This is the time of year when we pick out from the trial exam results those Year 11 students who seem to be underachieving. As Assistant Head of year 11, I will be heavily involved in this for the first time. I would be very grateful for suggestions of what works well - last year, each student was assigned a mentor on the staff to meet with once a week to ensure coursework deadlines etc were met. Although this was successful, I am keen to expore any other techniques which work.

Thanks, KerryD

Mentoring is always very heavy on time. Have you considered using forums online as a possible solution. Virtual meetings and mentoring sessions might be interesting. Post a review sheet up for students to download and complete. They could then mail to to you and meet up online at a pre-arranged time to discuss their progress. They could also use a forum to contact you with problems and concerns