Luke Ramsden

2022 - Pastoral Care in Education

2023 - Pastoral Care in Education

Citation: In the past 12 months Luke has played a significant role in raising the awareness of pastoral care across the education sector. As one of the leading safeguarding practitioners in the country Luke has communicated passionately about the subject of pastoral care reaching out to a national audience. He is regularly invited to speak at safeguarding conferences on the subject of pastoral care and has also appeared in webinars, podcasts and roundtable events discussing this topic. Luke is passionate about all aspects of the safeguarding and pastoral care of young people. However his tireless and enthusiastic support of The Schools Consent Project, most recently culminating in his joining our Trustee Board, is remarkable. His informed approach and practical insight have been instrumental in the SCP’s latest development of a full through-school consent curriculum which can be embedded in a wider RSE programme, something we continue to work on this year, trialling it with Luke’s kind and thoughtful support with the students at his school. This in turn will support the wider cultural change that we are all looking to achieve not just in our schools but in society as a whole when approaching the problems of sexual abuse and consent. Luke reached out to an existing Designated Safeguarding Leads network to offer his expertise and experience with regard to how to support students, parents, governors and colleagues All of these put the child at the centre of actions and promote the idea that pastoral care is not only intrinsically linked to safeguarding but can be instrumental in positive outcomes for the child. Luke's willingness to communicate his message on the importance of pastoral care has helped to influence significant numbers of senior leaders and safeguarding leads across the country. Ultimately, his drive and commitment to raise the awareness of pastoral care in educational settings is helping to improve safeguarding practice and keep more children safe.