school)
• Lunch club (for children findinglunchtime too overwhelming)
• Check ins
• Smile and greet
• Group therapy sessions
• Restorative conversations
• Safeguarding lead practitioners (withseveral staff fully trained)
• Operation Encompass Eden Park is an Operation Encompass school.This is a police and education, early intervention safeguarding partnershipthat supports children and young people who may have witnessed domestic abuse.

The key toour provision is one of our core School Values, Willow Wellbeing! Whilstacademic work is important, the main drive at Eden Park is to ensure childrenare safe and content as then they are in the best position to learn.

Willow links to a “wellbeing framework” that we use toactively teach the children about emotional wellbeing through curriculumdelivery. We use the framework to teach the children to be like Willow!

Willow Well-being’s Characteristics:

• Let yourself be inspired.
• Learn to inspire others.
• Learn to lose well and to wingraciously.
• Relax.
• Share with others.
• Reflect on your actions.
• Be peaceful.
• Empathise with others.
• Treat others as you wish to betreated.
• Listen to your conscience.