Students and Families
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:
| 8.40-8.55am |
8.55-9.25am | |
|---|---|---|
| Monday |
Reading (Accelerated reader/ MyOn) | Musician of the week Attendance monitoring (fortnightly) Strive to 5 Planner check |
| Tuesday | Reading (Accelerated reader/ MyOn) | 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 |
| 8.40-8.55am | 8.55-9.25am | |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | Reading (Accelerated reader/ MyOn) | Musician of the week Attendance monitoring (fortnightly) Strive to 5 Set spellings |
| 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) | Spelling test Feedback Friday My Mental Health |
| Forms A – E: 08.40–09.25am | Forms F – J: 08.40–09.25am | |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | Registration Laptops Numeracy Ninja Century Tech or Maths Watch | Registration Laptops Personal Development |
| Tuesday | Registration Laptops Personal Development | Registration Laptops Numeracy Ninja Century Tech or Maths Watch |
| Wednesday | Registration Laptops Assembly | Registration Laptops Assembly |
| Thursday | Registration Laptops Personal Development | Registration Laptops My Mental Health Century Tech or Maths Watch |
| Friday | Registration Laptops My Mental Health Century Tech or Maths Watch | Registration Laptops Personal Development |
| A, B, C & G 8.40-9.25am |
D, I, E & H 8.40-9.25am |
F 8.40-9.25am |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday |
Registration Laptops Assembly |
Registration Laptops Assembly |
Registration Laptops Assembly |
| Tuesday |
Registration Laptops Languages Taught/Independent on 10-week rotation |
Registration Laptops Languages Taught/Independent on 10-week rotation |
Registration Laptops Personal Development |
| Wednesday |
Registration Laptops Personal Development |
Registration Laptops Personal Development |
Registration Laptops Personal Development |
| Thursday |
Registration Laptops Languages Taught/Independent on 10-week rotation |
Registration Laptops Languages Taught/Independent on 10-week rotation |
Registration Laptops Personal Development |
| Friday |
Registration Laptops My Mental Health Personal Development |
Registration Laptops My Mental Health PersonalDevelopment |
Registration Laptops My Mental Health Languages Taught/Independent on 10-week rotation |
| 8.40-8.55am | 8.55-9.25am | |
|---|---|---|
| Monday |
Registration Laptops |
Curriculum time – Languages |
| Tuesday | Registration Laptops |
Curriculum time – Personal Development |
| Wednesday |
Registration Laptops |
Curriculum time – Languages |
| Thursday |
Registration Laptops |
Curriculum time – Personal Development Year 11 Leavers Committee Meeting |
| Friday |
Registration Laptops |
Assembly Core Values |
| 8.40-8.55am | 8.55-9.25am | |
|---|---|---|
| Monday |
Notices |
Attendance EPraise Dress code Equipment check, including device and charger Planner check Music resource |
| Tuesday | Register and daily notices/reminders | Assembly |
| Wednesday |
Register and daily notices/reminders | Futures programme |
| Thursday |
Register and daily notices/reminders | Transferable skills |
| Friday |
Register and daily notices/reminders | 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.
