Bradfield College is an environment where young people thrive thanks to an innovative approach to contemporary pastoral care aiming to better serve the diverse needs of every pupil. Richard Penny is our Deputy Head (Pastoral), and shared more about Bradfield’s Culture of Care in the recent edition of The Bradfieldian.
For many pupils, the rhythms of school life can sometimes feel overwhelming. Recognising this, Bradfield has made subtle but powerful changes to ensure these pupils don’t just cope but flourish. One of the first changes has been to refine the Year 6 Admissions process, broadening the pastoral interview to acknowledge a wider range of interests and strengths and fine-tuning scoring systems to allow scope for reflective and analytical answers to reduce confirmation bias towards the extrovert.
Beyond Admissions, Bradfield has been actively reshaping its physical and social spaces. A new quiet workroom in Palmer House, reconfigured dining hall seating for more intimate meals and dedicated ‘timeout’ rooms in the Medical Centre are all part of a larger effort to create reset space, areas where pupils can take a breather when the pace of school life feels too much.
Our onsite Talking Therapies team of clinically trained Counsellors, Psychologists, and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) Therapists, are on hand for our pupils. Find out more here:
