Transcript Parents meeting

Assertive Mentoring
Burton Primary School
Parents Meeting – Wed 17th July
Aims of tonight's session...
• To explain what
Assertive Mentoring is
• To see how it will work
in our school
• To see how it will benefit
our school, pupils and
parents
What is Assertive Mentoring?
“Assertive Mentoring is a
focussed, child centred,
collaborative approach
based on a dialogue about
the child’s present and future
learning needs.”
(G. Downey SIP 2013)
Judged to be outstanding in
recent Ofsted reports.
Aims of Assertive Mentoring
• To continue to raise
standards
• To motivate and involve
children further
• To inform and involve
parents more
Time for a change...
First - Behaviour
 Attendance
 Punctuality
 Behaviour – classroom
 Behaviour - non-classroom
 Effort
 Homework
 Uniform
How will it work?
Our Class Smiley Chart
Name
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Bronze, Gold and Silver
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Bronze Award
Parents invited to assembly...
Signed:
Date:
Track attitude progress
Attitude
Attendance
Punctuality
Behaviour
Effort
Homework
Uniform
Last
year
98%
T1
T1
96%
92%
T2
T2
T3
T3
Any questions???
Learners learn best when they:
 Understand what they
are trying to learn
 Are given feedback
about their work
 Are shown how
to make it better
 Are fully involved
in the process
Mentoring Meetings:
• Must be 1:1
• Mentor = Teacher or SLT
• Meet every term (as minimum)
• Meetings last 10-15 min
• Must be out of class
• Must be Assertive
• Include parent consultations
termly (at a mutually convenient
time)
• Include IEP/IBP reviews
Assertive Mentoring colour code
Well Done!
Not Bad
Oh Dear
Marking and feedback
Red
very poor
Yellow
poor
satisfactory

little effort, not your best


many errors


untidy, poor presentation

Walt/Wilf not achieved

Stop and get help
Green
good
very good
excellent

super effort

no or very few errors

good effort but could be
better
some errors but mostly
correct
mostly neat presentation

beautifully presented


Walt/Wilf partly achieved
Continue with care

Walt/Wilf fully achieved

Go!
Track attainment progress
Y2
(2B)
School
Target
Y3
(2A/3C)
Y4
(3B)
Y5
(3A/4C)
Y6
(4B)
Read
2B
4A
3B
4C
4A
5
Write
2B
4A
3B
4C
4C
4A
Maths
2B
4A
2A
3C
3B
4C
Science
2B
4A
3B
3A
4B
5
Track achievement progress
Achieve
Term 1
Term 2
Term 3
Year
Read
Write
Maths
Science
Attitude
Section A: Counting and understanding numbers
Section B: Calculating
4.1
4.7
1.What are the next two numbers?
3.2 , 7.2 , 11.2 , 15.2 , … , ...
11. Five times a number is two
hundred. What is the number?
4.2
4.7
2. What is the square root of sixtyfour?
12.
4.2
4.8
3. Two factors of 24 add up to 11.
What are they?
13.
Levels
Inform planning and learning
20 +
Section C: Using and applying
21. In a sale, there is 50% off all
prices. A chair costs £45 in the sale.
How much was it before the sale?
= 100 ÷ 4
(5x6)+(4x2)=
22. What is the mean of these
numbers?
6 , 7 , 11
Parent’s role:
 Know your child’s targets – where are they
now? What do they need to do to improve?
 Support them in achieving these targets
 Attend the Mentoring meetings, these will
replace parents meetings.
Where next?
Assertive Mentoring:
 Proposed start – September 2013
launch
 Proposed pupils – Year 2 to Year 6 (Year
1 – as and when ready)
 Proposed focus – Behaviour, Maths,
followed by Literacy