Tutor Time

What is tutor time?

Your tutor group is made up of approximately 28 students and who are assigned a tutor. You will see this tutor group every day that you are in the academy.

Each tutor is named after a country and each country is in a continent. Students will have assemblies with the other students in their continent each week.

What does the tutor do?

The tutor is a member of staff in the academy. He or she will help students by assisting them with understanding their timetable, give advice about activities and learning and provide another layer of support in the academy - among many other things! The tutors have daily conversations with students about wellbeing, their learning and how they are getting on at school, as well as giving students information about the exciting things that are happening in the academy.

The tutor is an important person in a student's life at Outwood Academy Portland. The tutor will help all students to settle into the routine of academy life and look after all the members of the tutor group.

What tutor will I be in?

Students will be given details of their tutor group, the room and the name of their tutor(s) on the first day. Students will meet with their tutors on the first day of school. Please note, some students will have more than one tutor as some of our staff also work at The Post 16 Centre on Valley Road. This means there will always be one of your tutors on site, as well as your Learning Manager, of course.

What happens in tutor time?

Tutor time lasts for 20 minutes, either before or after break time (depending on the tutor group). Tutor activities include literacy, numeracy and SEMH (social, emotional and mental health) tasks and activities based on other local, national or international causes, themes or events. Tutors will discuss events that are happening in the academy; they will also monitor praise and behaviour with their students. Other tasks include looking at future careers, Votes for School and Feel Good Friday activities.

Once a week, students attend an assembly, led by a member of staff in the academy or someone from an outside agency with an important message to share about an issues that are relevant to our young people on a local, national or global scale.