Personalised support and guidance through the vertical structure

Stuart Gent, Assistant Principal

How do we ensure 100% of children are known and supported? are included and active? participate? achieve?

What about me?

Every child matters?

• Substantial growth 900→1200 pupils• Loss of identity and sense of community• How many Year Teams were actually a ‘team’?• “We’re a 70% school, popular, ‘high performing’ – it ain’t broke!”• 20% absolutely switched off. Culture of “Well, what can you do with them?”• ‘Us and them’ culture – lack of student engagement• GHOSTS LEAVE NO FOOTPRINT!

Year groups to HousesWhy change?

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NCE

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Five Houses

PE, Arts

1200 Students in the School

The tutor is the heart of the school, the specialist whose specialism is bringing everything together, whose subject is the student him or herself, who enables the student to make best use of the school and develop as a person.

YEAR 7 – transition

YEAR 11 – exams, post-16YEAR 10 – GCSE assessments

YEAR 9 - GCSE/BTEC choices

YEAR 8 – not being forgotten!

Different Year Groups, Different Challenges

•Senior Tutor

•Curriculum Leader

•Student Support Assistant

•Teaching Assistants

•Classroom Supervisors

•Tutors and co-tutors

HOUSE

12 Tutor Groups

240 students

48 per year group

20 per form

Teachers and key student support staff are in one team

Streamlines :• Accountabilities• Meetings• PM• Strategic planning• Monitoring

2006 Ofsted said... (and we’d only just begun)

• ‘students have reported very favourably on this and say that it has helped them to build good relationships with students from other years’

• ‘one student talked about ‘feeling part of a family’

• ‘the change has also made the role of the tutor more effective in supporting students’ academic achievement’

2011 Ofsted

• ‘Students’ personal development is outstanding because of the highly effective tutor system’

• ‘The school’s approach to academic monitoring is exemplary’

• ‘Every student is known as an individual.’

AfLData entry

ReportsTutor

review meeting

Contact with

parents

T&L

Monitoring Calendar 2012-13

You ar

e here

MTG = what you CAN achieve CPP = what you are LIKELY to achieve

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5Rs = How you approach learningQ: How can you improve your chances of success?

• Tutor as academic mentor• Learning conversations• Review of progress towards target

levels/grades • Further education and careers advice• Extra-curricular achievement and goals• Happiness, well being and ‘pastoral’

development• Motivate and focus on self improvement

Tutor Interviews With Students

The tutor is each student’s guide on the journey.

Contact With Parents

• ‘Partners in education’• Personalised• Usually by email but can be phone• In person if necessary• Traditional parents’ evenings, too• Ongoing dialogue for five years

The vital few

Tutor self evaluation criteria

Tutor Time FUN!

video link

Inter-House Competition

Orwell House bulletin28th September – 2nd October

(‘B’ week)• Well done on completing the

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• Y10 MTG reports should be available today.

• House Council Tuesday in Resource Centre.

• Wednesday: emergency evacuation walkthrough.

• Assembly Friday: Becky & Steph(chairs OAR)

• Y8 student receptionists Thursday: OPW

• Litter duty this week: OKM

House identity

Student voice and leadership

House CouncilsSchool Council

Student FocusGroups

Student Feedback

Student Discussion

Groups

The tutor is the heart of the school, the specialist whose specialism is bringing everything together, whose subject is the student him or herself, who enables the student to make best use of the school and develop as a person.