Grampian Student Tutoring Scheme

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Grampian Student Tutoring Scheme
Lesley MacLennan and Seema Miah, University of
Aberdeen
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• Welcome introductions
• Overview of scheme
• Hopes worries exercise
• Code of practice student tutoring tips
• Child protection
• Administration
• Questions close

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• International voluntary scheme
• Sponsored locally by BP, Aberdeen City
  Aberdeenshire
• Council
• Administered by RGU, University of Aberdeen
  Aberdeen
• College for 13 years

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Students act as ambassadors of higher education
i.e. positive role models highlighting to
children the importance, value fun involved in
further study.... - Help schools make lessons
more interesting and provide extra stimulus
for pupils - Raise pupils aspirations and
motivation for staying on in education
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• Feel you are doing something useful/valuable
  community
• service
• Increase communication skills/confidence
• Enhance problem-solving and organisational
  skills
• Reinforce your knowledge of the fundamentals of
  your subject
• Develop sense of personal adequacy
• Insight to teaching/learning process
• FUN!!!!

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• More individual tuition and attention
• Lessons more fun and interesting
• Learn more than usual
• Sympathetic help from a new face
• Increases aspiration to further training and
  education
• Provided with positive role model

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• Lessons more enjoyable
• Lessons easier to handle
• Learn more about HE
• Freer to manage learning
• Efficient learning
• Free assistance!

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• Assist teacher with class activities
• You will never be left on your own
• You should not have to discipline children
• You should not have to undertake preparation of
  work
• Remember the teachers keen to have you on board
• One morning or afternoon per week for 14 weeks
• (between Oct-Mar)

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• Basketball!
• Designed web pages
• Art expressive work and design activity
• Xmas decorations, Mothers Day cards
• Outing to Bon Accord Centre
• Visit to library
• Maths group
• Reading group

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• Very satisfied with tutors contribution
• Valued presence of student - extra help, input
  and assistance
• with group work
• Helps pupils in formulating ideas
• Made lessons fun

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• Personal satisfaction
• Skills development
• - confidence
• - communication skills
• - professionalism/responsibility
• - self management
• - presentation self awareness
• - time management
• - team work

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In groups discuss your hopes and worries about
participating in the Student Tutoring Scheme.
Write these down on flipchart paper and nominate
a spokesperson to feedback to the full group.
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• Tell the pupils who you are, why you are there
  and for how
• long
• Try to gain the pupils trust and respect
• Praise and encouragement are the best ways to
  get pupils
• working
• Explain clearly what you are going to do in an
  activity and
• summarise at the end
• Avoid doing all the work for pupils, lead them
  along by using
• hints and questions

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• Do not discriminate or show favouritism. Be
  aware of the
• pupils sensitivities ethnic,social, class,
  gender
• religious beliefs
• Should you have any trouble with a pupil, hand
  over the
• situation to the teacher
• Have patience and persevere
• Try to find simple relationships between the
  task in hand and
• the everyday world
• Smile! Its the fastest ice-breaker!

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• Observe and adhere to any deadlines set
• Once you receive details of your placement
  contact the link
• teacher at the school as soon as possible
• Punctuality and regular attendance are essential
  
• Contact the school if you are unable to attend
  or expect to be
• late arriving at school
• Discuss any problems with your institutional
  contact or
• link teacher immediately

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• It is the Head Teachers responsibility to show
  you the school
• Child Protection Guidelines and Policy
• Familiarise yourself with the guidelines and
  policy
• Find out who the designated Child Protection
  Officer is
• this is normally the Head Teacher
• If a pupil asks if they can speak to you in
  confidence advise
• them to speak to their teacher
• If a pupil does disclose something let the
  teacher know
• immediately

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• Attendance form
• Expenses sheet
• Evaluation form
• Invitation to awards ceremony

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