The National Association for Pastoral Care in Education (NAPCE), was founded in 1982 to establish links between education professionals and allied agencies who have an interest in pastoral care and personal-social education and the welfare of students of all ages in schools.NAPCE is for anyone whose work involves:·Care and concern for young people and their needs;·Young people's personal, social and emotional development;·Pastoral care as a specialist or non-specialist;·The education and training of pastoral care providers and professionals.Our aims are:·To support and inform those who have a professional concern for pastoral care;·To promote the theoretical study of pastoral care in education;·To disseminate good practice in pastoral care in education;·To promote the education, training and development of those engaged in pastoral care;·To liaise with other organisations who have similar objectives.The Association is a registered charity with a National Executive Committee.