Different Relationships
Consider with a partner how relationships with teachers will be different from your experiences up to Year 11.
Write down as many differences as you can think of.
 
An Ideal Student
Imagine that you are a tutor teaching a course.
What qualities make an ideal student?
Make a list and compare it with a partner’s.
Arrange the ideas that you have come up with in order of importance.
Which aspect of your job would give you the most satisfaction and which would you dislike most?
Ask your teachers for their views. Were you right?
 

Case Studies
Now that you have considered some of the changes in the attitudes of tutors and teachers of post 16 students, look at the case studies which explore some of the problems that you may have to deal with.
Look at each situation and think about and discuss with a partner the options that are open to you. Decide what possible action you could take in each case and think about the consequences. From this, write down a strategy that you can pursue to improve the situation.
 
Don’t Forget
There is an ideal lesson framework which tells you what to expect from your classes and sets out what your teachers expect from you. Look at the diagrams!