Assertive Mentoring our next step forward…

What is Assertive Mentoring? Tracking: Our children are assessed every half term Our children are assessed every half term Target Setting: Target Setting: They are set learning targets, based on what they They are set learning targets, based on what they need to learn next need to learn next Support: The targets are given to the parents/carers, so they know how best to support their child’s learning. The child has a mentor meeting, so they can celebrate their successes and discuss their next steps in learning Assessment: Children then re-assessed during the next half term

Why use Assertive Mentoring ? To improve outcomes for our children To improve outcomes for our children To enable children to know their next learning steps To enable children to know their next learning steps To ensure consistency and accuracy in our assessments To ensure consistency and accuracy in our assessments To inform parents of their child’s progress on a termly basis To inform parents of their child’s progress on a termly basis To facilitate more opportunities for parents to help their children make more progress To facilitate more opportunities for parents to help their children make more progress

Learners learn best when they: Understand what they are trying to learn Understand what they are trying to learn Are given feedback about their work Are given feedback about their work Are shown how to make it better Are shown how to make it better Are fully involved in the process Are fully involved in the process

Assertive Mentoring: What and When? Each child will have a Each child will have a Mentor. This will usually be their Class Teacher They will meet every term Mentor Meetings last 15 minutes Meetings may include parents and children The child’s next steps in learning are discussed (their targets) The child’s targets are stuck in their book The parents get a copy, so parents know how best to help their child Children are assessed every half term and their targets are set, based on those assessments

General Impact: within four months “Schools who use Assertive Mentoring have experienced the following benefits: led to major improvements in the accuracy of assessment led to major improvements in the accuracy of assessment improved learning and progress significantly improved learning and progress significantly highly motivated students highly motivated students raised expectations for all raised expectations for all led to a massive improvement in children’s attitudes and behaviour.” led to a massive improvement in children’s attitudes and behaviour.” (J. Steel: Lead Improvement Officer)

The Assertive Mentoring system lies at the heart of the vast majority of the improvemed outcomes for pupils and has proved a powerful tool in the classroom; The Assertive Mentoring system lies at the heart of the vast majority of the improvemed outcomes for pupils and has proved a powerful tool in the classroom; Driving up standards Driving up standards Accelerating progress Accelerating progress Improving behaviour Improving behaviour Empowering pupils and staff Empowering pupils and staff (HMI /Ofsted ) What OFSTED say:

Benefits for our children - Motivation to try hard and succeed - They meet their targets - They experience success - Teaching is focused on the areas the child needs most help with - Children and parents/carers know how the child is progressing in learning - If a child needs more help, they are given the relevant intervention - The learning is personalised for the child

Benefits for our school Children more focused and happy Children more focused and happy Our children achieve their potential Our children achieve their potential Closer working relationship between parents and school Closer working relationship between parents and school Everyone works smarter not harder Everyone works smarter not harder Allows teachers to focus on the main thing – teaching our beloved Golborne children! Allows teachers to focus on the main thing – teaching our beloved Golborne children!