Senior school pupils studying Physics in Years 10 to 13 participated in the British Physics Olympiad’s competitions. A number of pupils embraced the challenge this year, with some of them winning outstanding awards, placing themselves among the top physicists of their age in the world. 

These competitions go beyond the public examinations system, and even marks that seemed low are to be celebrated as pupils were enabled to grasp new ideas and deepen their own thinking in the subject, stretching themselves to their limits and extending their skills and understanding in the process. We are confident they relished these challenges and will continue to participate in the respective competitions of the following years.

Below is a list of all the awards won per competition. We are proud of all of you, congratulations!

Junior Physics Challenge for Year 10 (04/05/2026)

4 x Gold awards

9 x Silver awards

4 x Bronze awards

Intermediate Physics Challenge for Year 11 (16/03/2026)

2 x Gold award

4 x Silver awards

3 x Bronze I awards

Senior Physics Challenge for Year 12 (09/03/2026)

1 x Gold award

5 x Silver awards

7 x Bronze awards

Physics Challenge for Year 13 (15/12/2025)

1 x Merit certificate

2 x Participation certificates

Special shout out to:

• Stylianos, Nikita, Leona and Injun for achieving Gold awards in the Junior Physics Challenge, awarded only to the top 18% of roughly 2,500 contestants.
• Yohei and Laura for achieving Gold awards in the Intermediate Physics Challenge, awarded only to the top 8.7% of roughly 6,000 contestants from 430 British and British International schools!
• Shangzheng for achieving a Gold award in the Senior Physics Challenge, awarded only to the top 6.8% out of roughly 9,000 contestants from 790 British and British International schools!
• Nassos for achieving a Merit certificate in the Physics Challenge!

On Friday 21st June, St Lawrence College marked the ending of its 44th year with a magnificent evening of recognition for a wide range of accomplishments throughout the school. The guest of honour was the renowned academic, Sir Roderick Beaton, who as well as being an accomplished author of many publications including “The Greeks: A Global History”, held the Koraes chair at Kings College, London until 2018. The delightful Sir Roderick stood amicably with us and congratulated all our outstanding pupils as they took to the stage. 

From years 3 to 6, individually selected pupils in every class were rewarded for the attainment, effort and progress as well as citizenship and other notable performances in particular subjects. From year 7 upwards, pupils were rewarded for their various achievements, culminating in our graduating class of 2024, the year 13 school leavers. Furthermore, recognition was given to several award winners amongst last year's graduating class by our A level exam board, Pearson Edexcel: students now in university who had achieved the highest marks last year in Greece, in Europe and indeed in the world! Huge congratulations for such outstanding achievements; we are very proud of them. 

As always, we look at all our wonderful pupils with great fondness and look forward to the coming year ahead with anticipation. But for now, it's time to sit back and enjoy the summer holiday!

On Sunday 11th November pupils, parents and staff from St. Lawrence College joined other school communities, representatives from countries all over the world and members of the public to honour those servicemen and women who have died defending freedom and protecting their country over the last 100 years. Remembrance Day is marked every year since 1919. This year’s Remembrance Day was extra poignant given it is exactly 100 years since the armistice that ended The First World War.  

This year’s service of remembrance in Athens was held at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery in Alimos. The service was directed by the British Military Attaché, Captain Tim Ferns and led by the Anglican vicar in Athens, the Reverend Canon Leonard Doolan. Pupils from Byron College provided readings, singing and music. This follows St. Catherine’s school pupils doing so in 2017 and St. Lawrence College pupils in 2016. 

Following the laying of wreaths by the ambassadors and representatives of countries such as the UK, Ireland, the USA, Turkey, Italy, Germany, Serbia, Canada, Romania, Australia, New Zealand and India among others, there followed the laying of wreaths by pupils of schools. Two of our Year 6 pupils, Max Stephenson and Leo Droggitis, both house captains in St. Lawrence College, laid a wreath on behalf of all pupils, parents and staff of our school.

“They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old; age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn” (lines from ‘For The Fallen’, by Laurence Binyon)  

1. Outstanding facilities in a beautiful campus

Situated in a 20-acre campus, the school boasts some of the most up-to-date and complete facilities among education providers in Greece. Sports facilities are unrivalled and include a water-polo dimensioned heated swimming pool with an adjacent mini-pool for very young children, a full-sized all-weather football pitch with seating for 300 spectators, a fully equipped indoor gymnasium with seating for 200 spectators and outdoor tennis and basketball courts.

