Senior School – Pastoral

Excellent pastoral care lies at the heart of our school community and we believe that pastoral well-being goes hand in glove with achieving the highest possible academic standards.  Form teachers play a central role in guiding their classes and helping with any difficulties and worries that sometimes face young people.

Our staff, supported by efficient pastoral procedures, provide extremely effective support and guidance for pupils.  Our form teachers are supported by an experienced pastoral team who lead each year group.  They are, in turn, supported by a dedicated Deputy Head (Pastoral) from the Senior Management Team.

Relationships of mutual respect are actively promoted within the school and each pupil’s views are listened to with care, promoting both. collective responsibility and the needs of each individual.

Our pastoral programme encompasses our PSHCE programme as well as a programme of compulsory bonding trips for Years 7 to 9, promoting the benefits of taking controlled risks, the importance of teamwork and encouraging resilience in all our students.   Our local, regional and international experiences include a Year 9 residential where students learn that to succeed you have to take care of each other. We find that peer support works much better than peer pressure.

Seniors are also encouraged to participate in the Duke of Edinburgh scheme to develop leadership skills and promote the value of teamwork.

 

The personal discoveries we help our students to make about themselves, their talents and capabilities, will shape and define the rest of their lives.


Celebrating Year 11 GCSE results 2025

We are delighted to share the fantastic achievements of our Year 11 students in this year’s GCSE examinations. As a year group they have excelled themselves, with every student contributing

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Maxwell Prize recognises holistic endeavours

We are incredibly proud to announce that our nominee for the ISA Maxwell Prize 2025, Olly, has been awarded Second Prize. The annual award recognises the achievements of Year 6

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Outstanding A Level results for 2025

Bridgewater School is delighted to celebrate the exceptional achievements of our 2025 Year 13 cohort, whose dedication and commitment to their studies have been rewarded with a host of truly

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Inspiring young minds at Imagine That

To round off the summer term of 2025, our youngest learners set off on an adventure to Imagine That! Science and Discovery Centre in Liverpool – a day brimming with curiosity,

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