1. Assertive Mentoring
Welcome pupils
In association with

2. Today’s Aims? to explain what Assertive Mentoring is
to see how it will work in our school
to see how it will benefit you
Outline to pupils how pleased you are with the school’s current achievements but you are keen for them to be even better

3. Why Assertive Mentoring?
It’s a proven system nationally.
It works and it works for ALL pupils.
Assertive Mentoring isn’t for specific children. It’s for ALL pupils. It motivates them to want to do their best.

4. Assertive Mentoring Model
The Child T I M C
Targets and tracking
Interventions
Mentor and motivate
Checking
Briefly outline the model to pupils. It starts with pupils’ targets. The school systematically tracks pupil progress against the targets. Teachers intervene quickly if pupils look like dropping off trajectory. Making sure they keep on track. The mentoring makes sure pupils are crystal clear about how they are progressing; what they need to do next & the help they will be given to get there.

5. High achievement leads to happy pupils
“There is a sense of joy about the school.
The atmosphere is wonderful, smiles abound and pupils are polite and extremely well behaved.”
(Red Hall Primary School
OfSTED Report)
Point out that when pupils are achieving well they are happy. In that sense, it’s transformational.

6. It starts with you being set targets:
by the senior staff
Teachers work with you
Ambitious & achievable
Now just go through how the systems work in a little more detial. Tell them about how the target setting works.

7. Long Term Targets: End of Key Stage End of year Reading, Writing Maths
Science
These are set by the SLT

8. track pupil progress against the targets
A key part of the system is the tracking of progress towards targets. This is simple and frequent. It makes clear to pupils where pupils are in relation to their targets & what needs to happen next
Teachers regularly track your progress towards the targets & make sure you stay on track
track pupil progress against the targets

9. KS2: Track attainment progress
(Exp) Y2
(2B)
School Target
Y3 (2A/3C) Y4
(3A)
Y5 (3A/4B) Y6
(5C)
Read 2B
S2E 5C
S5D 3C
S3R 4C
S4E 4A
S5R
Write 4B
S4S
Maths 2A
S2S
S3E 3B
S3D
Science 3A
S4R
Looking at data this way means you can see the big picture. It’s obvious to the child, the parent and the teacher where this child’s issue is! It’s data that’s easy to understand and makes clear where intervention is needed.

10. Medium Term Targets: End of term End of half term Attainment
Achievement
Attitude
These are set by the teacher and are consistent with pupils’ LTTs

11. Short Term Targets: End of week End of lesson Work specific
Informs feedback
Focus for marking
These are set by teacher or TA and are always steps towards MTTs

12. Marking & feedback against targets is by colour
Red
Yellow
Green
very poor
poor
satisfactory
good
very good
excellent
little effort, not your best
many errors
untidy, poor presentation
targets not achieved
Stop and get help
good effort but could be better
some errors but mostly correct
mostly neat presentation
targets partly achieved
Continue with care
super effort
no or very few errors
beautifully presented
targets fully achieved
Go!
Inform pupils that the school will use a colour coding system for feeding back on attainment, achievement and attitude to pupils and parents. It’s clear and simple.

13. Track attitude progress
Last year T1 T2 T3
Attendance
98%
96%
92%
Punctuality
Behaviour
Effort
Homework
Uniform
We also track progress in attitude using the colour coding system

14. Mentoring Meetings: Mentor = Teacher, TA or SLT
Meet every term as minimum
Every half term if needed
Meetings last min
Must be 1:1
Must be out of class
Must be Assertive
Include parent consultations
These are ongoing conversations which identify where pupils are; what they need to do next: how the school will ensure they get there.

15. Benefits for children Know here they are Relevant intervention
Focussed teaching
Know here they are
Relevant intervention
Personalised learning
Motivation
Targets met
Success
Why would you not want this – you will get all these things

16. Parental Communication
We will send parents a pupil profile summarising your progress against your targets every half term
You might want to have a copy of the Pupil Profile to show parents what they will be getting. Parents get an updated pupil profile each half term.

17. Your questions answered
Now take questions.