Foundation Skills/What is pastoral care of students and should you be Involved?/Objectives

What is pastoral care?
The Collins Online English Dictionary defines pastoral care, in the educational sense, as:

"help with personal needs and problems given by a teacher"

If you use Google to find out about pastoral care for students in the tertiary sector, you will find that very little is mentioned about this topic. You are more likely to find information related to the pastoral care of school-age students.