tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171102652715696831.post5527856556286974949..comments2023-12-18T18:42:46.233-08:00Comments on TDRE Boss Blog: A Term of Pastoral LeadershipAndy Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10106347340506174045noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171102652715696831.post-11690825058387298282015-06-12T02:08:51.281-07:002015-06-12T02:08:51.281-07:00I enjoyed reading this, Andy - and I hadn't se...I enjoyed reading this, Andy - and I hadn't seen Andrew Old's post before.<br /><br />I think it's particularly important that "the message always has to be the same, you must behave, no excuses. This does not mean you cannot also be a listening ear and champion to the students in your year group." It's like being a responsible parent - children need (and respect) boundaries and know it means that you care, rather than the opposite.<br /><br />I was promoted to the position of Assistant Head of House in my first school, where the pastoral system was House-based rather than year or section based. I learnt a huge amount from this role - in some respects, perhaps more than I learnt in any other role until I got to deputy headship. I was also HoD and later Head of Sixth Form, and I really feel that having the pastoral as well as the curriculum leadership responsibility made me a better head in due course.<br /><br />It sounds to be as if you're doing a very good job. Hope you continue to enjoy it and learn from it. Jill Berryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07968197362738941523noreply@blogger.com