Houses at Kingsmead

What is Vertical Tutoring?

Instead of students belonging to a tutor group consisting of only their own age group, the make up of the group is mixed across all year groups. Students from years 7 to 13 mix in the same tutor groups, with between two and four students from each year-group in a tutor group. 

How does it work at Kingsmead?

• Each House is led by a Head of House. Each House consists of students from Years 7 to 13.
  
• Each tutor group consists of 17 to 18 students from KS3/4 plus 2 or 3 sixth formers.
  
• Sixth Form students are attached to tutor groups and have leadership roles. There are other leadership roles for students in Years 7 to 11.
  
• Students meet in their their tutor groups for their 15 minute tutorial period each day. Lessons would continue to be taught in year group classes as now.
  
• Assemblies are House assemblies with year group assemblies when necessary e.g. work experience, careers related activities, sixth form recruitment, raising achievement activities and whole year group social activities.
  

House links for students

The links below will take you to each House's page on the SLN2 Learning Platform. You will need an SLN2.net user ID to access them:

• Coppice
• Hayes
• Littleton
• Uxbridge
• Valley
• Wimblebury

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