Teachers
The partnership between mentors and teachers is critical to our success. We rely on teachers to provide advice as to which areas we need to focus on (often these will be Maths and English) and to provide information as to the student's curriculum for the year. This advice is then used to help the student set some goals for their time at the Achievers Club and these goals are reviewed at the end of the year as a measure of how far the student has come.
Teachers also provide feedback on the student's progress throughout the school year. This helps mentors understand what is working and what is not. Above all, the student sees that the teacher and mentor are working closely together to achieve their educational goals with them. In many cases, the mentor support also helps the parent to become more confident in their communication with the teacher.
“The Achievers’ Club provides an invaluable service to our school students. Our students from Year 7 can apply to have a tutor work with them on a Saturday morning to support their learning at school and help them get to university, having this Club in our community has the potential to not only improve academic success of our students but also their own community outcomes. Given the language barrier for some families and their budget constraints, this service provides learning supports the family cannot provide.”
Barbara Newton, Principal
Girrawheen Senior High School
"As a school we have seen many changes in the children that have attended the Achievers Club. The children's performance in standardised testing has improved and, in turn, their semesterly grades are higher. The school and the Achievers Club have worked extremely closely to ensure that children attending the club have every opportunity to experience success in school. It is a privilege to have them operating out of our school for the benefit of not only our students but students in the wider Armadale community."
Adam Beilken, Deputy Principal
Westfield Park Primary School