In addition, the school makes constant use of an amphitheatre, piano rooms, outstanding science laboratories, junior and senior school libraries, fully equipped I.T. suites and the most modern teaching tools in classrooms. All of this is contained within our glorious campus – an entirely single storey purpose-built complex which is airy, uncrowded, surrounded by beautiful hills and by in the fresh air of the southern Athenian suburbs, thus creating a peaceful, calm environment for learning.

2. A truly British education

Our school truly delivers those characteristics of an educational system that is internationally recognised as being effective and progressive – the British educational system, governed by the English National Curriculum. Furthermore, it is the intention of St. Lawrence College to promote among our pupils a value system that is underpinned by the values that make up the core of a modern British education – values of caring, tolerance, fair-play, showing enthusiasm, the practice of a moral code of decency and the intent to strive for excellence while being aware of the needs of others. These values are coupled with progress in learning through self-belief and self-confidence and, ultimately, academic qualifications that are globally recognised. This is what a pupil at St. Lawrence College can aspire to.

3. A broad curriculum that builds great learners

Pupils experience a broad curriculum -built around the UK government’s National Curriculum for England- whatever their age and whichever Key Stage they are in. They also take Greek classes from Year 1, as well as a third language, chosen from a wide range of options, at Year 4. Pupils enjoy great flexibility in IGCSE choices and their A-Level subjects, but also receive considerable guidance and orientation as they make their selection. Parents are also provided with constant advice and information as to what the curriculum choices mean for their child and are encouraged to discuss options choices with their child.

4. A multicultural community

As a British school in Greece we take pride in that our pupils are drawn from a very diverse background: we wouldn’t want that to be any other way. At the last count, there were more than fifty nationality backgrounds among our pupils –a true celebration of cultures. This provides a wonderful opportunity to promote tolerance and understanding, an awareness and appreciation of differences between our experiences. This diversity is also present among our teaching staff and functions as a key element in our drive towards the values of mutual respect and care.

5. A fully inclusive, non-selective pupil body

St. Lawrence College is non-selective. This means there is no entrance examination that must be passed for a child to be admitted. We believe that every child has the right to an opportunity to learn. We work hard to instil a growth mindset among pupils and staff and we celebrate effort and determination to learn, first and foremost. Children with learning and behaviour challenges progress well at St. Lawrence College, thanks to the attention provided by our learning support and SEN programmes for both Junior and Senior school students [links to their respective pages] and by the happy learning environment that permeates the school as a whole. Simply put, every child matters.

6. A happy and safe environment – top quality pastoral care

Great care is taken to ensure that our pupils are able to grow and develop as thoughtful citizens, aware of each other and of the community they live in, and that they feel happy, safe and enthusiastic about their learning. This is the result of first-rate pastoral care, which, at St. Lawrence College, is achieved through a system of care provision modelled on the British system and undertaken by experienced, trained and caring staff. See Pastoral Care for more information.

7. Smooth integration of pupils seeking to improve their English

Every year we are joined by pupils seeking to improve their English before fully integrating into the regular British school programme. St. Lawrence College has carefully designed EAL (English as an Additional Language) programmes to help pupils quickly raise their English skills. It is a system that works – irrespective of the age of the child. We are proud of our ability to assimilate pupils into our very diverse pupil body, where everyone learns and everyone is welcome.

8. Enrichment opportunities - activities beyond the classroom

Learning can take place at any time and should be fun. That is why at St. Lawrence College there is a wide range of activities and clubs that pupils can be a part of. There are so many opportunities to develop a new skill, have fun and make new friends. These range from sports activities such as swimming, football, basketball, tennis and many others, to challenges such as the Duke of Edinburgh International Award, to music, drama, debating, forensics and public speaking, the Model United Nations, environmental and charity work and plenty more.

9. Excellence in early years

Fostering the pleasure of imaginative play and a love and enjoyment of learning, our Early Years setting and dedicated practitioners provide the most wonderful start to your child’s learning journey at St. Lawrence College. Our warm and caring environment and its provision of stimulating play-based activities inspires our pupils to be curious, ask questions and develop an awe and wonder of the world.

10. The largest provider of A-Levels in Greece

A-Levels are the true and traditional post-16 educational qualification in the UK, with over 95% of UK schools offering education after GCSEs using it. Most importantly, A-Levels help pupils develop the essential study skills that must be in place if their progression to higher education is to be successful. No other institution in Greece teaches or enters more pupils for A-Level examinations than St. Lawrence College.

Here at St. Lawrence College, that the most common grade at A-Level, year after year, is an A grade, demonstrates the quality of delivery of this vitally important, pre-university stage of British education. Along with our expert and individually-tailored pastoral support and counselling, St. Lawrence College pupils are well-served and on track to access UK higher education or indeed any higher education institution in the world.

