Tutor Time
Our Tutor Time programme looks to enhance鈥痵tudents鈥欌�痮pportunities and understanding of鈥痶he wider world outside our鈥疉cademy. This time allows our听students听and staff to build strong pastoral relationships that help guide听students听throughout their time at鈥疭hireland,鈥痗reating foundations of trust and support.鈥�听
The core鈥痮f this听programme is鈥痙edicated to听personal听development, languages, current affairs,听numeracy,听and literacy.听The tutor time programme has been鈥痶ailored鈥痵pecifically鈥痶o each year group as seen below:鈥�
Monday听
- Reading (Accelerated reader/ MyOn)
- Musician of the week
- Attendance monitoring (fortnightly)
- Strive to 5
- Planner check
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Tuesday
- Reading (Accelerated reader/ MyOn)
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Wednesday
- Reading (Accelerated reader/ MyOn)
- Personal development
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Thursday
- Reading (Accelerated reader/ MyOn)
- Numeracy ninjas
- First news
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Friday
- My mental health
- SPaG
- Spelling test
- Feedback Friday
Monday听
- Reading (Accelerated reader/ MyOn)
- Musician of the week
- Attendance monitoring (fortnightly)
- Strive to 5
- Planner check
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)
- My mental health
- Spelling test
- Feedback Friday
Monday听
- Registration
- Laptops
- Numeracy Ninja
- Century Tech or Mathswatch
- Personal Development
Tuesday
- Registration
- Laptops
- Numeracy Ninja
- Century Tech or Mathswatch
- Personal Development
Wednesday
- Registration
- Laptops
- Assembly
Thursday
- Registration
- Laptops
- Century Tech or Mathswatch
- Personal Development
Friday
- Registration
- Laptops
- My Mental Health
- Century Tech or Mathswatch
- Personal Development
Monday听
- Registration
- Laptops
- Assembly
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Tuesday
- Registration
- Laptops
- Languages
- Taught/independent on 10-week rotation
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Wednesday
- Registration
- Laptops
- Personal Development
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Thursday
- Registration
- Laptops
- Languages
- Personal Development
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Friday
- Registration
- Laptops
- My Mental Health
- Personal Development
Monday听
- Registration
- Laptops
- Languages
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Tuesday
- Registration
- Laptops
- Personal Development
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Wednesday
- Registration
- Laptops
- Languages
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Thursday
- Registration
- Laptops
- Year 11 Leavers Committee Meeting
- Personal Development
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Friday
- Registration
- Laptops
- Assembly
Monday听
- Notices
- Attendance
- ePraise
- Dress code
- Equipment check
- Planner check
- Music resource
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Tuesday
- Registration
- Assembly
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Wednesday
- Registration
- Futures Programme
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Thursday
- Registration
- Transferable skills
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Friday
- Registration
- 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:听
- Epraise points听
- Strive for Five听
- Attendance and Punctuality听
- Devices/chargers听
- Uniform听
Heads of Year are available each morning to support students and tutors. 听
ASSEMBLIES
Each year group comes together in听our听300-seat听auditorium听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.
Monday – Year 10听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 Tuesday – Sixth Form听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 Wednesday – Year 9/7听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 Thursday – Year 8听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 Friday – Year 11
ASSEMBLY TIMETABLE
W/C 5 September – No assemblies this week
W/C 12 September – Changing Attitudes, Standards and Expectations, Welcome Back, Be Concerned for Everyone, Character Development
W/C 19 September – Be Concerned for Everyone
W/C 26 September – European Day of Languages, Black History Month
W/C 3 October – SEND Dyslexia Awareness
W/C 10 October – Be Concerned for Everyone, Protected Characteristics
W/C 17 October – SEND Selective Mutism
W/C 31 October – Welcome back, Diwali
W/C 7 November – Leading Learning, Remembrance Day / Armistice 10/11 Nov
W/C 14 November – Changing Attitudes, Anti-Bullying Week
W/C 21 November – Aim Higher, Developing Cultural Capital through opportunities at SCA
W/C 28 November – Knife Crime
W/C 5 December – Aim Higher, The Importance of Reading
W/C 12 December – Rewards Assemblies
W/C 2 January – Welcome back & Internet Safety
W/C 9 January – Leading Learning, Promoting Cohesion
W/C 16 January – Be Concerned for Everyone, Road Safety
W/C 23 January – Be Concerned for Everyone, Holocaust Memorial听
W/C 30 January – Be Concerned for Everyone, PSHE – Mental Health Week
W/C 6 February – LGBTQ History Month
W/C 13 February – International Women’s Day, House Launch
W/C 27 February – National Careers Week
W/C 6 March – Promoting Cohesion, Migration to the UK and life as an immigrant
W/C 13 March – Student Council
W/C 20 March – Promoting Cohesion, Eid / Ramadan
W/C 27 March – Rewards Assemblies
W/C 17 April – Leading Learning
W/C 24 April – Be Concerned for Everyone听
W/C 1 May – Be Concerned for Everyone, Basic First Aid, World Asthma Day, Wounds (Knife Crime)
W/C 8 May – Aim Higher PD – The importance of sleep
W/C 15 May – Be Concerned for everyone, Mental Health Awareness Day
W/C 22 May – Changing Attitudes, Growth Mindset
W/C 5 June – National Numeracy Day听
W/C 12 June – Promoting Cohesion, Eliminations of Discrimination
W/C 19 June – Sports Day
W/C 26 June – Aim Higher, British Values听
W/C 3 July – Be Concerned for Everyone, Internet Safety
W/C 10 July – Rewards Assemblies
W/C 17 July – No Assemblies
