The highly successful Assertive Mentoring scheme that has raised the attainment of so many students in Year 11 has been launched with 136 Year 10 students. The scheme is focused on increasing the number of students achieving 5+A*-C with English and Maths.

Assertive Mentoring is a nationally renowned scheme which has had incredible results in a range of different schools. The principle behind Assertive Mentoring was adopted last year as a way of raising attainment at Guthlaxton College.

Through Assertive Mentoring we take the view that all students can achieve their potential and that we will accept nothing less than this. We have specifically target 136 Year 10 students who have the capacity to achieve 5A*-C with English and Maths but may need some additional support to reach this level of attainment. As staff at the college we place a relentless focus on students achieving their challenging target grades both in their coursework and in their exams.

This year’s scheme was launched with 42 families on 22nd April through a support and advice presentation. Since then we have allocated all 136 students with a mentor. All mentors have been trained in how to challenge and support their mentees to meet their target grades through a renewed focus on hard work and coursework completion.

All mentors will meet with their mentees every 6 weeks for a formal business like meeting which focuses on what needs to be done and how it will be achieved. Short term targets are set at these meetings and the mentor works in partnership with the student, teacher and family to ensure that results are achieved.

If you would like to know more about the scheme then email us directly at assertivementoring@guth.org.uk.

Rob Coles
Deputy Principal

Published on Wednesday 16th June 2010 at 09:00