UK pastoral support and signposting
Seeing every child. Hearing every voice.
Supporting the child you see—and the one you don’t.
Calm, practical guidance and free downloadable tools for parents, carers and school staff supporting young people through behaviour, wellbeing, attendance and school life.
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October 2026 round-up · Five free resources
What you may have missed in October
Mock exam stress, half-term wellbeing, returning to school, screen time and small conversations. Catch up on the guidance that fits your family today.
Online support for parents and carers · GCSE mocks
Mocks Without Meltdowns
Practical help with realistic revision routines, exam stress and difficult conversations. Work through 10 self-paced lessons, with three printable resources including a 7-Day Revision Planner.
£19.99 · One payment · No subscription
Read a lesson extract and see the printable preview
General educational guidance, not therapy or individual safeguarding advice. If you are worried about a young person’s safety or wellbeing, find trusted support.
Free attendance guide
When school attendance becomes difficult
Calm, practical steps for parents and carers.
Choose what you need
Useful support without the endless scrolling
The detailed guidance now has its own clear place. Start with the route that matches your role or go directly to trusted support.
Parents and carers
Behaviour, attendance, wellbeing, school meetings, online pressures and starting difficult conversations.
View parent guidanceSchool staff
Pastoral conversations, attendance, parent contact, recording, form time and safe escalation.
View staff guidanceWellbeing and safeguarding
Trusted services including Childline, NSPCC, Samaritans, NHS 111 and Kooth.
Find supportPopular parent guide · Digital wellbeing
Screen time and teenagers: look beyond the number of hours
Notice the pattern, understand what screen use is doing for your teenager and agree one realistic next step around sleep, safety or connection.
Popular parent guide · Communication
Supporting a young person who stammers
Simple ways to listen without rushing, reduce speaking pressure and know when to ask for specialist support.
Parent guide · Small conversations, big difference
When “I’m fine” feels different
Practical words and next steps for parents and carers who have noticed changes but are unsure how to begin the conversation.
Digital parenting · Step-by-step guide
Set up parental controls on an iPhone
Manage apps, websites, contacts, communication safety and screen-time routines—with a separate route if your screen looks different.
Free resources for home and school
Ready-to-use help for parents, carers and school staff
Download our parent behaviour and school-attendance guides, school-meeting prompt sheet and pastoral conversation prompt sheet. They are free to use, print and share.
About The Pastoral Hub
Practical support, without judgement
The Pastoral Hub is an independent UK information and signposting service, created from experience of day-to-day pastoral work in secondary education.
It is not part of a school, NHS service or local authority, and does not provide individual casework, emergency, medical or legal advice.
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Please do not send names or details about individual pupils, safeguarding cases, health conditions or other sensitive personal information.
Contact
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