11. Top Academic Results Year After Year

Formal assessment through public examinations first occurs in Year 11 with IGCSEs, then continues in Year 12 with AS-Levels and is completed in Year 13 with A-Levels. St. Lawrence College has maintained very impressive standards in all of these examination standards, year after year. We are a non-selective school, and as such we are proud that the proportion of pupils who achieve at least five IGCSEs of at least grade C is consistently close to 90% (the UK average being 55%) – and at all levels of examination, IGCSE, AS-Level and A-Level, the most common grade achieved by far is the top grade of A/A*.

12. The perfect springboard to UK and global higher education

Pupils from our school access the very best universities all over the world. Most (around 80%) select to enter UK universities while others choose to go to the US, Canada, Europe or elsewhere for their higher education. Wherever they choose to study, St. Lawrence College provides the perfect combination of teaching excellence and informative one-to-one support before during and after the application process. It gives us great pleasure to see a young adult leave school and embark upon their chosen field of study, that’s why we strive to ensure that our pupils have access to a team of professionals in possession of deep experience, who also really care about them. 

13. Enthusiastic and highly qualified teaching staff

More than eighty teachers and more than 150 staff across the entire school are here to deliver the highest quality educational care within a safe and pleasant environment. Children are given the very best of opportunities to learn, thanks to the dedication and experience of teachers and educational practitioners who receive continual training in educational theory and who always seek out opportunities to improve their work. At St. Lawrence College we firmly believe that learning does not end with childhood –and we practise what we preach!

14. Continual Improvement

We stand for and expect continual improvement, from pupils but also from ourselves. We are proud of what we have achieved but we never want to stop moving forward. After all, when we promote and encourage self-reflection in our pupils, how could we not do the same as a school? This results in our teaching staff enjoying regular training delivered by expert educationalists, from the UK and beyond, undertaking on-line and off-site courses and working together to support and build upon their performance and effectiveness in their teaching. The school also continually reviews its curriculum and facilities in order to provide the very best and most modern and relevant educational experience possible.

Senior school education, experienced by pupils aged 11 to 18, in addition to being central to a child’s future should also be packed with learning, fun and self-discovery, taking place in a friendly and supportive environment.

The teachers and leaders of the St. Lawrence College senior school are therefore supremely aware of the immense importance of their role in ensuring the best possible educational journey for every child in our school.

...ensuring a rapid acclimatisation into a friendly learning environment...

Learning is vitally important and here at St. Lawrence College we recognise that learning takes place in a multitude of ways and is not restricted to academic tutoring aiming at formal educational qualifications. For this reason, pupils are encouraged to involve themselves and to enjoy activities as accessible and diverse as debating and forensics (public speaking), more than a dozen sports, charity work, environmental awareness and volunteer work, the International Award, drama, music, philosophy, chess as well as many others.

Academically, the senior school of St. Lawrence College follows the English national curriculum and so provides continuity for pupils joining from Year 6 of any British school, wherever that might be around the world. At St. Lawrence College we are also mindful of the fact that some pupils may have their first British school experience when joining our school during senior school. Every year we welcome new pupils into our school and we are well-practised in ensuring a rapid acclimatisation into a friendly learning environment, whatever the prior educational journey that the child has experienced.

At St. Lawrence College senior school classes follow the same stages as in the British education system.

Key Stage 3 (Years 7-9) gives pupils enormous opportunity to develop skills of enquiry and communication across a range of subjects. It is a vitally important Key Stage as it introduces pupils who have left junior school to a system of subject-specialist teachers with learning across ten subjects and also guides them right through the selection of the IGCSEs they will study. Pupils discover a lot about themselves in Key Stage 3, including an analysis of how they learn as they start to develop the study skills that will be vital to them in later examination years.

Key Stage 4 (Years 10-11) represents the IGCSE stage of the school. Pupils study a range of subjects and are supported by intensive guidance and formative assessment, designed to show them how they can improve their performance. Our pupils produce, year after year, extremely high IGCSE results which they and we are very proud of.

Key Stage 5 (Years 12-13) covers the AS and A-Level examinations; the traditional and most widely used school-leaving academic qualification system in British education globally. Pupils are challenged rigorously and, with additional emphasis placed on guidance from their teachers and tutors, progress towards the development of powerful independent study skills alongside classwork and homework. These are essential skills to have in place in anticipation for higher education and undergraduate study for Bachelor degrees. Indeed, more than 80% of our pupils proceed to UK universities following their A-Levels, while others take up studies in the USA and elsewhere around the world. Anything is possible with A-Levels.

