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Student organisation, support & leadership within the House Simon Russell Newton House Senior Tutor. The Role. Monitoring all students within the Vertical Tutor Group System. A recent major change has been to introduce mixed age tutor groups.
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Student organisation, support • & leadership within the House • Simon Russell • Newton House Senior Tutor
The Role Monitoring allstudents within the Vertical Tutor Group System A recent major change has been to introduce mixed age tutor groups. Students have reported very favourably on this and say that it has helped them to build good relationships with students from other years and that the small amount of bullying has reduced further as a result. 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.
Bulletins • Inform the Tutors of the events of the week. • Reinforce standards and expectations. • Highlight meetings for the week. • Maintain communication on pupils that are causing issues inside and outside the classroom.
Weekly Review • Week by week guide: • A detention list is sent out each week and displayed on the House Notice Board (Principles Detention – Isolation). • Four after-school detention = Red Report. • Pupils with poor Attitude to Learning Grades (ATLs) from their termly report go on an Achievement Report. • Monitoring Hour. • Attendance – EWO.
House Evaluations Student 1 • What do we do to help Year 11? • Monitoring Standards • Passport to Prom • Passes to Leavers Day • Inclusion Centre Student 2 Student 3 Student 4 Student 5
Passport to the Prom • Pupils that are underachieving or behavioural issues (Year 11) go on the Passport to the Prom. • Five whole school/curriculum area detentions also lead to students going on the Passport to the Prom. • Attendance must be greater than 90% • All coursework completed!
Knowing our Students! Curriculum based on the students needs: • Reduced Timetable • 1:1 Tuition • Work Experience • Business Mentors/Staff Mentors • Student Support Assistant • Timeout Cards • Inclusion Centre
Case Study: Shannon What has Swavesey Village College done for me: • Monday 1:1 Tuition (Maths and Science) • Tuesday Full Day Timetable – Hair 1:1 Afterschool • Wednesday Work Experience (picked up/dropped off) • Thursday Work Experience (picked up/dropped off) • Friday Full Day Timetable – Maths 1:1 Tuition • Taking some exams early, regular meetings and supported by Senior Tutor. Meetings with the Principal. • .
Celebration Assembly Pupils show off their talents during a Celebration Assembly. It’s important to celebrate success!
Year Group Assemblies Countdown in Year 11 – highlighting previous success and who has already been successful!
Student Leadership How we support students to achieve their best? Chloe Barnard: Newton House Leader Mark Barradell: Orwell House Leader Agnieszka Florek: Newton Activities Manager Jack Summers and Tom Poole Student Ambassadors
Student Leadership at SVC • Based around the five houses: BRUNEL – Technology and Arts CAVENDISH – Science NEWTON – Maths ORWELL – English and Languages WILBERFORCE – Humanities • 46 leadership positions • Application Process
Student Leadership Student Leadership Success: Mentoring Business Mentoring
Our Mistakes! • Leadership Positions changed if required. No longer have Head Boy/Girl. • Monitors Mangers did not work. • Year Book and Prom is being addressed with a new role – recent change to events managers • Staff have become better at handing over responsibility.
Being High Profile • Black Shirts • Assemblies • Visiting Forms • Lunch Queues and Bus Monitors • Attend Working Parties and Curriculum Meetings • Present to the Governors on what has been achieved in each house
Focus Groups Current Focus Groups Uniform Energy New Technologies Starting this Half Term Resource Centre Healthy Eating SVC Experience Coming Soon! New Cafeteria Led by the Student Ambassadors
House Council • Form Discussions airing views to the Form Representatives • Agendas and Minutes • Assemblies • Information Displayed (House Boards, Visible Digital Screens and leaders trained to upload the website) • Energy Monitors saving money in the school – money is used in house council for a budget
School Council • House Leaders • Senior Management Staff • Ambassadors • Link with Governors • Half Term Meetings • Budget
How have we changed? • Student Leadership Contract
What else do we do? • Shadowing previous leaders • Earlier training day
What have we learnt? • Personal Attributes • Opportunities • Experience • Responsibility • Purpose