Assertive Mentoring provides the vehicle for ensuring the collection of systems which are brought together and wrapped around the child. The child remains central to the whole process throughout. Assertive Mentoring is a guaranteed, regular, one to one dialogue between pupil and mentor. It is evidence based and focused on; Attainment Achievement Attitude. Progress towards long term targets is reviewed as well as the achievement of medium term targets. SMART targets are carefully chosen from agreed assessment criteria so as to be both challenging yet achievable and to have the greatest impact on performance. These targets transfer to pupils’ personal mentor files and form the focus of continual assessment, marking, feedback and support. Its key components are: School Self Evaluation Data analysis School improvement planning Target Setting: long, medium and term Pupil Tracking Intervention and support systems Monitoring Performance Management systems Its key outcomes are: True Assessment for Learning A personalised curriculum Raised standards for all It facilitates: Continual and consistent assessment Effective feedback to pupils and parents Pupil and peer-assessment Marking and feedback Home-school partnerships PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS Aims of Assertive Mentoring at Hope High School Staff to have a high standard of pupil expectation in all aspects of work.
Assertive Mentoring provides the vehicle for ensuring the collection of systems which are brought together and wrapped around the child. The child remains central to the whole process throughout. Assertive Mentoring is a guaranteed, regular, one to one dialogue between pupil and mentor. It is evidence based and focused on; Attainment Achievement Attitude. Progress towards long term targets is reviewed as well as the achievement of medium term targets. SMART targets are carefully chosen from agreed assessment criteria so as to be both challenging yet achievable and to have the greatest impact on performance. These targets transfer to pupils’ personal mentor files and form the focus of continual assessment, marking, feedback and support. Its key components are: School Self Evaluation Data analysis School improvement planning Target Setting: long, medium and term Pupil Tracking Intervention and support systems Monitoring Performance Management systems Its key outcomes are: True Assessment for Learning A personalised curriculum Raised standards for all It facilitates: Continual and consistent assessment Effective feedback to pupils and parents Pupil and peer-assessment Marking and feedback Home-school partnerships PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS Aims of Assertive Mentoring at Hope High School Staff to have a high standard of pupil expectation in all aspects of work.
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