The real strength of the senior school at St. Lawrence College comes from the constant and high-quality guidance, support and pastoral care that our pupils enjoy. This is especially so at the sensitive transition stages between Key Stages and during the university application process. Pupils are counselled at every stage through a diligent and caring network of pastoral care which, combined with a pupil-centred approach and a safe, happy environment, really allows pupils to flourish as they take ownership of their learning. You will find more details about the great emphasis we put on these issues elsewhere in this website, but rest assured - senior school at St. Lawrence College combines fun with challenge, opportunity with awareness, and all against a backdrop of academic rigour and substantial learning.

Above all, it is the aim of the senior school to help our pupils get ready for the world – both for their own sake and also so that they become productive, thoughtful and caring citizens in the global society that awaits to be enriched by them.

Friday 7^th October saw the inauguration of the English Department's new mini-libraries. These precious resources were recently installed in each English classroom and feature the entire catalogue of novels in our Extended Reading Lists. The lists are designed to encourage pupils of all abilities to read widely and voraciously for pleasure and include a vast range of both classic and contemporary fiction - everything from Dickens and Austen to Michael Morpurgo and Suzanne Collins. 

The English team proudly celebrated the completion of the mini-libraries with a ceremony featuring a beautiful opening number sung by the talented Anna Argyrou (winner of Greece's 'The Voice' 2021), followed by a staff-led dramatic sketch which was accompanied by a range of superb dramatic readings from some of the featured novels, all expertly delivered by our pupils (please see names below). The ceremony was attended by key St Lawrence College stakeholders and was enjoyed by all.

The English Department would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to all involved.

Pupils involved:

Olivia Sorlid (Year 7), reading from 'The Land of Stories' by Chris Colfer.

Georgina Kotsatou and Artemis Marrero (Year 8), reading from 'Pride and Prejudice' by Jane Austen.

Melina Anastasopoulou and Cilia Konti (Year 9), reading from 'One' by Sarah Crossan.

Alexandra Mavromichalis, Eugenia Mitropoulou and Sofia Tzagkaraki-Kaseta (Year 10), reading from 'The Great Gatsby' by F.S. Fitzgerald.

Theodora Farmakidi, Alexandra Kefallonitis and Despoina Salacha (Year 11), reading from 'The Help' by Kathryn Stockett.

Lydia Stephenson (Year 12), reading from 'Small Island' by Andrea Levy.

Eleni Lomtatidze (Year 13), reading from 'A Streetcar Named Desire' by Tennessee Williams.

Seven of our pupils have participated in an MUN Conference held over the 8^th-9^th October weekend. The event was held at Campion School and our school was selected to represent the delegates of France throughout the conference.

This was the first Conference held in-person after two years of online Conferences due to Covid-19 measures. And although our MUN Club members participated with dedication and enjoyed the online Conferences, there is no comparison to the atmosphere, the interaction, the friendships and the bonds made during a live, in-person Model United Nations conference. Their smiles over the two days of the event said it all! As teachers we are very proud of our young generation of future leaders of the world and congratulate all those who participated.

Additionally, Lydia Marie Stephenson was voted the Best Delegate in the Social, Cultural and Humanitarian Committee while Kimberly Wang was voted Best Delegate of ECOSOC, the Economic and Social Council.

Further MUN Conferences are scheduled for later in the school year and our pupils are already looking ahead to those. All senior school pupils are invited to get involved and should see Ms Kladouchou or Ms Tsirigoti for further information.

The tug of war competitions got the pulses racing too, with our three house teams giving it their all to win! The children certainly made the most of being in school and enjoying these classic sports competitions!

The ‘On-The-Spot’ Painting and Drawing Competition took place last weekend at Campion School and it was a lovely event that saw a number of international schools from the Attica area take part. Contestant’s ages ranged from 5-16 years.
The following five pupils from St. Lawrence College took part:

Alexandra Mavromichalis (Year 7)
Dorothea Svistunova ( Year 8)
Chen Yunhan (Emily) (Year 9 )
Yang Xueying (Rose) (Year 9) 
Elene Lomtatidze (Year 10)

It was an exciting  morning for our pupils, there was a lot of energy and artistic passion shown. They had worked very hard to prepare their ideas on the theme of ‘Nature’ in the weeks prior to the competition. We wish them the best of luck for the judging, but most importantly congratulate them all for taking the time to participate in this worthy event. A special thanks to Ms. Poulimenakos and Ms. Delikoura for accompanying and supporting the pupils. Congratulations too to Dorothea and Emily who came runner up in their age group!

2019-2020 school year:

Due to the emerging pandemic, St. Lawrence College, along with all schools in Greece, first closed on Wednesday March 11^th 2020, and immediately switched to online learning.   The remainder of the school year saw further closures and part-closures and several restrictions when pupils were allowed into school. Public examinations were cancelled and IGCSEs, AS-Levels and A-levels were awarded with the exam bodies making use of school assessed grades (SAGs).

