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The Effective Form Tutor

The document discusses the role and responsibilities of an effective form tutor. It begins by outlining various duties of a form tutor such as fulfilling administrative tasks, monitoring academic progress, writing reports, and setting a positive tone. It then identifies key qualities of an effective form tutor such as being a listener, disciplinarian, observer, problem-solver, and team-builder. Finally, it discusses strategies for form tutors to build successful relationships with students, such as creating a team environment, promoting mutual trust and respect, and showing students that the tutor cares about their activities and accomplishments.

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The Effective Form Tutor

The document discusses the role and responsibilities of an effective form tutor. It begins by outlining various duties of a form tutor such as fulfilling administrative tasks, monitoring academic progress, writing reports, and setting a positive tone. It then identifies key qualities of an effective form tutor such as being a listener, disciplinarian, observer, problem-solver, and team-builder. Finally, it discusses strategies for form tutors to build successful relationships with students, such as creating a team environment, promoting mutual trust and respect, and showing students that the tutor cares about their activities and accomplishments.

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The Effective Form Tutor or Why does my form give me gifts at Christmas?

Paul Medhurst and Caroline Green Kings Preparatory School CPD 24th April 2014

How do you see the role?

Objectives of the session:


To reflect on the different responsibilities and qualities of the effective form tutor To develop practical strategies to manage and enhance the role of the form tutor

What makes an effective Form Tutor?


In groups of three or four identify outside the outline the jobs of a Form Tutor

Fulfil statutory duties, e.g. attendance. Complete administrative duties, e.g. blobs/credits, timetables, fire drills, notices. Monitor and review academic progress. Write reports and set targets. Organize Form Room, e.g. notices, pigeon-holes. Set the tone for the day, by creating a positive ethos: establishing/encouraging good relationships, and developing both a form group and a school spirit/identity. Be a good role-model in behaviour and outline expectations. Deal with incidents, imposing sanctions and offering coping strategies. Handle individuals and groups. Liaise with parents and other staff over academic or pastoral concerns. Make and maintain personal contact: know each tutee, e.g. personal circumstances, relationships, hobbies, achievements. Teach study skills, organization, mutual respect. Encourage reading/general knowledge/interest in current affairs, etc.

Oversee Form Assemblies.

The Educational Triangle


Subject Teachers Form Tutors

Pupil

Parent/Guardian

A Form Tutors role is central in both caring for pupils and, crucially, monitoring their progress both academically and socially; encouraging involvement, commitment, and high standards of work and behaviour. Exeter University

Inside the outline identify the five most important qualities of an effective Form Tutor

Qualities of an Effective Form Tutor


Listener Disciplinarian Observer Fountain of Knowledge Act in Loco Parentis Conflict-resolver Problem-solver Team-builder Motivator Confidant(e) (Huxley, 2003)

Juggling Act

So how do I manage to be all of these things with all the other stuff that I have to do at school like planning my lessons, actually teaching and the mountains of marking I have?

We are going to watch a short film where an NQT discusses experiences with his form and explores strategies to juggle being an effective form tutor and a subject teacher.

http://www.teachersmedia.co.uk/videos/ they-didn-t-teach-me-that-form-tutor

Developing practical strategies


GROUP TASK: (5 minutes) How can we build and extend successful relationships between us and our forms? Spend 5 minutes in your groups trying to develop practical strategies. The person furthest from me in your group will record your thoughts and share them with us.

How can a Form Tutor build and extend successful relationships with a form? Create a team environment/ethos Promote a relationship based around mutual trust and respect setting clear guidelines and rules IDEAS: Give your form an identity by creating an online platform Create and promote a form motto! Competitions Achievements Board Pupils to Speak on hobbies or Hot Topics Give rewards at the end of the week based on monitoring, e.g. Boy and Girl of the Week Pupils to be encouraged to take responsibility for Form Room Show that you care: attend concerts, matches, plays, evensong, outside activities or lessons!

Resolutions?

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

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