Year 13 Tutor Training – Reports Reports for Y13 are issued on 11 th February. This training is about your role in helping to ensure that the process is as productive and positive as possible. It is the last time that parents will have feedback and the last collection of data to act on in the lead up to final A2 units and modules.

Tutor Action – Help by telling us what we may not know We try to monitor all students, but this is not possible without information and action from you by NOC or SIMS message. In particular act or inform us : If you see a particular pattern of Ns in subjects. If there are Ns for one particular lesson or teacher. If a student is regularly late or missing (more than one per week). Why? Sometimes reports show up something that parents don’t know and therefore querie. A 4 or 5 for attendance in one subject is a typical example. It is better that we have already made contact before the report.

Report Writing

Advice and guidance issued to teaching staff later this month… Ensure CWA grade accurately reflects the student’s overall attainment to date and that which you expect them to attain if they continue at the normal rate of progress typical for a student of their type. This grade is very important as the Sixth Form team will use this data as the basis for all intervention groups. Look at the previous progress check. Students and parents should not be receiving any major shocks. Therefore, if you intend to put a 4 or a 5 where there was not one before, there should have been action already at department, tutor or Sixth Form team level. Likewise, if you have been reporting concerns and it is likely that home has been contacted ensure you do put 4 or 5 or explain that things are improving. Refer to the UCAS predicted grades before entering CWA scores, to help ensure general consistency, though students may of course have improved or failed to make adequate progress since you gave them. Ensure correct spelling of names. Don’t list the content of the course. Refer to the student’s learning attributes and comment on what he/she can do positively to overcome barriers to progress. If a student in your class list has left, please write ‘Has left the course.’ which will allow us to remove them from the report rather than attempt to chase up the report or send a blank report home.

Activity Please take a report each – they are from a few years ago. Underneath, please write 1-3 ways that the report is helpful to a tutor or parent. Also, write 1-3 ways it could be more helpful. Use the guidance going out to staff to help you.

Checking Reports – Common Problems 1. The ‘surprise’– a student receives a terrible report and we (tutor, Sixth Form team and Parents) don’t know about it. 2. The ‘everything is ok’ – a student has received a large amount of intervention, has had a series of NOCs and receives ratings of 3 or better. 3. The ‘high performing underachiever’ - a student is seriously below ALIS, yet their report is excellent. 4. The low ability good student who is performing at ALIS or better but receives poor ratings to justify the grade.

Writing Tutor Reports We would like them to include: 1) A comment on how they have developed towards their independent learning, co-operation with adults, love of learning and reflection and the skills and qualities they have acquired, plus 1 or 2 targets regarding this. 2) Their commitment towards tutorial whilst performing in reflection, debate and other tutorial activities and 1 or 2 targets regarding this.

Report 1 They have 98% attendance at tutorial and are never late. They make contributions towards form discussion, particularly concerning their general knowledge in the quiz. They have been highlighted as an A* student Here are two reports for current Y12 Your task is to improve the (made up) tutor comment

Report 1 Example Student A has continued to make exceptional progress as a learner. She has participated in a range of enriching activities inside and outside of school, and is always willing to volunteer. Student A must now take note of the targets set by her teachers in order to secure high grades which may include A*s. I wish her luck at University. Targets: 1) Continue to dedicate time to independent study. 2) Plan a revision programme to start early in order to leave enough time for adequate revision of every subject.

Report 2 Additional information: They have 62% attendance at tutorial and are regularly late. They make contributions towards form discussions and are popular amongst their peers. They are one of the biggest underachievers in the year group.

Report 2 Example Student B is popular amongst her peers and able to show a range skills during debates within tutorial. Student B is underachieving in two of her subjects and it is essential she improves as she has only a short time left at school and must follow all of the targets in this report to raise her achievement significantly. Targets: 1) Improve attendance to tutorial as student B often has free time during period 1 which she could use more productively. 2) Dedicate more time to independent study.

Finally Choose a student from your tutor group. Describe them as a learner to your partner in one minute. Then, dictate a tutor report to them, which they will write. The writer must ensure that you stick to the guidance. If there is time, swap roles