Pastoral care is central to life at HMS and we have an excellent pastoral team in place to support all pupils on their journey from Year 5 to Year 8. Excellent pastoral care is at the heart of what we do at Hexham Middle School as we believe that children who feel safe, secure and happy, learn better.
A positive working relationship with parents/carers is vitally important to us and we welcome parents/carers’ views and encourage their support. We aim to keep parents/carers fully informed of all aspects of their child’s progress at school and to this end we have regular parents’ evenings, open evenings and information evenings.
The pastoral care at HMS is overseen by the following people:
- Mrs Curry – Assistant Headteacher, responsible for pastoral care and safeguarding
- Mr Barry – Head of Key Stage 3
- Mr Stephenson – Head of Key Stage 2
Every pupil then has a form tutor each year who is responsible for their day to day support and is also a first point of contact for parents. As a pastoral team our aim is to work with all parents & carers to provide the best possible care and school experience for all our pupils. Pupils in Year 5 are taught within one block of the school by specialist staff in the primary model. This helps to support a smooth transition to middle school.