Health & Wellbeing
Health and Well-Being
At Bootham we set our reputation on the strength of our pastoral care and maintaining the health and well-being of our students and staff is extremely important to us.
Our staff take special responsibility for the academic performance and the social well-being of each individual in their care. They work with parents and guardians to ensure the School provides the right structures and atmosphere for our students. We therefore welcome active support and involvement. Good work habits, co-operation and tolerance create the happy, family atmosphere for which the School is known.
Small tutor groups, supervised by Heads of Year provide daily care, and our on-site Health Centre, looks after the all the health needs of boarders and provides some support for day students and staff, including the services of a school counsellor.
Tutor Groups
When students join the School they also become part of a tutor group. The tutors take special responsibility for the academic performance and the social well-being of each individual in their care.
Tutor Groups in College are small and are a mix of both years. Tutor Groups are allocated based upon the individual A Level courses being studied. Students will usually be placed in a tutor group with one of their A Level subject teachers.
Who to contact
- For minor day to day matters, you should normally contact your son or daughter’s tutor, subject teacher or Housemaster/mistress. In many cases, the matter will be resolved straightaway by this means to the parents’ satisfaction. If the tutor, subject teacher or Housemaster/mistress cannot resolve the matter alone, it may be necessary for him or her to consult a Head of Year or Head of Department.
- For more serious academic concerns the appropriate person will again be the Housemaster/mistress, the Head of Department, the Head of Year or the Academic Deputy.
- Major issues should go straight to either the Head or Deputy Head.
- Any matters concerning finance, fees and other administrative matters should go to the Bursar.
If you feel that an expression of concern has not been handled to your satisfaction, please contact the Head.
For further information on any of the above issues, please refer to our policies section