Mrs Claire Downey Downey

A proactive and compassionate pastoral professional with extensive experience supporting student wellbeing, behaviour, attendance and academic engagement across secondary and post-16 settings. Highly skilled in relationship building, restorative approaches, and working collaboratively with parents, staff and external agencies to ensure students feel safe, supported and able to thrive.

Calm under pressure and confident managing sensitive and challenging situations, with strong safeguarding knowledge and a proven ability to implement targeted interventions that improve outcomes. Dedicated to maintaining a positive school culture and promoting inclusion, resilience and personal development for all young people.
Provide tailored support for SEND and vulnerable students, helping remove barriers to learning and improving engagement. Oversee admission, enrolment, transition and ongoing pastoral support for Si learners.
Support UCAS, apprenticeship and employment pathways.
Professional Training

TQUK Level 2 Certificate in Self-Harm & Suicide Prevention (2022)

Safeguarding Level 2 (2023)

Prevent Duty (2025)

Mental Health First Aider – Workplace (2024)

Supporting Students with Health Care Needs

Understanding the Teenage Brain

ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences)

Coercive Control & Domestic Abuse Awareness

Gang Awareness & Knife Crime Prevention

Child-on-Child Sexual Violence & Harassment

Autism, ADHD & Neurodiversity (CPD)

e-Safety, Substance Misuse & Anti-Bullying