The Pastoral Team:

Mrs Brownlee is our Pastoral Lead. She oversees the Pastoral team. She enjoys walking her dog Marley. Her favourite ways to look after her wellbeing are doing Crossfit and Yoga

Miss Allan, Year 5 Pastoral Assistant

Miss Allan looks after the Year 5 children. She enjoys swimming and going for walks. Her favourite way to look after her wellbeing is spending time with her friends.

Mrs Burke, Year 6 Pastoral Assistant 

Mrs Evans, Year 7 Pastoral Assistant 

Take a look at our Pastoral Room.

All children can use this room to speak or complete some work with their Pastoral TA. 

In every classroom, you will find a sensory box. In the sensory box, are different calming objects that will help your wellbeing. These can be used when you are sat in the calm chair. 

Pets as Therapy

Welcome Ruby! 

Ruby visits us at Westacre on a Thursday afternoon, with her owner Cathy, to help support some of our children.

Ruby is excellent at supporting children with feeling more calm and safe at school. 

She has already met some of our year 5 children and is now working with some of our year 6 children. 

'Ruby has helped me to feel happy at school'     - Y5 child

'I liked seeing Ruby because I had something to look forward too'. - Y5 child

School Counsellor

Debbie Grice-Griffin is a qualified counsellor and an accredited member of the National Counselling Society (NCS).

Debbie works at Westacre on a Monday morning and all day Wednesday, with children from any year group. She can help you to explore your emotions and feelings, using toys, books, art or talking therapies. 

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Action for Happiness Calendar

Everyday we spend 10 minutes after lunch focusing on our wellbeing. Below is a timetable for the different activities we do throughout the week: