Form Tutors
A Form Tutor’s role is central in both caring for students and, crucially, monitoring their progress both academically and socially; encouraging involvement, commitment, and high standards of work and behaviour. The Form Tutor should be active in looking after the interests of the “whole child”
A Form Tutor should
- Take the register
- Set the “tone” for the day, by creating a positive ethos
- Encourage high standards of work, behaviour and dress in students, liaise with the Heads of Year over behavioural problems; look to reward achievements positively and implement, where necessary, appropriate sanctions
- Promote, maintain and monitor records of attendance and punctuality
- Actively supervise students in Assemblies. Form Tutors are encouraged to help with leading, organising and to participate in all aspects of the assembly
- Monitor and review their students’ current progress across the curriculum using all the data provided
- Keep parents fully involved regarding students’ progress, including curriculum related or behavioural concerns
- To monitor the progress of students within the form group through discussions with students and staff, through data reports, mentoring and student reports
- To identify students who need mentoring through analysis, and discussion with the Head of Year making use of the school data management system – paying attentions to groups such as SEN, G & T and FSM
- To liaise with subject staff and Heads of Department about individual students progress and student reports in conjunction with HOY
- To check that students are prepared for learning and have the correct equipment and books for the day. To check and sign planners, monitoring of homework
- Attend weekly pastoral meetings with the Head of Year
- To plan and implement opportunities for Literacy during form time
- Engage actively with the Widening Horizons programme.
Head of Year 7 – Chris Budrys
Email : chris.budrys@thistleyhough.org.uk
- 7HR Haroon Rashid (Alex Kirkham)
- 7LT Lucy Taylor
- 7RC Rebecca Collins
- 7LA Lisa Ademiac (Becky Heyes)
- 7JM John McGovern
- 7SM Shannon McDonagh
Head of Year 8 – Kieran Garratt
Email : Kieran.garratt@thistleyhough.org.uk
- 8JB Jill Brown
- 8FI Sarah Fithern
- 8NE Nicky Evans
- 8SH2 Shamila Hussain
- 8MM Mark Mills (Graham Paterson)
- 8SO Stephanie Osbourne (Emma Judd)
Head of Year 9 – Amanda Hallam
Email : amanda.hallam@thistleyhough.org.uk
- 9JP Jo Proctor
- 9AS Annie Sharman / Sue Macintrye
- 9PC Paul Campbell
- 9JJ Jayne Allman
- 9DB David Bailey / Abigail Bowling
Head of Year 10 – Rachel Thorley
Email : rachel.thorley@thistleyhough.org.uk
- 10TEA Tracy Ellis Austin
- 10TW Tracey Warrener
- 10JR Julia Rodgers
- 10AH Alice Hall
Head of Year 11 – Chris Turvey
Email : christine.turvey@thistleyhough.org.uk
- 11GM Greg Moran
- 11AT Mike Bate
- 11KJ Karen Jervis
- 11CH Charlotte Halliday
- 11LG Lyndsey Griffiths
- 11KH Kirstie Hicks
