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NAPCE News – April 2022 Making a positive difference to young people through pastoral care FEATURE ARTICLE:  NAPCE Chair Phil Jones reviews DFE’s New Consultation on Behaviour, Suspension and Permanent Exclusion Guidance in Schools DFE Consultation on Revised Behaviour in Schools’ Guidance and Suspension and Permanent Exclusion Guidance – February 2022  The recent publication of the Education White Paper and Green Paper on Special […]

NAPCE News – March 2022 Making a positive difference to young people through pastoral care FEATURE ARTICLE:  “Priorities for Pastoral Care in the Future” by NAPCE Chair Phil Jones Priorities for Pastoral Care in The Future Is the priority for pastoral care in the 21st century to meet the needs of schools or the needs of the children and young […]

NAPCE News – February 2022 Making a positive difference to young people through pastoral care FEATURE ARTICLE: “A Kestrel for a Knave” – NAPCE’s Dr Noel Purdy Reflects on the How Relevant This Popular Novel Could Be Today in Pastoral Care A Kestrel for a Knave – Reflections on Pastoral Care by Dr Noel Purdy Recently I have been re-reading […]

This year is a major anniversary year for the National Association for Pastoral Care in Education. For 40 years NAPCE has been a meeting place for academics, researchers, writers, teachers, and people working in pastoral care who share our interest in pastoral care in education. Several events are planned for the across the year to bring […]

NAPCE News – December 2021 Making a positive difference to young people through pastoral care CONFERENCE:  “NAPCE Partners with ASCL Pastoral Leaders Conference 2022” NAPCE is delighted to be an official partner of the ASCL Conference for Pastoral Leaders 2022. The theme for next year is ‘Keeping Children and Young People Safe – Tackling Harassment and Abuse”. The Conference […]

NAPCE News – November 2021 Making a positive difference to young people through pastoral care FEATURE ARTICLE:  “Student Voice and Care During Covid-19” by NAPCE NEC Member Luke Myer Student voice and care during COVID-19 by Luke Myer It’s clear that the pandemic has highlighted and exacerbated inequalities in education. But, in many ways, it has also brought educational communities closer […]