At Townsville Grammar School , pastoral care is not a separate area handled by one person - pastoral care of students is the domain of all staff at the School. This sense of community and an atmosphere of care and concern is one that many parents comment upon.
Pastoral care is integral to the educational philosophy at Townsville Grammar School. In order for a student to achieve their personal best they need to be happy, contented and safe in their learning environment, consequently it is our stated objective to be overtly concerned about the social, physical, emotional and intellectual well-being and development of each student while they are at School.
We subscribe to a whole school approach to pastoral care, involving all form and subject teachers, designated year level co-ordinators, school counsellors, boarding house parents, school leadership and outside experts. The objective is to assure students that there are adults within and outside the School who do care. “Students don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care” is the unofficial motto of the Townsville Grammar School Pastoral Care Team.
There are specific staff whom students and parents can confidently access when they have issues relating to Pastoral Care, and these are the Year Level Co-Ordinators (YLC).
Year Level Co-Ordinators
YLCs follow up concerns from staff or parents regarding a particular child. Their main brief is to help each child maximise their learning experience at Townsville Grammar so that they are able to achieve their Personal Best.
The YLCs for 2010 are as follows:
Year 7: Ms Natasha Wendt wen@tgs.qld.edu.au (07) 4722 4983
Year 8: Mr David Terblanche ter@tgs.qld.edu.au (07) 4722 4983
Year 9: Mr Mark Zietsch (Head of Middle School) zie@tgs.qld.edu.au (07) 4722 4981
Year 10: Mrs Yvonne West wes@tgs.qld.edu.au (07) 4722 4987
Year 11: Mrs Nicky Horstmann hoa@tgs.qld.edu.au (07) 4722 4987
Year 12: Mrs Sue Ahern (Head of Senior School) ahe@tgs.qld.edu.au (07) 4722 4947
The YLCs are the key staff members to contact with respect to these year levels.
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