Tutor Time
Our Tutor Time programme looks to enhance students’ opportunities and understanding of the wider world outside our Academy. This time allows our students and staff to build strong pastoral relationships that help guide students throughout their time at Shireland, creating foundations of trust and support.
The core of this programme is dedicated to personal development, languages, current affairs, numeracy, and literacy. The tutor time programme has been tailored specifically to each year group as seen below:
Monday
- Reading (Accelerated reader/ MyOn)
- Musician of the week
- Attendance monitoring (fortnightly)
- Strive to 5
- Planner check
Tuesday
- Reading (Accelerated reader/ MyOn)
Wednesday
- Reading (Accelerated reader/ MyOn)
- Personal development
Thursday
- Reading (Accelerated reader/ MyOn)
- Numeracy ninjas
- First news
Friday
- My mental health
- SPaG
- Spelling test
- Feedback Friday
Monday
- Reading (Accelerated reader/ MyOn)
- Musician of the week
- Attendance monitoring (fortnightly)
- Strive to 5
- Planner check
Tuesday
- Reading (Accelerated reader/ MyOn)
- Numeracy ninjas
- Century Maths
Wednesday
- Reading (Accelerated reader/ MyOn)
- Personal development
Thursday
- Reading (Accelerated reader/ MyOn)
- Assembly
Friday
- Reading (Accelerated reader/ MyOn)
- My mental health
- Spelling test
- Feedback Friday
Monday
- Registration
- Laptops
- Numeracy Ninja
- Century Tech or Mathswatch
- Personal Development
Tuesday
- Registration
- Laptops
- Numeracy Ninja
- Century Tech or Mathswatch
- Personal Development
Wednesday
- Registration
- Laptops
- Assembly
Thursday
- Registration
- Laptops
- Century Tech or Mathswatch
- Personal Development
Friday
- Registration
- Laptops
- My Mental Health
- Century Tech or Mathswatch
- Personal Development
Monday
- Registration
- Laptops
- Assembly
Tuesday
- Registration
- Laptops
- Languages
- Taught/independent on 10-week rotation
Wednesday
- Registration
- Laptops
- Personal Development
Thursday
- Registration
- Laptops
- Languages
- Personal Development
Friday
- Registration
- Laptops
- My Mental Health
- Personal Development
Monday
- Registration
- Laptops
- Languages
Tuesday
- Registration
- Laptops
- Personal Development
Wednesday
- Registration
- Laptops
- Languages
Thursday
- Registration
- Laptops
- Year 11 Leavers Committee Meeting
- Personal Development
Friday
- Registration
- Laptops
- Assembly
Monday
- Notices
- Attendance
- ePraise
- Dress code
- Equipment check
- Planner check
- Music resource
Tuesday
- Registration
- Assembly
Wednesday
- Registration
- Futures Programme
Thursday
- Registration
- Transferable skills
Friday
- Registration
- My Mental Health
- PD Programme
Tutor time is a 45-minute session each morning that enables students meet with their form group and tutor. Along with an extensive range of pastoral activities tutors will also monitor the following areas:
- Epraise points
- Strive for Five
- Attendance and Punctuality
- Devices/chargers
- Uniform
Heads of Year are available each morning to support students and tutors.
ASSEMBLIES
Each year group comes together in our 300-seat auditorium for a weekly assembly led by a senior member of staff. The topics discussed in these assemblies range from international events to embedding themes covered in PHSE and Personal Development sessions.
Monday – Year 10 Tuesday – Sixth Form Wednesday – Year 9/7 Thursday – Year 8 Friday – Year 11
ASSEMBLY TIMETABLE
W/C 5 September – No assemblies this week
W/C 12 September – Changing Attitudes, Standards and Expectations, Welcome Back, Be Concerned for Everyone, Character Development
W/C 19 September – Be Concerned for Everyone
W/C 26 September – European Day of Languages, Black History Month
W/C 3 October – SEND Dyslexia Awareness
W/C 10 October – Be Concerned for Everyone, Protected Characteristics
W/C 17 October – SEND Selective Mutism
W/C 31 October – Welcome back, Diwali
W/C 7 November – Leading Learning, Remembrance Day / Armistice 10/11 Nov
W/C 14 November – Changing Attitudes, Anti-Bullying Week
W/C 21 November – Aim Higher, Developing Cultural Capital through opportunities at SCA
W/C 28 November – Knife Crime
W/C 5 December – Aim Higher, The Importance of Reading
W/C 12 December – Rewards Assemblies
W/C 2 January – Welcome back & Internet Safety
W/C 9 January – Leading Learning, Promoting Cohesion
W/C 16 January – Be Concerned for Everyone, Road Safety
W/C 23 January – Be Concerned for Everyone, Holocaust Memorial
W/C 30 January – Be Concerned for Everyone, PSHE – Mental Health Week
W/C 6 February – LGBTQ History Month
W/C 13 February – International Women’s Day, House Launch
W/C 27 February – National Careers Week
W/C 6 March – Promoting Cohesion, Migration to the UK and life as an immigrant
W/C 13 March – Student Council
W/C 20 March – Promoting Cohesion, Eid / Ramadan
W/C 27 March – Rewards Assemblies
W/C 17 April – Leading Learning
W/C 24 April – Be Concerned for Everyone
W/C 1 May – Be Concerned for Everyone, Basic First Aid, World Asthma Day, Wounds (Knife Crime)
W/C 8 May – Aim Higher PD – The importance of sleep
W/C 15 May – Be Concerned for everyone, Mental Health Awareness Day
W/C 22 May – Changing Attitudes, Growth Mindset
W/C 5 June – National Numeracy Day
W/C 12 June – Promoting Cohesion, Eliminations of Discrimination
W/C 19 June – Sports Day
W/C 26 June – Aim Higher, British Values
W/C 3 July – Be Concerned for Everyone, Internet Safety
W/C 10 July – Rewards Assemblies
W/C 17 July – No Assemblies