2020-2021 school year:

Pupils from different year groups have experienced different degrees of school closure through this school year. Whenever pupils have been unable to attend school due to a government directive that sections of the school must remain closed, pupils have been offered a complete and full timetable of all lessons on their curriculum through the use of the Microsoft Teams platform. This has ensured the best possible delivery of teaching and opportunity to learn given the challenging conditions. The school has been proactive in its efforts to uphold and safeguard the mental health of its pupils and have engaged pupils in all parts of the school, providing pupils with opportunities to express their concerns and feelings as the closures and restrictions have been extended.

Many other aspects of daily school life, as well as lessons, have shifted to online. School assemblies, orientations for parents and pupils transitioning between Key Stages and extra-curricular activities, from Model United Nations conventions, to Forensics and Debate tournaments, have been held online and have proved remarkably successful.

Pupils in Years 11-13 have again seen their IGCSE, AS-Level and A-Level examinations cancelled, with these qualifications being awarded through school assessed grades in coordination between awarding bodies and our school.

This year pupils from St. Lawrence College were given the opportunity to test their Mathematics ability by participating in two competitions organised by the United Kingdom Mathematics Trust (UKMT).

In February, 47 pupils from Years 9, 10 and 11 competed against school children from across the globe in the Intermediate Mathematics Challenge. With only the top scoring 40% of all participants being awarded a Bronze, Silver or Gold Certificate, we were extremely proud to learn that 70% of our pupils had reached the required standard with 10 pupils being awarded a Gold Certificate and three of those, Xuchen Meng, Jingyue Zhai and Kristian Narsesian, scoring high enough to qualify for the Canley Olympiad. A full list of certificate winners can be found below but congratulations to everyone who took part and even though the Olympiad was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, our first year of competition at Intermediate Level can definitely be considered a success.

After much delay, the Junior Mathematics Challenge, originally scheduled for April 30^th, finally took place online on Friday 19th and was a great way to finish the year. Nineteen Year 7 and 8 pupils responded to the challenge. We wish them the best of luck with their results which will be available on July 8^th. All certificates will be presented in September but until then we wish our budding mathematicians a happy and safe summer and look forward to seeing them again next year at the E = mc²  lunchtime club to prepare for more challenges!

Gold Certificate Winners:

Xuchen Meng (Y9) (Best-in-school, Best-in-year), Jingyue Zhai (Y11 -Best-in-year), Kristian Narsesian (Y9), Emily Chen (Y9), Wilson Wang (Y10 - Best-in-year), Wenjing Jin (Jenny) (Y11), Yuqian Liao (Y10), Jiayan Ye (Y10), Lynne Huang (Y11), Ying Yikai (Y10).

Silver Certificate Winners:

Zihan Ding (Y10), Huijie Su (Y9), Dingnan Huang (Y10), Kexin Chong (Y9), Zuyi Wang (Y9), Selina Xing (Y11), Xueying Yang (Y9), Yun Li (Y9), Baoyue Zhang (Y10), Georgios Lazos (Y11).

Bronze Certificate Winners:

 Ziyue Gan (Miya) (Y9), Keying Chong (Y9), Shuqi Ren (Y10), Jingxuan Huang (Y9), Shiwen Liu (Y9), Katerina Leontakianakou (Y9), Huanyu Zhang (Y10), Jin Wenchuang (Y11), Junyao Jiang (Y9), Timothy Tay (Y10), Anna Sokolova (Y10), Ivan Cado (Y9), Stella Stojanov (Y10)

At St. Lawrence College we recognise that the positive relationship between young people, their parents, their friends, and the school is fundamental for our pupils to grow and flourish into well-rounded individuals. Children and teenagers today, in all walks of life, face real concerns; they are exposed to some overwhelming external and internal struggles. It is important that pupils and parents have access to accurate and appropriate information about social, emotional and physical well-being. This page shares highly relevant guidance from many well-regarded external agencies and services, both in the U.K. and here in Greece, that will help to support the needs of our pupils and their families. Click the links to access up-to-date documents about a range of pastoral care issues.

