ABSTRACT
This chapter examines some challenges that the pastoral domain poses on management, and show, through case studies, how these were handled in three schools. It presents a widely accepted definition, that pastoral care is concerned with the welfare of pupils, and the help which they need, to develop personal and social skills and understanding that will be of use to them in later life. The chapter focuses on two main facets of pastoral care which are a normal feature of secondary schools in the UK, namely the role of the form tutor and the teaching of personal and social education. The form tutor has responsibilities for administration, discipline and the welfare of pupils. The traditional pastoral structure is hierarchical with either a year or house system, the head of house or year being in charge of a team of form tutors and responsible to a deputy head. Poor management can lead to what A. Hargreaves describes as 'contrived collegiality'.
