Crew and crew advisors

Every students is a member of a crew. Crews are small and perfectly formed - 15 to 20 students max. Crew meets 4 times per week. The advisory time has a different focus each day but the three guiding questions are always the same

1. Who am I? (As an individual, a learner, contributor to crew, school and wider community)

2. How am I doing? (Academic standards, HOWs, goals and targets)

3. What are my plans for the future? (What college, what career do I want to explore, what steps am I going to take)

Crew is all about being known well by at least one adult in school, being an active part of a small supportive community and being cared for by a group of people in school.

All crew work is focused on progress in all areas of school - academic achievement, character traits, crew community, supporting others, etc. 

There are lots of crew which chime with us - home group, learning guide, learning reviews BUT do the structures we have in place really allow for this to happen?

How can we get smaller home groups?

Can we meet on a more regular basis and really have a clear focus on progress/growth of the individual?

Can we take away distractions which get in the way of 'crew type advisory' eg. PSHE was not delivered in crew but in the wellness programme. At the moment are we putting too much content in and this is stopping the work we really want to do in knowing students and knowing them well, learning guide as advocate, holistic achievement, etc?