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Tutor Time at Wren Six

At Wren Six, students are placed into one of six

Why vertical tutoring?

  • Vertical tutoring allows excellent peer role modelling and student leadership. This supports Year 12 students as they navigate the transition from Year 11 into post-16 Wren Six study.
  • To support the development of a community across Year 12 and Year 13 and ensure cohesion within Wren Six.
  • Vertical tutoring allows us to provide excellent support to students every day ensuring that the tutor programme is five days a week. This brings academic and pastoral benefits to our community.
  • Vertical tutoring is cited as being a key factor in development of student skills, character and belonging helping students to form an identity connected to our community.

Source: https://churchillhead.com/2022/05/19/vertical-tutoring/

 

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
The week ahead, including:

Live briefing into Tutor Rooms from Director of Sixth Form and then the Student Bulletin

 Academic reading

 

 

 

 

 

 Tutor Societies

 

 

 

 Study Skills & Futures

 

 

 

 

 

 What’s going on in the news?

 

Critical discussion and citizenship

 

 

 

 
Guided information by the Form Tutor Independent Learning within the Form room Co-learning with the tutor and your peers. In time there will be a lead for these societies Tutor led Tutor led

 

Societies

Our ‘Societies’ are designed for students to develop their ability to co-learn, debate, and discuss with peers. The academic reading that tutees complete will inform the society they are a part of. Throughout the academic year, students will take part in more than one society. The society is a group discussion with tutees who study the same subject as each other. It will link to academic reading and their specification. It will be led by Year 13 students who might suggest a model, theory or concept to debate and discuss the following week, informing students what to direct their research and guided reading to that week. Tutees may move through each of their subjects as the year progresses, completing one every term.

  • Week 1: Tutor led introduction to ‘Societies’, logistics and finding your first ’Society’
  • Week 2: Tutor role modelling of a ‘Society’ discussion
  • Week 3: Y13 lead a discussion around “What I wish I had known last year?”
  • Week 4: Y13 lead – Topic setting until Christmas
  • Week 5 onwards: Topic discussions as outlined in week four.

Tutor Buddy

Every Year 12 student will be assigned a buddy from within their tutor group, who will provide peer support. This role will include:

  1. A regular buddy check-in
  2. Support in navigating the site and expectations in the early days
  3. Become a point of contact if they have a question which can be answered by a peer
  4. Guide and support their buddy to become a successful Wren Six student
  5. Become a critical friend with academic learning