Supporting Form Tutors

Simon Hughes, Mary Blain and Lynn Revell

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Make the most of form time

Form tutors are uniquely placed within the school to provide guidance and support for students on important extra-curricular matters. They can also make a particularly useful contribution by working with students to develop positive attitudes to learning and school life in general.

To be effective in these roles, however, form tutors require appropriate training and managerial support. It is also very helpful to have suitable teaching materials prepared specifically for tutorial sessions. This exciting CD-ROM addresses all these requirements for successful tutorials in form groups.

Ideal for INSET

Supporting Form Tutors examines the role of the form tutor and provides a range of planning materials for school managers and curriculum coordinators. It has particular applications for in-service training of form tutors and trainers.

Forms, checklists and handouts are provided. The topics covered include:

• the theory behind form tutoring
• the role of the form tutor
• preparing a policy
• preparing for the role
• managing the team
• training form tutors

A wealth of activities for form tutors and PSHEE

Supporting Form Tutors also provides over 100 stand-alone, ready-to-use activities in four core areas:

• Developing positive attitudes – This section aims to support tutors in their roles of helping students to develop positive attitudes to learning. Topics include:
  • forming attitudes in the classroom
  • working with parents/carers
  • labelling
  • learning how to learn
  • learning how to be assessed.
• Developing a sense of responsibility – This section addresses wider aspects of school life which may affect students in particular ways. Emphasis is given to helping students to make the best use of the opportunities they have within the school community and to recognise that they also have responsibilities to each other, their parents and teachers and to the wider community. Includes activities on:
  • introduction to responsibility
  • responsibility for your body
  • Government and the law
  • money and responsibility
  • responsibility towards animals.
• Promoting moral and spiritual development – This section contains materials for promoting moral and spiritual development through form tutorials. Students are invited to consider their own moral codes and beliefs and to contribute to discussions about the values which are important in the school and for the wider society. Tolerance and respect for the differences between people is emphasised. Areas include:
  • moral awareness
  • spiritual awareness
  • relationships
  • rules for life and living
  • rights and responsibilities.
• Preparing for adult life – This last publication provides ideas and resources for making links between form tutorials and personal, social and health education. It looks at:
  • working with other adults
  • working with money
  • finding work, being at work
  • learning to relax.

All on one CD-ROM

All the material is contained on a single CD-ROM and is easy to access using Web-browser software. Simplicity itself to network, Supporting Form Tutors comes with a full site and copy licence, so all the materials can be viewed/used onscreen or printed out by all members of staff.

Contents

• Introduction

Management

• Theory
• Role
• Preparing
• Policy
• Managing
• Training

Activities

• Preparation
• Attitudes
• Responsibility
• Moral/Spiritual
• Adult Life

Resources

Index