What is a Student Consultant?

The Student Consultant deals with any student pastoral care in the Senior School. This could include personal matters, any upsets that they might have with other students, and disciplinary actions.  Our Student Consultant is very approachable and the students feel they can talk to her easily and confidentially. Part of Greenfields’ ethics and morals system is the use of The Way to Happiness, a universal, secular moral code devised by Humanitarian and Educator, Mr Hubbard. This code forms the basis for moral behaviour in the school and contains 21 precepts that children of all ages are encouraged to follow for better living.

How does this fit into our methodology?

You will find that due to the use of this system, Greenfields has quite a unique and friendly atmosphere. Our approach is linked to the whole methodology of our teaching – Study Technology. It first isolates the barriers preventing a child from learning, and then provides precise tools to deal with them. Students who need correction or misbehave are regularly found to have encountered difficulties with their studies before the problem. This is something that the Student Consultant would also take into account. Straightening out these factors leads not just to corrected work but to enhanced ability as a student. This leads to self-motivated students. Then the need for disciplinary measures falls away and all kinds of positive results are possible.

What is the benefit to students?

A high standard of integrity and morals is set throughout the school and we expect a good standard of behaviour. Students also have weekly lessons by their tutors in a class called ‘Personal Values, Beliefs, and Integrity.’ This is a wonderful time for the students to be educated on world events, different religions, human rights, drug education, and more. The students are encouraged to discuss and come to their own conclusions on how to conduct themselves in life and with others. On a personal level, this is also dealt with by the Student Consultant.