Pastoral Support

At Cardiff West Community High School, we pride ourselves on helping our pupils have the very best experience. Our high standards of well-being and pastoral support help build communication and care between pupils, teachers and parents.  

When pupils start at Cardiff West, they are placed into Form Classes with a Form Tutor who will oversee their day-to-day care.  The Form Tutor is the first person they meet in the morning and should be the first line of support for pupils.  They will engage in wellbeing activities and communicate about any events that the pupils may be involved in throughout the day. 

We have skilled Heads of Year and Learning and Ethos Officers placed for each year group to support  areas of well-being, behaviour, learning, punctuality, academic progress, emotional support, uniform and attendance. 

These key staff are very important in providing pupil support, ensuring pupils maximise their potential. 

Year 7 – Mrs L Davies (Progress Lead), Mr L Windels (Learning and Ethos Officer), Mrs S Mohamed (Attendance and Safeguarding Officer)

Year 8 - Mrs V Phillips (Progress Lead), Mr B Bell (Learning and Ethos Officer), Mrs M Ackerman (Attendance and Safeguarding Officer)

Year 9 - Mr T Jones (Progress Lead), Mr C George (Learning and Ethos Officer), Mrs M Bennett (Attendance and Safeguarding Officer)

Year 10 - Miss S Grew (Progress Lead), Mr E Andam (Learning and Ethos Officer),

Ms S Cross (Attendance and Safeguarding Officer)

Year 11 - Mrs S Thomas (Progress Lead), Mr G Carpanini (Learning and Ethos Officer),

Mrs G Hodgetts (Attendance and Safeguarding Officer)

Sixth Form - Mrs A Everitt (Head of Sixth Form) 

We work closely with parents to support our pupils, if you have any concerns, we urge you to contact the relevant progress team.