Sunday Times Secondary School of the Year 2023

St. Mary's Grammar School

Pastoral Care

The key aim of Pastoral Care in St. Mary's is to support pupils in their learning and development and enable them to overcome any potential barriers to their progress and achievement.

St. Mary’s has established a structured, whole school approach to Pastoral Care.  At each Key Stage, a Senior Leader is assigned as the Senior Pastoral Leader. Working together, the Senior Pastoral Leaders manage the school's Pastoral Care system. They liaise with the Pastoral Teams within their designated Key Stage to ensure that the needs of all young people are met.  Each Pastoral Team is comprised of a group of Form Teachers led by a Head of Year. Upon entry to St. Mary’s, each pupil will join a Year Group and will be placed in a Form Class with an allocated Form Teacher. The Head of Year and the Form Teacher are key figures in the school’s Pastoral Care system.

Working with a Pastoral Team, the Head of Year maintains oversight of the personal, social and academic development of each pupil in the Year Group. Each Form Teacher possesses a detailed knowledge of the needs, emotional development, progress and academic attainment of pupils in the Form Class. The Form Teacher, on a regular basis, monitors the conduct, attendance and progress of each pupil in the Form Class.

Pupils meet with their Form Teacher on a daily basis and attend a weekly Year Group Assembly with their Head of Year and Senior Pastoral Leader.  Additionally, the Form Teacher will meet with the Form Class during weekly timetabled lessons. At Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4, the Learning for Life and Work programme includes Personal Development, Local and Global Citizenship and Employability. At Key Stage 5, an age-related Personal Development programme is delivered by Form Teachers.

PASTORAL TEAMS 2022-23 

HEAD OF YEAR 8

MRS A.M. ANDERSON

FORM GROUP

FORM TEACHER

8A

Mrs M. Thompson

8B

Mrs T. McWilliams

8C

Mrs A. Stevenson

8D

Mr R. Brown

8E

Miss M. Cumiskey

 

HEAD OF YEAR 9

MRS J PATTON

FORM GROUP

FORM TEACHER

9A

Mrs L. Scullion

9B

Mr M. Tracey

9C

Mr R. Devlin

9D

Mrs E. Hegarty

9E

Mr C. McCauley

9F

Mrs A. O’Hagan

 

HEAD OF YEAR 10

MR K BRADY

FORM GROUP

FORM TEACHER

10A

Mrs S. Johnston

10B

Mrs R. Mullan

10C

Mr D. Mobbs

10D

Mrs P. McGale

10E

Miss L. Coburn

 

HEAD OF YEAR 11

MRS S HIGGINS

FORM GROUP

FORM TEACHER

11A

Mrs S. Burke

11B

Mrs C. Bradley

11C

Mr N. Burke

11D

Miss N. McOscar

11E

Mrs J. Kearney

 

HEAD OF YEAR 12

MR M FRANCIS

FORM GROUP

FORM TEACHER

12A

Miss O. Donnelly

12B 

Mrs B. Mateo-Loughlin

12C

Mrs O. Reid

12D

Mrs B. McGahon

12E 

Mrs C. Murray

 

HEAD OF YEAR 13

MR P MCVEY

FORM GROUP

FORM TEACHER

13JME

Mr J. McElholm

13BMA

Mrs B. McAuley

13MMC

Mrs M. McCormick

13UDO

Miss U. Donnelly

13CGN

Mrs C. Gordon

13DMP

Mr D. Penny

 

HEAD OF YEAR 14

MRS U MCNEILL

FORM GROUP

FORM TEACHER

14CRC

Mrs C. Clarke

14GMG

Mrs G. Gartland

14TMM

Mrs T. McMurray

14SOC

Dr L. Connor

14NHS

Miss N. Hughes

14LAC

Mr S. O’Connor