Making Good Making Good ProgressProgress

TutoringTutoringAt At

Kingston Primary SchoolKingston Primary School

2007-20092007-2009

Evening meeting for all KS2 parents to Evening meeting for all KS2 parents to explain MGP – September 2007explain MGP – September 2007

10% of KS2 pupils for both Literacy and 10% of KS2 pupils for both Literacy and NumeracyNumeracy

Used full tutoring allocationUsed full tutoring allocation

2 teachers employed – October 20072 teachers employed – October 2007

Staffing:Staffing:retired HTsretired HTs retired teachers retired teachers

Secondary teachers supply Secondary teachers supply

teachersteachers

teachers employed at the schoolteachers employed at the school

advertised internally/externally advertised internally/externally

4 pupils each 4 pupils each

Weekly lessons take place after Weekly lessons take place after schoolschool

Lessons during holidaysLessons during holidays

Spaces for lessonsSpaces for lessons

AdministrationAdministration

Children identified & parents and Children identified & parents and pupils contacted by HTpupils contacted by HT

Letters sent to introduce schemeLetters sent to introduce scheme

Liaise with tutors re. days/timesLiaise with tutors re. days/times

Advise parents & book sessions on Advise parents & book sessions on 11stst come 1 come 1stst served basis served basis

Provide information regardingProvide information regarding

contact details of tutorcontact details of tutor

where tutoring will where tutoring will take placetake place

Prepare tuition packs include pupil Prepare tuition packs include pupil passportpassport

Send excel spreadsheet to County at Send excel spreadsheet to County at beginning of each month includingbeginning of each month including

pupil pupil subjectsubjectstart datestart date

Information updated monthlyInformation updated monthly

Liaise with parents/tutor during Liaise with parents/tutor during sessions sessions

Nearing 10Nearing 10thth session prepare final session prepare final paperwork for tutor to give at final paperwork for tutor to give at final sessionsession

pupil questionnairepupil questionnaire

parent questionnaireparent questionnaire

completion certificatecompletion certificate

Final spreadsheet sent to CountyFinal spreadsheet sent to County

Admin time equates to 1 hour per Admin time equates to 1 hour per week – beginning and end more week – beginning and end more time, less in the middle. time, less in the middle.

Tutor’s PerspectiveTutor’s Perspective

PlanningPlanning

Built bank of materialsBuilt bank of materials

Wide range of materials for very Wide range of materials for very personalised learningpersonalised learning

Training courses useful Training courses useful

Completely different to class Completely different to class teachingteaching

Excellent way of finding out Excellent way of finding out children’s learning difficultieschildren’s learning difficulties

During sessions discussions with During sessions discussions with teacher very useful re.teacher very useful re.

attitudes to learning attitudes to learning behavioursbehavioursmotivationmotivationlevel in classlevel in class

Relationships important – Relationships important – pupils/parentspupils/parents

Work on a tiny problem gave rise to Work on a tiny problem gave rise to a ripple effecta ripple effect

Confidence levels increasedConfidence levels increased

Children discussed content of Children discussed content of lessons with each other lessons with each other

Teacher’s PerspectiveTeacher’s Perspective

Liaise with tutor at beginning of Liaise with tutor at beginning of sessionssessions

Liaise each week with tutor during Liaise each week with tutor during sessionssessions

Supports pupil in class as tutor doesSupports pupil in class as tutor does

Liaises re.Liaises re.how pupil had settled to how pupil had settled to

tutoringtutoringenjoymentenjoymentresponse during sessionsresponse during sessionssocial aspectssocial aspects

All staff felt tutoring had made a big All staff felt tutoring had made a big impact on children’s confidence and impact on children’s confidence and learninglearning

Pupils’ PerspectivesPupils’ Perspectives

Many said they didn’t want tutoring Many said they didn’t want tutoring but glad they had itbut glad they had it

‘‘I wanted to do better but didn’t I wanted to do better but didn’t know how, I now know what I am know how, I now know what I am doing!’doing!’

All felt 1-1 helped them to do better in All felt 1-1 helped them to do better in classclass

Pupils enjoyed the more creative lessonsPupils enjoyed the more creative lessons

All said it was a good idea to have All said it was a good idea to have tutoringtutoring

Many wanted 15 sessions!Many wanted 15 sessions!

TensionsTensions

Parents whose children were not Parents whose children were not given tuition.given tuition.

Parents refused tuition. Parents refused tuition.

AdvantagesAdvantages

All pupils, except one, enjoyed the All pupils, except one, enjoyed the sessions and were happy to attend.sessions and were happy to attend.

All pupils progressed very well.All pupils progressed very well.

Pupils completed homework.Pupils completed homework.

Parents pleased with tuition. Parents pleased with tuition.

Additional WorkloadAdditional Workload HT discussion with pupils/parents.HT discussion with pupils/parents.

Teacher / tutor discussions.Teacher / tutor discussions.

Administration – details of pupilsAdministration – details of pupils information information

required by Countyrequired by County letters to parentsletters to parents timetablestimetables payment to tutorspayment to tutors CRB checksCRB checks

Lessons LearnedLessons Learned

Holiday tutoring.Holiday tutoring.

One person in charge of all One person in charge of all administration. administration.