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, supporting mental health, current affairs, numeracy, and literacy. The tutor time programme has been tailored specifically to each year group as seen below:
Monday
- Inclusive attendance discussions
- Uniform check
- Strive for Five
Tuesday
- Whole Class Reader
Wednesday
- Personal development
Thursday
- Personal Development
Friday
- My mental health
- Feedback Friday
Monday
- Whole Class Reader
- Strive for Five
- Uniform check
Tuesday
- Inclusive attendance conversations
- Century Maths/Sparks Reader
Wednesday
- Assembly
Thursday
- Personal Development
Friday
- My Mental Health
- Feedback Friday
- Assembly
Monday
- Sparks Reader
- Inclusive attendance conversations
- Uniform check
Tuesday
- Whole Class Reader
Wednesday
- Personal Development
Thursday
- Assembly
Friday
- My Mental Health
- Personal Development
Monday
- Personal Development
Tuesday
- Assembly
Wednesday
- Inclusive attendance
- Uniform
Thursday
- Personal Development
Friday
- My Mental Health
- Uniform
Monday
- Assembly
Tuesday
- Personal Development
Wednesday
- Personal Development
Thursday
- Current affairs
- Reading
Friday
- My Mental Health
- Inclusive attendance
Monday
- Notices
- Attendance
- Dress code
- Equipment check
Tuesday
- Assembly
- Year 13 Assembly
Wednesday
- Futures Programme
- Year 12 Assembly
Thursday
- Transferable skills
Friday
- My Mental Health
- Personal Development
- Vespa Discussions
Tutor time is a 30-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
- Student well-being
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.