Good supervision enables the College to fulfill its duty of care to the students enrolled at RBC. The structure and delivery of care within a school must be consistent with the educational concept. Since the founding of the first UWC in Wales by the German educator Kurt Hahn in 1962, the concept behind UWC has placed particular emphasis on students’ development of responsibility, independence and personal understanding.
Our Pastoral Care concept gives students appropriate responsibility in a progressive manner, strengthening and preparing them for their role as autonomous adults in society.
The students’ development is guided by adult supervision. The personal tutor and the house tutor play a central role in supporting the students. In addition, all employees at RBC bear responsibility and interact with students through activities inside and outside the classroom, through shared meals or through numerous informal interactions in everyday life. This allows us to get to know each student in very different situations and to recognize and address concerns more easily.
“As a former peer supporter, my perception of the pastoral care system in our community is that it is extremely adept at responding effectively to the whole myriad of struggles students may face during their time at UWC. It’s incredible to have so many different layers of support from a management level down to students helping one another on a peer to peer basis. I think that is the greatest strength of the system at RBC; it promotes everyone to provide support to each other and take initiative to seek out support from others in times of need and every single student readily gives their support to other members of the school community.”
The Health and Wellbeing Team meets once a week to guarantee the best possible balance and support for the students. Consisting of our school psychologists, our Director of Student Life and Safeguarding Officer, the school nurses, the academic advisors and our social pedagogues, the team provides holistic professional support for the student body.
Through regular exchange and dialogue with the students’ personal tutors, the team has a good overview of all students and their wellbeing. In addition, the Peer Support Program, which has been in place since 2016, ensures that students support each other under the guidance of our psychologists. Specific programs such as conflict resolution, intercultural mediation and peer counseling are designed to further develop the students’ natural abilities in this regard. As a result, everyone is actively involved in the care concept.
If you have any questions, feedback or suggestions, our Director of Student Life and Safeguarding Officer Cassie is here for you. All inquiries will be treated confidentially. We look forward to hearing from you.
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