1. Welcome to the Lower Senior Information Evening

2. Role of the Tutor
Tutors are key players in the bid to build an environment of trust, well-being, confidence and care so that students can seek out and take advantage of a wide range of creative, challenging and adventurous opportunities. A Tutor’s role is central in both caring for students and, crucially, monitoring their progress both academically and socially; they encourage involvement, commitment, and high standards of work and behaviour.

3. Tutors the first port of call for parents mentors overview communicate
manage change plan for the future
make key decisions
problems explored and resolved
behaviour, dress-code, punctuality, organisation and kindness
records

4. Structure Extended tutor time Checking planners Monitoring slips
71 in Lower Seniors (5 tutor groups)
14/15 students in each tutor group
Week A –1 Hour
Week L – 1 ½ hours
Extended tutor time
Checking planners
Monitoring slips
Monitoring academic progress, review of reports
One to one interviews
Speakers: Oxbridge, stress management, Exam prep
Relevant issues/problems
School Council discussions

5. Student Voice
School Council One elected representative from each Tutor group Meeting every three weeks Issues: Food Behaviour Policies Dress Events

6. Dress Code
General Regulations Make-up, natural coloured hair dye and jewellery should be subdued and appropriate to the work place. Girls and boys may wear earrings. Girls as well as boys may wear trousers. Denim should not be worn. No military style clothing, bags or backpacks Specific Regulations Plain trousers/skirt (reasonable length = just above the knee). Leggings are allowed under this skirt. Plain jumper / hoodie – (without large or offensive logos). Plain dark tights. A buttoned up shirt or blouse; polo shirts are acceptable Sensible shoes or boots (including dark trainers).

8. Rewards and Sanctions Rewards Sanctions Praise Monitoring slip
Commendation
Detention
Head of Year Commendation
Gating
Head’s Commendation

9. Monitoring system
No More Columns! Not merely a means of punishing students Valuable record for the tutor/HOY There should be a dialogue between the teaching giving the monitoring slip and the student receiving it

10. Stage 1 - 4 monitoring slips – Friday detention 4. 30pm-5
Stage monitoring slips – Friday detention 4.30pm-5.30pm: to parents from tutor Stage monitoring slips – Friday detention: to parents from tutor Stage monitoring slips – Saturday detention 12.30pm-3.30pm: Invite parents in for discussion with tutor Stage 4 – 4 monitoring slips – Saturday detention: to parents from tutor Stage 5 – 4 monitoring slips – Gated for one week, including Saturday afternoon, letter home, invited in to see Head of Seniors

11. If a students receives 7 or more monitoring slips in a week then this would be a greater cause for concern and an automatic Saturday detention would be given Very few students reach the later stages of this system. If however a student were to reach the end of the monitoring system, then a meeting between the Head of Seniors, Deputy Head and Head would take place to decide the next course of action.

12. HOY/ Deputy Head/ Activities Restricted to premises Between 1-7 days
Gating
HOY/ Deputy Head/ Activities Restricted to premises Between 1-7 days

13. Leave Regulations
No leave after arrival in school No morning break leave Bootham leave after Lunch Bell City leave (after bell) with permission of Tutor Bootham leave at afternoon break

14. Activities 4.30pm-5.30pm
Lower Senior: Minimum two activities. Mon-Thurs Upper Senior: Minimum one activities. Mon-Thurs Specialised preps (such as DT, Art prep do not count as an activity) Friday leave at 4.00pm (unless in detention)

15. Bootham Challenge
A way of continually recording achievement Recording achievements outside of the classroom (in and out of school). Physical Creative Cultural Skills Volunteering and Service Global Citizenship Leadership

16. 250 credits over the two years in 6 of the categories
GOLD AWARD
James Ratcliffe will a termly progress report and a statement of credit is available on the Parent Portal.

17. Acceptable Use Policy Key rules for IT and mobile devices
Use all IT sensibly Treat others with respect Use only your username and password Use mobile devices when appropriate Keep school and your own equipment safe Do not take any photographs without asking permission

18. Wellbeing

19. People who can help
Friends Family The Health Centre Resident Graduate Reeves Tutor Any member of Staff House Master/Mistress Head of Seniors Deputy Head – Pastoral Deputy Head - academic The Head School Counsellor Child Line

20. Contact
Tutor: Head of Year: Deputy Head –Academic Deputy Head: Pastoral

21. Advice???? ?

22. Reporting and Assessment
Upper Senior
Lower Senior
Winter
Full report – half-term
Revision material – end of term
Spring
Mock results
Parents’ evening – half-term
Summer
Exam leave – before May half-term
Winter
November Tests
Full report – end of term
Spring
Parents’ Evening
Summer
Exams and report

23. GCSE GRADING AND SCORING
Subject
Graded
Scored
Art, Biology, Chemistry, Classical Civilisation , Drama, French, German, Geography, Latin, Maths, Spanish, Music, Physics, PE, RS.
9-1
English Lit, English Language, History, DT
A*- G

25. Attitude to learning
1* Exceptional 1 Very good 2 Good 3 Acceptable 4 Some concerns 5 Concerns

27. Expectations Step up from Schoolrooms
More GCSE style work and homework
Organisation/time management
Prep (timetable, school, home, online)
Good study habits- regular review
Study skills/stress
Nagging!

29. Monitoring Dept meetings/staff meetings One-to-one chats
Guided Prep/Revision sessions
Intervention

30. Don’t despair!