Secondary school PSHE and tutor time

• Contact home if required on any of the above issues.
• Discuss theme of the week.

PSHE & Secondary School Assembly

Senior School Assembly will take place on a Tuesday at 1.10pm- 2.05 pm, once a month.

PSHE will take place during the same time when there is no assembly. The form tutor is expected to do the following:

• Follow the PSHE programme of study below.
• Discuss assembly theme of the week or prepare for assembly
• Charity work
• Work on profile folders. [Self Esteem sheets, Merits/warnings, target setting, etc]

PSHE covers the wide range of subjects below and it is the responsibility of the form tutor to teach these.

• Citizenship at Key Stage 1 & 2
• Drugs, Alcohol and Tobacco
• Emotional Health & Wellbeing
• Nutrition & Physical Activity
• Personal Finance
• Safety
• Sex & Relationship Education
• Yr 12 & Yr 13 Career

There is a full programme of study completed for yr 7, which yr 8 will also be able to follow, and a full sex ed. programme for all years. Other topics are still being developed, however this does not mean that you don’t need to cover this. It is the form tutors responsibility and duty to plan and prepare lessons on the above topics. You can use the ones already provided or develop your own, which can then be added to the bank of PSHE lessons. Also if you would like to help develop the PSHE topics please let me know.

Friday tutor time takes place from 2.05 pm – 2.25 pm. During this time form tutors should do the following.

• Record and discuss merits & warnings
• Check Student Handbooks
• Discuss theme of the week
• Prepare for assembly
• PSHE programme
• Profile folders. These must contain the following information: home school agreement, half term targets/reviews, merits and warnings, incident sheets and report cards, assessment levels, work from their/your PSHE lessons

Top tips for tutoring…

• Value traits such as punctuality and preparedness for school. Lead by example.
• Trust is important in tutor groups. One way of developing this is to show you are fair with each member of your group. Develop approachability, although this needs to be on your terms.
• Remember your sense of humour when dealing with your group. You may well be together for several years.
• Celebrate key moments, such as achievements, successes and birthdays.
• Be open about the strengths and weaknesses of the group and jointly consider strategies for improvement.
• Never be drawn into gossiping about other members of staff with your tutor group.
• Use your tutor group as a way of finding out what’s really going on in the school from the students’ perspective.
• Use tutorial time as a way of instilling social niceties.
• Prepare for tutorial periods as you would prepare for a lesson.
• Discuss the weekly theme with your tutor group.

Remember being a tutor is a critically important job in this school. It is not an add-on, but a core role that contributes to teaching and learning. The role requires diplomacy and genuineness, among many other skills and talents, but it’s also one that offers the potential for immense rewards.