Pastoral Care
At Barcroft Primary School we aim to provide the highest quality pastoral support throughout the school. We work in partnership with children and families to offer support educationally, socially and emotionally.
Our Pastoral Support team is made up of our Assistant Headteachers (Mrs Edwards and Miss Phillips) and Learning Mentor (Mr Cross).
Meet our Pastoral Team
At Barcroft Primary School we recognise that pupils with low confidence, social skills and low self-esteem can often demonstrate challenging behaviours. The reasons for these behaviours can be varied but one or more of these factors may contribute to them having difficulty in accessing the curriculum. As a result, we have invested in the creation of a nurture programme dedicated to helping identified pupils to receive additional support to over-come these barriers.
Through our nurture programme, we aim for pupils’ anxieties and personal fears to be alleviated. We hope to provide students with the skills necessary for them to express their feelings and engage with their emotions in a healthy manner. As our pupils come to discover ways to manage and cope with their emotional and behavioural difficulties, they will be able to access the curriculum and work towards achieving their potential.
Take a look at our sweet-themed nurture room: 'Barcroft Sweets'...
We are passionate about being at the heart of our community to support families in as many ways as we can so we are happy to announce that Barcroft now has a food bank located at school. We are working in partnership with our local Morrisons to be able to provide toiletries, sanitary items none perishable foods so that 'no child goes hungry.' This is in addition to Black Country Food Vouchers that can be allocated in times of need. The cost of living crisis has been widely publicised and circumstances for every family are different so this is a non-judgemental and confidential offer of support for if or when you need it. If you feel that you are able to donate to our food bank then there will be a drop off point in our front office and we will be getting our children involved in this community project to support our Barcroft family- we will keep you posted on this!
Please speak to Mrs Edwards, Miss Phillips or any member of our school team if you need any more information.
Young Carers
We will be celebrating our young carers in Walsall through the delivery of Walsall Young Carers Action Week.
This special week aligns with National Young Carers Day on 16th March 2025 with the theme of “Making Time for Young Carers,” with a particular focus on providing respite and positive activities for our young people. We have organised a series of activities to celebrate our young carers.
planned activities for the week:
Monday 10th March: Coffee morning for parents
Tuesday 11th March: Carers journey consultation at Walsall Manor Hospital
Wednesday 12th March: Pamper and wellbeing session for young carers
Thursday 13th March: Online briefing for professionals - https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/eabd1ebe-a390-428c-beb2-be5078889a43@5ddc79c7-7e69-428f-ba30-84b24a1ad994
Thursday 13th March: Bowling trip for young carers
Friday 14th March: Podcast and arts session for young carers
Sunday 16th March: Young Carers Awards and family celebration event
Please find attached a flyer with information on the times and venues for each event.
HAF is a free programme for children and young people. It runs over Easter, Summer and Christmas school holidays. Your child is eligible if they are:
- aged 5 to 16
- eligible for benefit-related free school meals
The Department for Education (DfE) funds the HAF programme.
We work with providers to develop an exciting and enriching programme of activities. These include schools, local voluntary and community groups, childcare providers and local businesses.
If you have any questions or queries in regards to codes, registrations or bookings, please contact HAF on email wr4c@walsall.gov.uk or for the HAF support line : 01922 653899
If you are not registered, Mrs Edwards can help you register and book your sessions.
Holiday Activities Website: https://go.walsall.gov.uk/children_and_young_people/haf_signup.
The Holiday Activity Programme PORTAL WILL BE LIVE ON TUESDAY FOR YOU TO BOOK ACTIVITIES!! 11.03.25 @10.00am
Dates of Delivery
- Monday 14th April to Friday 18th April
- Monday 21st April to Friday 25th April
Easter Offer: each child can pick up to 1 holiday club or 4 pick ‘n’ mix sessions or a Family activity over the period: 14th April 2025 – 25th April 2025
The HAF Portal goes live on 11th March 2025 – activities can be booked via the portal
We have a range of activities including bowling, Horse riding, football, crafts, swimming, dancing, SEND activities and much more.
Please see the attached step by step guide to register for Holiday Activity Programme, please ensure you registered in time for winter to avoid disappointment to book a place.
The criteria:
- All children on income based Free school meals.
- Young carers
- CP,CIN or Early Help
- EHCP
Each child can pick up to 4 activities including a food box, we have a range of activities including
bowling, football, crafts, swimming, dancing, SEND activities and much more
To register your child onto the Walsall HAF Programme, you must first have an individual HAF code (one for each child).
You need a code?
You only need one code to access all the programmes, and you will only need to register once for each child. We send over 17k letters to all children that are on free school meals with a unique code and information on how to register, to each child that is eligible.
If you have not received a letter (this can happen if our information is not up to date, or circumstances have changed), you can always contact the HAF team via email:WR4C@walsall.gov.uk. If the child is eligible or you are unsure and the HAF team will then create and email the unique code.
The Wellbeing Charter
We believe that everyone working in education should have the opportunity to enjoy the highest possible standard of wellbeing and mental health. To ensure that wellbeing is a priority for all stakeholders, including Staff, Barcroft has signed up to the Wellbeing Charter as a shared commitment to protect, promote and enhance the wellbeing of their staff. Wellbeing is a priority for all.
