The importance of pastoral care

Michelle Curran

By Michelle Curran
Published February 29, 2016

More and more, having a pastoral care element in New Zealand schools is unavoidable. Team stalwart at Catholic Cathedral College Stephen Crean is passionate about his role as head of pastoral care at the Christchurch school. EducationHQ New Zealand chats to Stephen about the importance of his role, and why pastoral care is becoming integral in Kiwi schools – and how it is making a difference in Canterbury five years after the earthquake which killed 185 people.

Stephen Crean.

These days, Stephen Crean’s time in the classroom teaching English is pretty minimal.

Although he still teaches three classes a ...

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