Pastoral Care

Cardinal Newman High School is first and foremost a Catholic school where children are treated with the respect and care that reflects the total Christian message. We are proud of the sense of community in our school. Pupils are known, valued and cared for. We have the well-deserved reputation for being a happy school and we aim to create the best possible learning environment, built on good relationships between staff and students. As far as possible each form tutor will remain with their tutor group from Years 7-11.

The pupils have a network of support around them.

Their form tutor is responsible for the welfare of individual students, who will deal with matters such as attendance, punctuality, appearance, health, behaviour and general academic progress. In addition, there are five Heads of Year who have a day to day responsibility for administering general discipline and overseeing the welfare of the children in their year. Heads of Transition (Year 7), Key Stage 3 (Y8 and Y9) and Key Stage 4 (Y10 and Y11) have overall responsibility for pastoral care.

Cardinal Newman High School rewards good work, service to the school community, effort and achievement. We operate merit systems which encourage and reward good performance.We also insist on the highest standards of behaviour from pupils and recognise that this can only be achieved in an atmosphere of trust and mutual respect in the true spirit of reconciliation. We have a strict code of conduct and anti-bullying policy which is understood by all our pupils. Sanctions for poor behaviour are applied consistently and fairly and include detentions, daily report systems, on-site and fixed term exclusions.

We believe that education is a partnership between school and home. To maintain our high standards, it is essential that this partnership flourishes. We therefore involve parents at an early stage if problems occur and trust that parents will feel able to support us in our efforts to develop self-discipline and a sense of responsibility in our students.

Cardinal Newman High School has close links with local parishes via the RE Department. We have our own Chapel and our School Clergy celebrates voluntary Mass on Holy Days. In addition, all students prepare and celebrate class Masses.