Wellbeing & Pastoral Care
Our children love the family feel of the school, and the focus on fun and playful exploration balanced with intellectual ambition. For that reason each child’s happiness and wellbeing is at the heart of a St Michael’s education.
We are committed to enhancing our pupils’ emotional, physical and mental well-being during their time with us, ensuring different needs are supported.
Each pupil’s well-being and personal progress are closely monitored by our dedicated staff, with encouragement to engage in all aspects of school life. This involvement helps them discover their interests and passions, fostering their individuality and building a healthy self-esteem.
At St Michael’s, happy days are abundant, but life inevitably throws us curve balls and challenges. Long-term happiness hinges on our ability to navigate difficult times and the emotions they bring.
From their first days at school, we focus on teaching children to understand and manage their emotions healthily. We encourage them to be heard and seen, to speak up, seek help, and discuss their feelings, both good and bad. This approach helps them grow more secure, resilient, and self-confident, while equipping them with an emotional toolkit that will benefit them for life.
We celebrate our differences, embracing children who are playful or thoughtful, sensitive or loud, expressive or analytical. As a school, we are dedicated to developing children’s interpersonal skills, with a strong emphasis on kindness and consideration for others.
From the very beginning, we encourage children to embrace their individuality and discover their unique interests and passions, fostering healthy self-esteem in the process. Our children’s happiness is at the core of our approach. We aim for them to end each day filled with joy and excitement about their learning experiences. We firmly believe that children learn best and flourish when they are happy and healthy.
Our dedicated staff team carefully monitors each child’s well-being, providing support to both children and their families as needed. We cultivate positive relationships and encourage openness, understanding, and respect for others, both within the school and in the wider world. Our school values guide everything we do and form the basis of our rewards system. We celebrate the children’s diverse personal achievements in our weekly assemblies.
Safeguarding
St. Michael’s is dedicated to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, expecting all staff, volunteers, and visitors to uphold this commitment. We take our safeguarding responsibilities with the utmost seriousness, ensuring any concerns are addressed promptly and effectively.
Our Designated Safeguarding Lead is Mrs Florence Clayton, and she can be contacted directly at ffc@stmichaels.je or by calling 01534 856904. If she is not available, please ask to speak to one of the Deputy Safeguarding Leads. Our full Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy can be found under our key policies page.
Pupil Voice
At St Michael’s we want pupils’ voices to be heard and we encourage pupil participation in all aspects of school life. Our Pupil Voice team includes representatives from across the school. We provide time, space and resources for pupils to discuss issues that are important to them, or to gather their views. The members represent their peers at regular meetings and share their findings with the Senior Leadership Team so that change can be made. It is their school after all!