Mental health and well-being

You’re never too young to talk mental health Tips for parents and carers on talking to young children. (Anna Freud)

Talking to an 11-18 year old about their mental health A guide for parents, carers, family members and guardians on how to talk to young people about their mental health and wellbeing. (Mind)

Starting the mental health conversation How to talk to your children about mental health. (SAMH)

Understanding Mental Health Problems Information for anyone who experiences problems with their mental health. (SAMH)

Am I ok? Thinking about your mental health. (SAMH)

Asking for help: A guide for young people Tips for when it’s time to talk about your mental health, or if you want to help a friend. (CWMT)

I am worried about my child A guide for parents and carers worried about their child’s mental health. (SAMH)

How to help a friend A guide to helping your friend with their mental health. (SAMH)

Helping someone else  How to support a friend with their mental health. (Anna Freud)

5 ways for better well-being How pupils can look after their mental health and well-being. (SAMH)

5 ways for better well-being for families How to look after your family’s mental health and well-being. (SAMH)

Self-Care for Children and Young People  What children and young people can do to look after their mental health. (Anna Freud)

Self-care for parents and carers Self-care for parents and carers

Low mood and depression

Supporting children and young people with depression Information for parents and carers to support children and young people with depression. (Anna Freud)

Depression the warning signs What are the warning signs that you or someone you know may be depressed? (CWMT)

Depression Facts and advice about the ‘common cold of psychiatry’. (CWMT)

A parent’s guide to depression Supporting your child with depression. (CWMT)

Depression self-help guide A self help guide for anyone experiencing depression and low mood. (NHS)

Self-care for depression Find tips on caring for yourself (Mind)

Stress & Anxiety

What is stress?  A guide to understand stress, how you can help yourself and get support. (Mind)

Exam stress and pressure Useful tips for those sitting exams. (Childline)

Coping with anxiety Understanding and coping with anxiety (Childline)

Anxiety and panic attacks  Understanding and coping with anxiety and panic attacks (Mind) 

Supporting children and young people with anxiety Information for parents and carers to support children and young people with anxiety. (Anna Freud)

Supporting children and young people with social anxiety disorder Information for parents and carers to support children and young people with social anxiety disorder. (Anna Freud)

Supporting children and young people with post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)Information for parents and carers to support children and young people with post traumatic stress disorder. (Anna Freud)

Self-esteem

Working on your self-esteem  A self-help book to help you cope better with low self-esteem. (NHS)

Building confidence and self-esteem Tips to boost your self-esteem. (Childline)

Perfectionism

Perfectionism When striving for excellence becomes unhealthy. (CWMT)

Anger

Anger Explaining anger, practical suggestions for what you can do to deal with anger and where you can go for support. (SAMH)

Anger Issues A self-help book to help you cope better with irritability and anger. (Wellbeing Glasgow)

Tips for 11-18 year olds on dealing with anger Tips and ideas for young people on how to cope when you feel angry. (Mind)

Sleep

Information for 11-18 year olds on sleep and mental health A guide for young people on sleep and mental health, what causes poor sleep and how it might affect you. (Mind)

Tips on improving your sleep Tips and ideas for young people on how to improve your sleep now and in the future. (Mind)

Problems sleeping Tips for better sleep (Childline)

Friendships

Friendship problems Advice and tips to manage friendship issues. (Childline)

Peer pressure  Ways to manage peer pressure. (Childline)

Making friends Top tips to making friends. (Childline)

The social connection planner How to better meet your social needs. (The Wellness Society)

Sex & Relationships

Sex and consent Information about sex and consent for teens (Childline)

Relationships Advice on what to do if you’re not sure about a relationship. (Childline)

ContraceptionInformation about contraception and safe sex. (Childline)

SextingAdvice to help teens about sexting and sending nudes. (Childline)

Pregnancy Advice on what to do if you worry about being pregnant. (Childline)

Puberty & Body Image

Teenage body Advice for help and support dealing with changes and looking after your body. (Childline)

PubertyInformation about puberty

Sexual and Gender Identity

SexualityTrying to understand your sexuality can be confusing sometimes. If you’re struggling to cope or you’re not sure what to do next, we’ve got advice to help. (Childline)

Gender identity Information and advice about gender identity. (Childline)

LGBTQI+ mental health Support for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex young people. (Anna Freud)

Coming out Answers to some questions you may have. (The Proud Trust)

Helping Families to Support Their LGBT Children Helping Families to Support Their LGBT Children

Self-harm

Self-harm coping techniques Information about self-harm and safer ways to cope. (Childline)

A parent’s guide to self-harm The nature and causes of self-harm and how to support a young person that is facing this problem. (CWMT)

Supporting children and young people who self-harm Information for parents and carers to support children and young people who self-harm. (Anna Freud)

Suicidal thoughts

Suicidal feelings A booklet explaining why you may have suicidal feelings and providing some options to help you look forward and break the cycle of negative thoughts. (Mind UK)

How to support someone who feels suicidal Practical suggestions for what you can do to support someone who is suicidal and where you can go for support. (Mind UK)

