Year 7 students in academic year 2015-16 will start their journey at Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School together. We will continue to adopt the qualities and positives of the Vertical Tutoring system. For example, older mentors can be What about the assigned to tutor groups to support with reading schemes. students who like We will keep the Houses, particularly as such a strong identity has been created. We will be able to utilise this for competitions, Vertical Tutoring? PSHE days and key events. Not necessarily. The Pastoral Team and Senior Leadership Team will give careful consideration to the placing of students in Will my child get to Horizontal Tutor groups, taking into account a wide variety of factors. choose their tutor In some cases, students can state a preference for being placed in a tutor group with a friend; however, it cannot be group? guaranteed that this request will be met. My child’s tutor Effective transition to the new system is crucial to its success and we will ensure that there is a system to share information knows them well about every student. and now that In some cases, where there are particularly strong tutor-student relationships, we will be able to strategically place students. experience will be There will be a thorough induction for all tutor groups and we are confident it will not take long for students to settle into their lost. What is the new form. school doing to Students, in many cases, will be with peers from teaching groups, which will ensure that they can interact and quickly build provide continuity? upon existing friendships. Tutor time will move to the start of the school day, 8.40am (warning bell) – 9.05am. Each year group will have a differentiated programme to meet their needs. How will tutor time Tutors will keep a close track of the progress of each student, helping to ensure that all students achieve their very best. be organised? Monitoring of attitudes to learning and other aspects of performance (including attendance) will take place during tutor time. Opportunities for the spiritual, moral, social and cultural development will be created. Being a Church of England school, the delivering of worship activities will continue during tutor time.
Year 7 students in academic year 2015-16 will start their journey at Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School together. What about the students who like Vertical Tutoring? We will continue to adopt the qualities and positives of the Vertical Tutoring system. For example, older mentors can be assigned to tutor groups to support with reading schemes. We will keep the Houses, particularly as such a strong identity has been created. We will be able to utilise this for competitions, PSHE days and key events. Will my child get to choose their tutor group? Not necessarily. The Pastoral Team and Senior Leadership Team will give careful consideration to the placing of students in Horizontal Tutor groups, taking into account a wide variety of factors. In some cases, students can state a preference for being placed in a tutor group with a friend; however, it cannot be guaranteed that this request will be met. My child’s tutor knows them well and now that experience will be lost. What is the school doing to provide continuity? Effective transition to the new system is crucial to its success and we will ensure that there is a system to share information about every student. In some cases, where there are particularly strong tutor-student relationships, we will be able to strategically place students. There will be a thorough induction for all tutor groups and we are confident it will not take long for students to settle into their new form. Students, in many cases, will be with peers from teaching groups, which will ensure that they can interact and quickly build upon existing friendships. How will tutor time be organised? Tutor time will move to the start of the school day, 8.40am (warning bell) – 9.05am. Each year group will have a differentiated programme to meet their needs. Tutors will keep a close track of the progress of each student, helping to ensure that all students achieve their very best. Monitoring of attitudes to learning and other aspects of performance (including attendance) will take place during tutor time. Opportunities for the spiritual, moral, social and cultural development will be created. Being a Church of England school, the delivering of worship activities will continue during tutor time.
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