Tutor Time

Tutor Time
At Fir Vale, students have contact with their form tutor every day. Each week there is a theme. These themes allows students to:

Develop their character
Help them to know how to keep physically and mentally healthy
Help them to know how to stay safe online
Prepare them for modern life in Britain

During tutor time, students participate in relevant activities, talk about attendance and are part of an assembly. Assemblies take place on a weekly basis in year groups. These largely follow the same pattern as the theme and are delivered by members of the SLT, Pastoral Teams or relevant teaching staff. Assemblies are an opportunity for key messages to be disseminated, but are also a time of reflection and a time for students to spend time in stillness in a larger collective setting.
Assemblies are also an opportunity for special events and occasions within the school calendar, including student recognition and key events such as, Black History Month. Assemblies are often delivered through external visitors.

Literacy and Numeracy
We also use Tutor Time as an opportunity to read a book with KS3 students, complete numeracy tasks and improve their reading using the Sparx Reader system.

Votes for Schools
'Votes for Schools' is used in Tutor Time to give our students a better knowledge of current affairs and get them voting. Tutors deliver the theme, for example "Is the internet driving us apart?" and students discuss their thoughts as a group. This is then debated before they vote. 'Votes for Schools' allows students access to topics they might not usually be aware of, therefore educating them on issues in wider society. This is part of the schools' drive on expanding Cultural Capital within our curriculum.