Assertive Mentoring

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Created: Monday, 18 June 2012 13:41

Written by Alison

The highly successful and nationally renowned Assertive Mentoring scheme is to begin again this year with selected year 11 students.

The scheme is focused on ensuring as many students as possible exceed their target grades as well as achieve the key qualifications of 5 or more GCSEs graded at A*- C including English and Maths.  Last year this scheme ensured that many students who were not quite secure in achieving these key qualifications at the end of year 10 did achieve them by the end of year 11. 

Through Assertive Mentoring we take the view that all students can achieve their potential and that we will accept nothing less than this. We have    specifically targeted year 11 students who have the capacity to achieve 5A*- C with English and Maths but may need some additional challenge and support to reach this level of attainment.  As staff at the college we place a relentless focus on students achieving their challenging target grades both in their portfolios, controlled assessments and in their exams.

This year’s scheme was launched with students, parents and carers on Monday 24th September through a support and advice session for parents.  All mentors have been trained in how to challenge and support their mentees to meet their target grades through a clear focus on hard work.

This year we are improving our scheme by having two different groups - an ‘Assertive Mentoring Group’ and a ‘Maths Assertive Mentoring Group’ for students who need to build up confidence in just this subject area.  Students in the Maths Mentoring Group will have a Maths teacher as their mentor.

All mentors will meet with their mentees every 6 weeks for a formal business like meeting which focuses on what needs to be done and how it will be achieved. Short term targets are set at these meetings and the mentor works in partnership with the student, teacher and family to ensure that results are achieved.

During the period between the meetings the teachers of year 11 will be using Extended Support sessions at lunch time and after school to target key students to complete additional work as required. Each student who is required to attend these additional sessions will be booked in by their teacher and a reminder will be sent to them each week detailing which sessions they need to attend.

If you would like to know more about the scheme then contact Mrs Hubbard (Assistant Principal) at the college.

Alternatively, if your child’s report is showing that they are predicted to attain lower than their target grade then PLEASE contact your child’s teacher in that subject. Each teacher can then give targeted support to you and your child on what they need to do to improve. You can contact your child’s teacher by phoning the college 0116 287 9921.

Mrs Hubbard
Assistant Principal
(Raising Achievement)