Eating Disorders

I'm worried about someone with an eating disorder  Advice if you are worried that someone has an eating disorder. (Beat UK)

Distraction techniques Ways to distract yourself from the urge to use eating disorder behaviours (Beat UK)

Learning Difficulties

Supporting children and young people with ADHD Information for parents and carers to support children and young people with ADHD. (Anna Freud)

Dyslexia and learning disability Ways to cope with dyslexia and learning difficulties. (Childline)

Alcohol & Drugs

Supporting children and young people with alcohol and substance use disorder Information for parents and carers to support children and young people with alcohol and substance use disorder. (Anna Freud)

A parent’s guide to alcohol What is the harm of alcohol before 18 years of age? (What’s the harm, UK)

The Truth about Drugs An A-Z booklet giving the low down on lots of legal and illegal drugs. (Talk to Frank)

Drugs – Does your child know more than you? Detailed drugs advice for parents and carers. (Talk to Frank)

Bullying

A parent’s guide to bullying Information and advice to support you and your child if they are being bullied. (Family Lives)

Cyberbullying 10 things you need to know to support your child. (Internet Matters)

Anti-bullyingA tool for parents and carers. (Anti-Bullying Alliance)

Bullying and cyberbullying Tips to deal with bullying or to help a friend

Family Problems

Family problems Advice for teens when you’re not getting on with your family. (Childline)

Divorce or separation of parents

Divorce and separation Ways to cope with divorce and separation. (Childline)

My family’s changing Coping with your feelings when your parents separate or divorce. (CAFCASS)

Divorce & Separation A Parents Guide Information and advice to support your family while you're going through divorce or separation (Young Minds)

Parents and carers in conflict or separating Tips for parents and carers experiencing conflict, and advice on reducing the impact of conflict between parents and carers on children. (Anna Freud)

Step-families

A parent’s guide to successful step-families Advice and guidance for step-families. (Family Lives)

Bereavement

After a loved one dies – how children grieve How parents and adults can support bereaved children and young people. (New York Life Foundation)

Coping with the loss of a loved one Some guidance on grief and bereavement. (Cancer.org)

Social Media

Building a good online reputation Tips to help children create a good digital footprint. (Internet Matters)

Instagram Checklist to make sure that your Instagram account is safe. (Internet Matters)

Instagram  Advice to young people on social media. (SWGFL)

Parental control - Instagram Parental advice for safety and privacy. (Internet Matters)

Snapchat  Advice to young people on social media. (SWGFL)

Parental control - Snapchat Parental advice for safety and privacy. (Internet Matters)

Tik Tok Advice to young people on social media. (SWGFL)

Parental control – Tik Tok Parental advice for safety and privacy. (Internet Matters)

Facebook Advice to young people on social media. (SWGFL)

Parental control – Facebook Parental advice for safety and privacy. (Internet Matters)

Whatsapp Advice to young people on social media. (Internet matters)

Parental control – Whatsapp Parental advice for safety and privacy. (Internet Matters)

Parental control – Youtube Parental advice for safety and privacy. (Internet Matters)

Cyberbullying 10 things you need to know to support your child. (Internet Matters)

Internet safety

Online safety for parents of children 0-5 years Offers advice on how to ensure that very young children remain safe when online. (Internet Matters)

Online safety for parents of children 6-10 years Offers advice on how to ensure that young children remain safe when online. (Internet Matters)

Online safety for parents of children 11-13 years Offers advice on how to ensure that young people remain safe when online. (Internet Matters)

Online safety for parents of children 14+ years Offers advice on how to ensure that young people remain safe when online. (Internet Matters)

Moving to secondary school guide Offers advice on how to ensure that children transitioning between junior and senior school remain safe when online. (Internet Matters)

A parent’s secondary school guide Information about how to support your child so they are safe online. (Internet Matters)

Set up safe checklist A simple checklist for your child’s safety on the internet. (Internet Matters)

Digital resilience 11-13 years Advice for parents of children 11-13 to help them become more digitally savvy. (Internet Matters)

Digital resilience 14+ years Advice for parents of teens to help children become more digitally savvy. (Internet Matters)

Online Gaming

Gaming advice to support teens Parental advice for when teenagers play computer games. (Internet Matters)

Balancing Screen Time

Balancing screen time Key Stage 3 Advice for parents on helping children in Years 7-9 find a balance between life on and offline. (Internet Matters)

Balancing screen time Key Stage 4 and 5 Advice for parents on helping young people in Years 10-13 find a balance between life on and offline. (Internet Matters)

Junior school

At St. Lawrence College Junior School, the welfare of our pupils is paramount, mainly but not solely, because we firmly believe that successful learning takes place when a child is emotionally settled and enjoys attending school. Providing a safe and secure environment which helps instil confidence and promotes happiness in our pupils is a key priority for us.

