February 2022 Update:

The Department of Education has now issued guidance for the next phase of the Covid-19 response and this will be in place for the remainder of the Spring Term.  In light of this guidance, the following measures will be in place at The Tutorial Foundation:

Pupils with Covid symptons or a positive test:

• Pupils with Covid should not attend school whilst infectious.  Please continue to let us know if they have tested positive or have symptons.

• Pupils should take a daily LFD test from 5 days after their symptoms started or day 5 of positive test (if asymptomatic) followed by another one the next day.

• Once 2 consecutive LFD test results are negative, they should return to school as long as they feel well enough and do not have a temperature.

• After 10 days they should return to school to school irrespective of LFD test results providing they feel well enough.

Testing at school

• Twice weekly asymptomatic testing is no longer advised but we will still be testing pupils every Thursday at school until the end of term.

Vaccinations

• The DofE recommend that all staff and eligible pupils take up the offer of the vaccine.  Vaccinations are now community based: https://selondonccg.nhs.uk/what-we-do/covid-19-vaccine/pop-up-clinics/

At The Tutorial Foundation

Our Day School provides a nurturing, caring, family environment for all our students.  Although, we are able to meet the needs of all age groups through offsite tuition, the majority of our Day School students are in Key Stages 3 and 4.

We have very small classes and offer individualised academic pathways to help our students achieve their full potential. As many of our young people have EHCPs and are often school refusers, our SENCO and Student Manager ensure they receive the support they need to achieve their outcomes and improve attendance.  Students who need literacy support, follow a programme to boost these critical skills.

Alongside their academic lessons, our students also participate in more therapeutic activities such as cooking, art and PE to build their self-esteem, self-confidence and independent living skills.  All of our young people have access to a school counsellor, student mentor and where necessary, a learning mentor.  The majority of our Year 11 students move onto college, vocational training or remain in school to gain further qualifications whilst our short-term respite students, are successfully transitioned back into mainstream at the end of their temporary placement.

We want pupils to:

• Enjoy their time at The Tutorial Foundation
• Feel valued
• Acquire a desire for knowledge and learning
• Achieve their best