ACE

At The Bewbush Academy, we are passionate about our children being happy, well-rounded learners, who can achieve their full potential in all aspects of their life. We value the positive relationships that we have with our children and their families, which underpins our core intent of ensuring the positive well-being of body and mind for our children is central in everything that we do. As part of this we have fully implemented the TKAT ACE programme.

 

What is the ACE Programme? 

The ACE Programme has been developed to ensure that each child who is entitled to Pupil Premium funding has a member of staff (an ACE Tutor) that will be their champion,  to support them in achieving their full potential while at The Bewbush Academy. 

Those eligible for Pupil Premium funding are:

• Children entitled to Free School Meals or those who have been entitled in the last six years

• Children of Armed Service Personnel

• Looked After Children and children who have been adopted since 2008

• Those with a Special Guardianship Order or residence order.

 

What do our ACE tutors do?

Our ACE Tutors meet with our Pupil Premium children regularly on a 1:1 basis, or sometimes in sibling groups. ACE time is child-centred time, which is tailored to meet the specific needs of the individual child. Together, each child and their ACE tutor will identify areas of focus and from this will create an action plan. This might relate to the following sorts of things:

• Identifying barriers to learning and finding strategies to support the child and their family with improving learning outcomes. 

• Work on improving attendance and punctuality. 

• Supporting the children with their friendships, emotions, self esteem or ambitions

• Celebrating successes, individuality, resilience.

• Working with families to explore enrichment activities and clubs 

 

What does an ACE Tutor Session look like?

These sessions are tailored specifically to support the individual child.  Therefore, each child’s provision will look very different. Children may engage with the following sorts of activities:

• Time to talk to a trusted adult about something on their mind. 

• Arts and crafts

• Cooking

• Support with homework

• Additional reading / phonics

• Additional basic maths support. 

• Educational games 

• Small world and role play activities 

• Focus on friendship skills through group activities 

• Looking at daily routines and boundaries. 

• Meetings with family members to get a full understanding of the individual child’s needs. 

 

How do we work with families?

We appreciate the vital role that parents and carers play in a child’s holistic development. Our ACE Tutors will act as a link between the child, the child’s family, school staff and any relevant outside agencies (where appropriate).  Enabling safe spaces for trusted conversations where parents and children can express what is important to them in the child’s learning and life. 

ACE Tutors will make contact with parents / carers to gain their views and updates, to enable the provision to be adapted as needed. 

 

Who are our ACE tutors?

Tina Brennan	Pastoral and Thrive Lead/ ACE tutor
Stephanie Sylva	ACE tutor
Chloe Richards	ACE tutor
Michell Fassam	Inclusion Teaching Assistant/ ACE tutor
Zoe Sewell	Inclusion Teaching Assistant/ ACE tutor
Nicola Kurtulus	Teaching Assistant/ ACE tutor
Emma Minns	Teaching Assistant/ ACE tutor
Emily O’Donovan	Teaching Assistant/ ACE tutor
Neelam Sinha	Teaching Assistant/ ACE tutor
Debbie Gillies	Teaching Assistant/ ACE tutor
Corrine Coventry	Teaching Assistant/ ACE tutor
Shona Darvill	Teaching Assistant/ ACE tutor
Mandy Pharoah	Teaching Assistant/ ACE tutor
Emma O’Malley	Teaching Assistant/ ACE tutor
Lorraine Littlejohn	Teaching Assistant/ ACE tutor
Somia Carroll	Teaching Assistant/ ACE tutor
Sandra Potter	EAL Teaching Assistant/ ACE tutor
Tracy Mitchell	HLTA/ ACE tutor