ABSTRACT
Pastoral welfare as a curriculum concern has, then, tended to coalesce around imperatives of care, personal and social development and civic responsibility. In reviewing the way in which the provision of pastoral care is now being organised and delivered within schools, it is possible to detect significant changes both in its priorities and responses to pupil need. Recent government policies in the UK have seen a shift in emphasis in pastoral care away from universal provision to the allocation of targeted provision for those deemed as needy, 'at risk' and vulnerable. A range of pastoral interventions are now utilised that bring together elements of therapy, behaviour modification, social group work, mentorship and advice and counselling. Alongside this, those leading and managing pastoral care in schools point towards the need to engage with external social care and health agencies and professionals to deliver the most effective forms of pastoral care to the most vulnerable children and young people.
