tutor period

There is a tutor period to deal with pastoral matters at the start of each school day.

The long tutor period on Friday's is also used for the assembly if there is one being held that week.

All years have a tutor period on Wednesday.

This means there are approximately 12 study periods a fortnight, and 2 tutor periods.

The tutor sees everyone in the tutor group daily, for registration, and weekly, for a longer tutor period.

The Sixth Form has been given a more visible role, giving presentations and talks during assemblies and during a Wednesday morning tutor period.

In KS4 the groupings are different as pupils will take lessons depending on their choices, but tutor groups still meet at registration and in tutor period.

Pupils not in the Sixth form have an extra morning in chapel, whilst the sixth form have another tutor period (Thursday morning).

Each day starts with the tutor period: children gained points, minus or plus, which were displayed (mostly pluses) which could lead to detentions or favourable report comments.

Students, when they are not participating in lessons, assemblies or tutor periods have the freedom to join in club and society activities after lessons and in the evenings.

Barton Court now has a tutor period with four tutor groups in each year: B, C, G & S. There is a new prefect structure with school reps elected in each form.