Maximising Tutor Time: Lift Attainment, Improve Behaviour, Boost Attendance

Tutor time is something that all students have, but how effectively is this time being utilised? This crucial book is a one-stop-shop in effective tutor time practices to lift student attainment, improve behaviour, boost attendance and so much more.

Written by Nathan Burns, a previous pastoral lead and now educational researcher and teacher trainer, this book will guide you through eight different areas, ranging from messaging to wellbeing, providing high-quality strategies that can be easily incorporated into a tutor programme to support the academic and personal growth of students. Chapters cover:

• Messaging including assemblies and workshops
• Key events and how to build these into the school year
• Creativity
• The brain and learning
• Enrichment activities
• Interventions
• Current affairs
• Wellbeing and health

Packed with strategies that will support your routines, curriculum and pedagogies, this is essential reading for busy classroom teachers, Heads of Year and Senior Leaders.

Nathan Burns is a highly respected teacher educator, supporting schools across the UK in developing their teachers and outcomes for students. He is an expert in the area of metacognition, having written two books on the theory, but also on developing effective pastoral systems and MAT provision.