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Form Teachership & CSE Mentorship

Form Teachership


The Form Teacher is the front-line manager in the classroom management. It is the form teacher who is in daily contact with the students, and shares some responsibility for creating a spirit of caring within the class and school. Likewise, for subject teachers or teachers of other disciplines, their roles are no less important. All teachers are encouraged to assist one another in upholding a Total School Approach towards creating a positive and nurturing school environment, working closely with the Student Development Unit, especially the Level Senior Consultants. Form teachers come directly under the mentorship and guidance of the Directors of Consortium.

CSE Mentorship

The Mentors in the Centre for Scholastic Excellence (CSE) established a nurturing relationship with a small group of students, which is their mentees. The mentoring relationship is both values-oriented as well as developmental in nature, in which the mentor, being a more experienced adult acts as a coach, a facilitator and a counselor to guide and support the mentees in their personal growth and expansion.

CSE mentors are expected to meet up with their mentees regularly and to establish effective channels of communication with their mentees, monitoring and guiding them in both their academic & non-academic progress.

Chit-Chat Sessions

  • Form Teachers and CSE mentors initiate Chit Chat sessions on weekdays in the morning or after curriculum time.
  • No more than 2 students per teacher for every chit chat session.
  • The nature of chit-chat must be confined to serving the function for form teachers or CSE mentors to know the students/mentees better - especially, in areas beyond their academic progress. It is a Definite No-No for teachers to use the sessions for oral practices, remedial sessions or run errands.
  • Every student is expected to have at least 2 rounds of chit-chat session per year.
  • Form teachers or CSE mentors may jot down notes arising from their chats. All salient points could be documented for future reference.