In this workshop, we will give you a 5-Step Plan that will allow you to assess your student whilst they work towards a concrete outcome in a high challenge, low risk environment. The plan will work in any subject, for any student of any age or level This is a stand-alone course for tutors of any level of expertise - from beginners to advanced To access the workshop recording, visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=je7WJ74Oxxk Upon completion of this workshop, we invite you to join us for the 4-part Qualification for Tutors by following https://www.qualifiedtutorcommunity.org - continue the learning journey in our collaborative environment and gain the tools you need to become a successful and enabling tutor

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HOW TO SMASH YOUR
FIRST TUTORING SESSION
A 5-STEP PLAN

2. This is an interactive PDF. Wherever you see one of these grey
boxes, you can type your notes directly onto the workbook. It’s
just a place to collect thoughts and insights along the way.
(Don’t forget to share your ideas with the group too!)
Workshop Overview
The QT pebble indicates a discussion point. Please do
share your perspective and experiences. We’d love
to learn from you. For that reason we are going to be
recording the workshop.
LEARNING OBJECTIVE
- To be able to assess the student’s
current knowledge and skills.
- To be able to create an engaging
learning experience for any student.
LEARNING OUTCOME
An easy to use, totally adaptable
plan to ensure a successful first
session with any student of any age
in any subject.

3. 5-Step Plan

4. The Learning Loop
Model
Step 1: Goal
- Dylan Wiliams
Start from where your
students are, not from where
you would like them to be.

5. Step 1: Goal
Assessment for
Learning
Provide your student with a rich activity that will
allow you to learn what they know and can do.
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6. Step 1: Goal
Engagement
Achievement
Enjoyment
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7. Step 2: Model
5-Step Plan

8. Step 2: Model
Goal

9. Step 2: Model
Model

10. Step 2: Model
Scaffold
Publish
Create

11. Breakout Session
Look at this 5-Step Plan for writing a
letter from Santa to the Tooth Fairy
and discuss:
-The assessment opportunities
- The quality of engagement
10minutes
Step 2: Model

12. Step 2: Model
What did you think of the plan? How
effective will it be at achieving each
of the two goals (assessment and
engagement)?
Feedback from the
Breakout
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13. Step 3: Scaffold
Goal
Set an ambitious, achievable, concrete goal that
will give you ample opportunity for assessment.
- Benjamin Franklin
Tell me and I forget.
Teach me and I remember.
Involve me and I learn.
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14. Step 3: Scaffold
You don’t have to model
everything, just the things
you want your student
to do well.
Model

15. Word banks
Storyboards
Half-filled
diagrams/
formulae
Essay-writing
template
Leading
questions
Step 3: Scaffold
Scaffold
A scaffold is a supportive structure which the tutor
can give the learner to help build towards their goal.
Some examples of useful scaffolds are:
- Lev Vygotsky
What a child can
do today with
assistance, she
will be able to do by
herself tomorrow.
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16. Step 3: Scaffold
Create
Poem
Solution
Diagram
Performance
Painting
Some examples of things your students can create:
- Jerome S. Bruner
The essence of
creativity is figuring
out how to use what
you already know in
order to go beyond
what you already think.
Essay
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17. Step 3: Scaffold
Publish
Whatsapp to
parents
Put it on the
fridge
Post it on
twitter
Check out
pobble
Post it to a real
recipient
Some examples of ways to publish:
Perform it to a
live audience
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18. Using the format provided in the Google
Doc we will share with you, please work in
pairs to create a 5-step plan for your first
session with either:
A 7 year old English student
A 11 year old Maths student
A 14 year old Biology student
A 17 year old French student
Remember:
Assess: you need to find out where they’re
up to so it needs to be a rich activity.
Engagement: it needs to be manageable
and enjoyable
10minutes
Step 4: Create
Breakout Session

19. Step 5: Publish
What goal did you choose and why?
Feedback from the
Breakout
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20. Step 5: Publish
What we’ve covered
and What comes next