Safeguarding & Pastoral Care

Safeguarding

The Safeguarding Lead at Coombe Boys' School is Mrs Morris who can be contacted via the school enquiries phone number or by email: [email protected]

Safefuarding Staff

Mrs Morris - Deputy Headteacher and Designated Safeguarding Lead

Mr Jameson - Assistant Headteacher and Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead

Mrs Ahmed - Assistant Headteacher and Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead

Mr Beckett - Student Support Manager and Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead

If these staff members are unavailable, please speak to another member of the Leadership Team.

Governor Safeguarding Lead:  Roma Townsend

Safefuarding Services Contact Numbers

Kingston Single Point of Access (SPA) 0208 547 5008

Kingston Out Of Hours Service 0208 770 5000

Merton Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) 0208 545 4226/4227

Merton Out of Hours Service 0208 770 5000

Sutton    Children's First Contact Service (CFCS) 0208 770 6001/6072

Sutton Out of Hours Service 0208 770 5000

Wandsworth Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) 0208 871 6622

Wandsworth Out of House Service 0208 871 6000

Please find our safeguarding & child protection policy on our policies page.

We also have a student friendly version of our safeguarding policy: Child Friendly Safeguarding Policy 

Pastoral Care

For all things health and wellbeing, see our Health and Wellbeing Portal

Key Pastoral Points

The welfare of all pupils is of vital importance and monitored closely throughout the tutorial system which is well established at Coombe. 

• Every pupil is in a tutor group. These are named after the Houses in the school.
• The tutor group of around 30 pupils is lead by a tutor, who is a teacher in the school.
• Tutors work hard to get to know the pupils in their group and so support them effectively.
• Pupils will spend at least two mornings a week with their tutor following a developed programme.

When they join the school, each boy is placed in one of six Houses: Oak, Elm, Willow, Beech, Chestnut and Cedar. He will stay in the same house throughout his time at Coombe. Registration is taken in this group by the Tutor who is responsible for the boys’ well-being. This tutor group helps the boys to know that they matter as individuals. When possible, we try to keep the same teacher with the same tutor group throughout a boy’s time at Coombe. 

The Head of Year, Deputy Head of Year and Tutor have a personal knowledge of each boy and are on hand to provide help and guidance in all aspects of school life. They communicate with parents and with external welfare agencies which provide support for the home and the school.

If you have any concerns

If you have any concerns about your son’s well-being, you should discuss them with his tutor or the Head of Year ( 020 8949 1537 / [email protected]) or use the enquiries form in the contact section.

The Pastoral Team all monitor the pupils progress closely via Coombe Boys' PSHE, which is part of the curriculum, provides help, guidance and opportunities for them to develop academically, socially and individually. Any problems or queries may be discussed with your son’s Tutor or Head of Year in school, by appointment, by telephone on 020 8949 1537, or by email on [email protected]

The Head of Year can refer any learning, behavioural or medical problems to the Education Welfare Officer, the Educational Psychologist and the School Nurse, who visit regularly.