YMCA pastoral care workers help combat truancy in schools, address issues surrounding bullying, and encourage and support pupils who are on the verge of exclusion.

The Pastoral Care Workers are working in schools across the county as part of a pilot scheme funded by Suffolk County Council Education Department and a Lloyds/TSB foundation grant.

The pilot projects have gone well and it is envisaged that the work will expand to 10 schools in the near future.