Parent Workshops: Pastoral Development

On Tuesday 13th November, Norfolk House hosted another successful Parent Workshop, this time with a focus on Pastoral Development. As a leading independent school in North London,  our pupils are regularly challenged, academically and personally and therefore it is important that all the children in our care are equipped with the tools to help them achieve their full potential, whilst remaining happy and confident individuals.

With this in mind we offered six pastoral workshops to support parents in understanding some of the ways that the school works with pupils and to help parents understand some of the challenges that our children face today. The workshops offered were:

• Anxiety in School Age Children
• Mindfulness
• Growth Mindset
• Core Values and Behavioural Coaching
• Developing Good Sleep Habits
• Supporting Your Child Through the 11+ Process

The evening was a great success with overwhelmingly positive feedback from parents:

• “Very useful to have this important topic addressed in school.”
• “Useful tips for children’s daily practise.”
• “I’m very grateful for this wonderful workshop. The tools I learned I will try at home for positive outcomes.”
• “Good interventions to help me with my current situation with my daughter.”
• “Great to see the school is investing time into something that is so important.”
• “Helpful tools to combat worry and anxiety.”
• “Really enjoyed the workshops, great tips and ideas to help our children.”

We look forward to continuing this provision and implementing some of the suggested workshops put forward by parents. We are in the process of finalising a session for parents which will be run by the NSPCC on internet safety. Further information on this workshop will be sent to parents in due course.