Personal tutors at the College fulfil an extremely important role for all students. Registration is held for all students at 1.50pm (8.40am additionally for Year 10 and Year 11), providing a daily opportunity to monitor progress or catch up on any areas where guidance or support is required.
The Personal Tutor is the first point of contact for parents, and fortnightly updates ensure that they are well informed on their child's academic performance. Tutors also oversee student attendance and punctuality, review red and gold cards and initiate intervention where issues need to be addressed in a case of insufficient academic progress.
They guide students through the Induction Process and are on hand to act as a mentor when the students need someone to speak to.
The Form Tutor is the first point of contact for parents, and fortnightly updates ensure that they are well informed on their child's academic performance. Tutors also oversee student attendance and punctuality, review merit and demerit points and initiate intervention where issues need to be addressed in a case of insufficient academic progress.
They guide students through the Induction Process and are on hand to act as a mentor when the students need someone to speak to. Where students are applying to university, tutors act as their UCAS referee, guiding their tutees through applications step by step.
Peer Mentoring is an additional layer of pastoral support. In Years 9-12, each student will be assigned an older student as a mentor who has volunteered to take on this responsibility.
Assemblies form an important part of our Pastoral programme. They provide opportunities for the whole College to hear inspirational talks. Read about some of our visiting speakers in the articles below.