Ace

TKAT ACE, A Champion for Every (pupil premium) Child, is a pastoral support programme which improves children’s wellbeing, attendance and life chances.  The programme is based on a simple but compelling principle:

“To ensure that every pupil premium pupil and their families have regular one-to-one contact with their ACE Tutor, which builds relationships and overcomes barriers”

The programme gives each child their own champion; an adult who works with them throughout their primary/secondary education to help them overcome any financial, social, or academic barriers they may face to become confident, successful, resilient and happy learners.

Children meet with their ACE tutor frequently, either twice per week, weekly or once every 3 weeks.  In these sessions the tutor and child talk about how the child is feeling, what they are good at, their interests, and their challenges and barriers.  Over time, the tutor liaises with the child’s family, school staff and wider services to help overcome any actual or perceived barriers that the child identifies.  Sometimes this will be the ACE tutor and other adults directly fixing the problem, but increasingly supporting the child themselves to find ways to overcome their barriers by setting goals that the child works towards.

For more information you can visit the TKAT ACE Website and/or ask to speak with the school TKAT ACE lead- Mr Calder.