Academic Support and Tutoring
If your son needs assistance with his academic work, there are a number of options available to him:
- The Assistant Head of Residence organises the academic tutoring roster and any targeted tutoring that is required for boys as well as running goal setting and reflection workshops for boarding students.
- Within each House there are academic staff that can help with many of your son’s subject areas. Your son can book a time during prep to seek assistance with problems he may have. The Boarding Mentors in each House are usually university students doing a range of courses from Medicine to Human Movement. Boys are able to seek help from the Boarding mentors at any time.
- Academic tutors, most of whom are recent Scotch graduates who excelled in their WACE or IB Diploma results, also assist the boys each evening. Every evening there are tutors on roster whereby all boys are able to access help whenever they encounter difficulties with their homework, assignment research or study. This has proven to be very beneficial in helping boys overcome any areas of concern as they arise, and in supporting them during examination periods.
- Teaching staff also work during prep on weekday evenings to assist boys across a range of subject areas including Mathematics, English and Science.
- Academic Support staff are also rostered to work with junior boarders who need individual assistance or specialised support during prep. Particular attention will be given to working with those students who have an identified learning disability. Similarly, small group sessions designed to improve organisational skills as well as literacy and numeracy skills are also being facilitated.
- Your son’s teachers are always willing to give extra assistance when asked. It is important that you encourage your son to seek help from his teachers.
- There are before-school and after-school programmes in the day school that provide a range of academic support services, ranging from peer tutoring to group tutoring and individual specialist help for boys in years 9 to 12.
- Parents are encouraged to talk to the Head of Residence or the Assistant Head of Residence before making a decision to engage an external tutor. These are normally expensive, and it may be that your son’s concerns or difficulties can be dealt with successfully by one of the options available through the school. The Head of Residence can assist parents in organising an appropriate external tutor if it is still deemed to be desirable.