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Assertive Mentoring

Assertive Mentoring. Assertive Mentoring. Assertive Mentoring. What is Assertive Mentoring?. “Assertive Mentoring brings together many outstanding school systems together in one place.

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Assertive Mentoring

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  1. Assertive Mentoring

  2. Assertive Mentoring Assertive Mentoring

  3. What is Assertive Mentoring? “Assertive Mentoring brings together many outstanding school systems together in one place. It is a focused, child centred, collaborative approach based on a dialogue about the child’s present and future learning needs.” (G. Downey SIP 2008)

  4. Child Centred • Targets • Tracking • Intervention • Checking

  5. Benefits • Accurate assessment • Informed planning • Focused teaching • Relevant intervention • Accelerated learning • Targets met • Success

  6. Benefits for children • Focused teaching • Know where they are • Relevant intervention • Personalised learning • Motivation • Targets met • Success

  7. Assessment • Regular assessment of each child’s progress is carried out – normally half-termly. • These assessments are used to plan the next steps in learning.

  8. Colour coding Assertive Mentoring is based on a ‘traffic light’ system.

  9. Green Means that the child has exceeded expectations. • Academic attainment • Learning behaviour • Behaviour

  10. Yellow • Means that the child has met expectations. • On target • Working solidly • No negative behaviour Assertive Mentoring uses ‘traffic light’ colours to manage attitude and behaviour This approach is clear, concise, consistent and targeted It focuses on good attitudes and behaviours as well as those that need developing It can be adapted for use in any situation that arises within school

  11. Red • Means that the child needs further support with: • Meeting their targets • Attitude & behaviour Assertive Mentoring uses ‘traffic light’ colours to manage attitude and behaviour This approach is clear, concise, consistent and targeted It focuses on good attitudes and behaviours as well as those that need developing It can be adapted for use in any situation that arises within school

  12. Advantages • Quick and easy to use and understand. • All staff in school use the same approach. • Children judge their own learning and behaviour: they are startlingly accurate. • Children are empowered to take ownership and control of the way they behave and their attitude to learning. • Children who have a good attitude to learning and school life are praised.

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