The only query I have about vertical tutoring is even with the smaller form groups, how will tutors manage to get so much more time with us and be able talk to us at every opportunity? Surely they will have the other years to cope with.
Other than that I think it will be a good way to get older years involved in helping younger years, and to meet new people.
Hi Marcus
As an example for next year, consider this.
One sixth form support is doing some paired reading with the Year 7's on one table in the room, the Year 8's are having a planner check with another sixth former and talking through their weeks progress, Year 10 are discussing option choices with the Year 9's with another sixth former chairing and the four Year 11 students are chatting to their tutor about their progress, options for Year 12, coursework etc - this is a level of support that could not be achieved in our current system.
Mr Bodey
Hey,
Following Mr Bodeys comment, this will give the new form tutors the chance to talk to you when the year (or house) parents evening is coming close. For example, there is 4 people that will be in year 11 next year and the tutor will be able to give more detailed assurances with the parent and student, unlike when there would of been from 24 - 28 people in each form.
Jordan
It will be really great to be able to talk more to your tutor! It will be sad having to leave our current ones but change is ussually a good thing!
Yes it will be sad leaving your old tutor but on the other hand you might end up being put into a form which your old tutor is tutoring if that makes any sense.
Another good reason is at the moment there is around 24 pupils in the same year wanting their form tutors attention, but they probably all have the same question. When there is four or five pupils your tutor will be able to answer your questions more easily because they aren't having to explain it to multiple people.
The other thing is that there are older pupils around you, they have been through all the things that you are going through, for example GCSE options or coursework. Instead of pestering our form tutors we could easily ask those around us.
When a form tutor has just one question to answer, they can explain it to the entire form and solve everyone's problem quickly.
When a form tutor has five pupils of every year in their form, they have to answer five different questions. If you think optimistically, that leaves 3 minutes per year group per afternoon registration. These questions could be big issues, especially with year 9 upwards. So how does the form teacher find the time? How does it work? Where is the logic in making a point in the school day that is brief enough already even more difficult to make into an advantageous experience?
Hi Cameron
As an example for next year, consider this.
One sixth form support is doing some paired reading with the Year 7's on one table in the room, the Year 8's are having a planner check with another sixth former and talking through their weeks progress, Year 10 are discussing option choices with the Year 9's with another sixth former chairing and the four Year 11 students are chatting to their tutor about their progress, options for Year 12, coursework etc - this is a level of support that could not be achieved in our current system.
That illustrates how each year group will receive more than three minutes of time and how the twenty minutes of registration time will be more powerful than currently. It is not always the form tutor that will answer the questions and just because people are in the same year, they will not have the same question - this system allows all indiviudals to be heard.
Unless my computer is at fault, (which to be fair is likely) my response to this has been erased, and if so then this is not the first such occurrence. Though as I say, my computer is often very faulty.