Class teachers have immediate responsibility for the pastoral care of their pupils, supported by the Heads of EYs, KS1 and KS2. They are the first point of contact for both pupils and parents, should any pastoral issues arise.

...their concerns are acknowledged by experienced and sympathetic teachers ready to support them.

Through our teaching of PSHE (Personal, Social and Health Education) topics, we help cultivate in our pupils the kind of qualities that cannot be defined by or limited to academic success: interpersonal skills, leadership potential, self-awareness and mental and physical resilience.

Circle time in the EYs and Junior School classes opens many channels for children to discuss issues while developing these vital qualities. Such personal skills are encouraged and developed through all aspects of school life.

Pupils in both KS1 and KS2 attend assemblies which focus on a variety of issues; they reinforce and expand on PSHE topics such as environmental consciousness, healthy eating, friendship, bullying, resilience and growth mindsets. Along with presentations from outside speakers, extracurricular activities and fundraising events for charity, pupils are provided with ample opportunity to let their confidence and personalities flourish in a safe and secure environment.

Senior school

Each year group is divided into form classes and the form teacher meets the pupils of their form class every morning and is the first deliverer of pastoral care for a pupil. The form teacher’s role is to always have an overview of every individual pupil’s progress in all areas. Form teachers should always be a parent’s first point of contact with the school, when the parent has any concern or enquiry about the well-being of their child.

Each year group has a Head of Year  who works closely with the form teachers in their year group to address the well-being of all pupils under their care and to ensure that the pupils’ needs and concerns are anticipated and dealt with appropriately. It is thus that effective learning can take place in an environment that feels safe, happy and motivating for every child. Heads of Year are in frequent contact with parents as strong, regular communication between home and school is essential to provide great pastoral care.

The Deputy Head (Pastoral) leads the senior school’s pastoral care provision and liaises closely with Heads of Year and form teachers as well as with parents and pupils. Along with Heads, it is the Deputy Head (Pastoral) who works closely with the academic side of the school to ensure that subject teachers are informed about and aware of matters influencing a child’s readiness to learn at any given time.

Pastoral care is not just about reacting to issues. The pastoral care team proactively deliver information in order to equip pupils and prevent the emergence of problems that could cause them undue distress. This is done in a variety of ways, including year group discussions, wall displays, assemblies and invitations for external speakers to address pupils on relevant topics.

Through this network of pastoral care provision, the senior school has created and will strive to maintain an environment where pupils can learn successfully, knowing that their concerns are acknowledged by experienced and sympathetic teachers ready to support them.

Whole School

Our school employs three full-time counsellors, all trained and experienced pschologists and they are always available to support pupils as far as possible in any issues or concerns they may have at any given time. Children are allowed to make their own choices and decisions regarding counselling, provided this is consistent with their best interests.

The school has two full-time, experienced nurses who are well-equipped to deal with any medical emergency which may arise. The nurses also work with pupils, teachers and parents to promote good health and well-being in all children in the school.

Leading up to and following the Easter break, our school hosted a wide range of sporting events for pupils across all year groups. In the junior school, pupils from Years 1-6 took part in running events, showcasing their speed and determination. In addition, we hosted the high jump and long jump finals for pupils in Years 5-10, while Year 4 also took part in their long jump finals, demonstrating great effort and enthusiasm.

We also held our annual Family Sports Day which is an inclusive event where hundreds of junior school pupils participated alongside their parents. Together, they collected house points by completing fun obstacle courses, making it a memorable day for the whole community.

This year, several long-standing school records were broken during the athletics finals including in 150m running, shot put and long jump, and we are very proud of our pupils. More importantly, as a school community, we have continued to develop our athletic abilities through both competitive qualifiers and enjoyable events, consistently pushing our limits.

Well done to everyone who took part in these fantastic events. We now look forward to hosting our annual swimming galas for both the junior and senior schools.

Over the past couple of weeks, the annual sports days and running events took place for the junior school and high school pupils.
Pupils in years 1,2 & 3 took part in their annual flat races and their sports day incorporated 9 different displays of skills which they have worked on throughout the year. Whereas pupils in year 4-9 took part in track & field events such as running, high jump, long jump, tug of war and shot put.
This was the first year our pupils of years 4 and up enjoyed using the brand-new track and they managed to set many new school records in various events.
Junior school and high school pupils alike worked hard leading up to these events, and created sporting memories that will last them a lifetime.
Thank you to all the parents who were in attendance cheering from the sidelines and made the events that much more memorable!