Cyprus, Nicosia
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Pastoral care is central to The Junior and Senior School, emphasising relationships, well-being and personal, spiritual and moral development. In the Junior School, class teachers are supported by classroom assistants and Year Leaders who monitor each child's progress and wellbeing. In the Senior School, a Head of Year 7 ensures a smooth transition to secondary education, with Heads of Year, Form Tutors and the School Counsellor providing ongoing support through Year 13. The pastoral team works to ensure every student achieves their full potential in a safe and nurturing environment. The school also emphasises a community ethos through its house system, wide range of activities and commitment to safeguarding and wellbeing.
The Junior and Senior School is an equal opportunities establishment welcoming pupils with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities or English as an Additional Language. The Junior School has a Special Educational Needs Coordinator and the Senior School has an Inclusions Manager who oversee Learning Support Assistants, liaise with external agencies and provide support, advice and in-house training to staff. Admission information requests and the assessment process include provision to accommodate SEN or EAL and to ensure appropriate educational opportunities. Provision for SEN(D) and EAL aligns with Cyprus and UK legislation.
Children with English as an Additional Language are welcomed. Booster sessions in English are provided as part of induction for pupils with prior EAL needs. The school maintains dedicated SEN and Inclusions departments to support EAL and other needs and to ensure inclusive learning, in line with Cyprus and UK frameworks.
The Junior and Senior School is committed to promoting mental health and wellbeing for the whole school community. Counselling services are provided by two licensed school psychologists on both sites, and there are School Counsellor Guidelines. A Mental Health and Wellbeing policy and related policies (including Anti-Bullying, Self-Harm, Suicide prevention and others) guide practice and safeguarding of students.
The school has safeguarding arrangements with a defined safeguarding framework, including a Deputy Headteacher Pastoral and Designated Safeguarding Lead and a dedicated safeguarding team, plus a School Counsellor to support pupils. The Pastoral Care page details the safeguarding leads and safeguarding team responsible for keeping students safe in a nurturing environment.
The Junior and Senior School in Nicosia, Cyprus is a private, not-for-profit all-through school educating learners aged 3 to 19. The Junior School follows the English National Curriculum from Early Years through Key Stages 1 and 2; the Senior School continues with Key Stages 3–5 and prepares students for IGCSEs, A Levels and the Apolytirion. From September 2025 the school is an IB World School authorised to offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme for Years 12 and 13. The school operates on two campuses—Junior in Nicosia and Senior in Latsia—and offers facilities including libraries of about 26,000 and 4,500 books, science laboratories, drama and music spaces, and a pool and sports complex. The Senior School Sports School, launched in 2022, blends sport with academics holistically. The school is a Microsoft Showcase School (since 2018) and maintains a not-for-profit governance structure with a parent-elected Board; it has Independent Schools Inspectorate accreditation.