Download - Assertive Mentoring 2 February 2009
Working Smarter• Today is not about getting
you to work harder• It’s about working as a team• It’s about working smarter so
what you do has an impact
What do we record• Attitude to learning grades• ‘Working at’ grade
Optional extras
• Aspects that you can ‘tick’ if there are issues in significant areas (e.g. coursework)
• Free text aspect for comments you want the mentor to deal with
TRACKING• Planned, relentless activity designed to help
transform students’ attainment levels• Involves monthly predictions from teachers• Grades entered Monday and Tuesday• Data collated and interrogated • Issued to SLT mentors Friday to prepare• Mentor meetings following week• ALL data is LIVE + INCONTROVERTIBLE• Students, parents and mentors know where
they are
INTERVENTION + MENTORING• Successful implementation of effective
interventions key to correcting under-achievement
• AM is a distinct movement away from traditional mentoring
• AM is evidence based, direct, mentor led and business-like
• Each month it leads to targets being set for the student to achieve
ASSERTIVE ‘v’ TRADITIONALAssertive Mentoring
• Evidence Based• Direct Interventions• Deals Struck• Expectations Delivered• Conquer Laddishness• Mentor Led
Traditional Mentoring• Relationship Based• Intuitive Solutions• Open to Manipulation• Optional Responsibilities• Excuses Tolerated• Pupil Led
CHECKING• Checking is a fundamental, continuous
activity
• Checking at all levels becomes a core activity – SLT lead way but are checked too!
• Communicated effectively so that everyone can see how the systems benefit them and have ownership