We recognise that post-16 programmes of study are demanding and as such want to ensure that the young people in our care have a range of resources available to draw upon during their time at our Sixth Form. The Pastoral Support Team at King Edward VII School commonly offers help and support in the following areas:

• Emotional health and well-being support
• Promoting good attendance and independent study skills
• Supporting transition from feeder schools
• Behaviour support and management
• Links to specialist external agencies when needed such as FIS (MAST), Sheffield Futures, Door 43 etc
• Information and guidance to apply for the Access to Sheffield and Realising Opportunities Programmes at The University of Sheffield
• Supporting aspirations to apply for Oxford and Cambridge through visits, meetings and mock interviews
• Assistance with UCAS applications
• Careers advice and signposting

We have a Pastoral Manager and Raising Achievement Leader for both Year 12 and Year 13. These staff, alongside our Post 16 administration team can be found in the Post 16 Office in the ILC. We have a team of about twenty-five Post 16 tutors. Tutorial groups are generally subject based. Your tutor will meet you during the daily tutorial at the start of the School day 08.45 – 09.00am. Please come along to the Post 16 Office if you have any questions, pastoral or academic concerns.

Tutorial

At the start of year 12 there is a daily tutorial (and a weekly assembly on Tuesday) for year 12 students. The tutorial meeting is the cornerstone of our pastoral system. Your tutor will help you with the induction process and with becoming a successful sixth form student. During tutorial there will be an opportunity to look through your reviews with you and discuss the strengths and areas to work on. They can also guide you towards the careers support available at King Edward VII School. By the end of year 12 they will know you well enough to write a detailed and supportive reference for whatever you are doing next. Because your tutor most likely teaches one of your subjects they will also be able to give you subject specific study support. Try taking some concepts or questions that you are finding tricky for discussion in tutorial. Perhaps get some support with your revision and exam preparation. After the first half term and we have completed the induction programme the tutorial system will swap to one morning per week. Year 13 students will have a once per week tutorial and a once per week assembly (Thursday).