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 2023-24 

HEAD OF YEAR 8

MRS A.M. ANDERSON

FORM GROUP

FORM TEACHER

8A

 Mrs T.McMurray

8B

 Mr C. McKendry

8C

 Ms C. McCann

8D

 Miss N. Hughes

8E

 Miss N. Norris

8F

Ms A. Mallon

 

HEAD OF YEAR 9

MR K BRADY

FORM GROUP

FORM TEACHER

9A

Mrs M. Thompson

9B

Mrs T. McWilliams

9C

Mr R. Browns

9D

Mrs. A. Stevenson

9E

Miss M. Cumiskey

 

HEAD OF YEAR 10

MRS J PATTON

FORM GROUP

FORM TEACHER

10A

Mrs L. Scullion

10B

Mr M. Tracey

10C

Mrs J.Kearns

10D

Mrs E Hegarty

10E

Mr C. McCauley

10F

Mrs A. O’Hagan

 

HEAD OF YEAR 11

MR M FRANCIS

FORM GROUP

FORM TEACHER

11A

Mrs S. Johnston

11B

Ms K. Loughran

11C

Mr D. Mobbs

11D

Mrs P. McGale

11E

Miss L. Coburn

 

HEAD OF YEAR 12

MRS S HIGGINS

FORM GROUP

FORM TEACHER

12A

Mrs S. Burke

12B 

Mrs S. Rasdale

12C

Mr N. Burke

12D

Miss N. McOscar

12E 

Mrs J. Kearney

 

HEAD OF YEAR 13

MR R DEVLIN

FORM GROUP

FORM TEACHER

13ALM

Mrs A. McKee

13CMM

Mrs C. Murray

13OMD

Miss O. Donnelly

13BMG

Mrs B. McGahon

13OLR

Mrs O. Reid

13GMG

Mrs G. Gartland

 

HEAD OF YEAR 14

MRS U MCNEILL

FORM GROUP

FORM TEACHER

14JME

Mr J. McElholm

14BMA

Mrs B. McAuley

14MMC

Mrs M. McCormick

14UDO

Miss U. Donnelly

14CGN

Mrs C. Gordon

14DMP

Mr D. Penny