Tutor time essentials

As a form tutor the list of jobs to juggle is endless and the time never enough but it's also an extremely rewarding role to have. Whether you’re setting students up for the days learning, bringing energy to tutor time, or guiding important conversations, you’ll find practical and engaging tutor time essentials to use with your form group.

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Preparing students for learning

Create a positive, purposeful start to the school day with tutor time resources that support routine, organisation and wellbeing.  Discover classroom displays, planning tools and discussion prompts to help set expectations, encourage reflection and prepare students for learning.

Engaging your tutor group

Bring energy and enjoyment to tutor time with a collection of tutor‑friendly games, quizzes and thinking challenges. These resources spark curiosity, encourage participation and build teamwork through literacy-based games, logic puzzles and whole‑group discussion.

Stop the Bus/Scattegories
Mrs_costa

Stop the Bus/Scattegories

FREE
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A game that can be used as a plenary or to identify key terms for a lesson. I often use 'fun' categories, followed by a couple more serious ones. I have included a tutorial of how to play and a blank sheet to print out. Students are required to think of words for each category and as soon as th...
Thunk Starters
AsanteResources

Thunk Starters

FREE
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Great discussion starters to get students thinking about societal issues and morals. Aids Speaking and Listening Endorsement and transactional writing (AQA Language Paper 2 Question 5)
Strategy Board Games for Critical Thinking
swelch_resources

Strategy Board Games for Critical Thinking

£3.20
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This is a set of 10 board games that work on STRATEGY rather than CHANCE. The only equipment you need is counters/markers. Provided in both colour and black/white. Easy-to-follow instructions are written on the game boards. All games are for 2 players. These games develop skills such...
Minesweeper Plenary Game
Monsieur MFL

Minesweeper Plenary Game

£1.50
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Minesweeper is a very popular game where players have to avoid exploding hidden bombs in the sea. Do the same in school and end your lessons with a bang ! Use this game as a plenary activity. This can be used for any subject and any year. E.g. MFL translation of vocabulary Maths answers...
Weekly tutor time quiz - September 4
mrshopehistory

Weekly tutor time quiz - September 4

£1.49
(2)
This resource is a 20 question tutor time/ form time multiple choice quiz created on Microsoft Powerpoint suitable for KS3 and KS4 secondary students. I will publish a new 20 question quiz weekly during term time; this weeks quiz was created for** September 2022 week 4**, however it can be used at ...
Form Tutor Quiz
PateResources

Form Tutor Quiz

£3.00
(0)
This PowerPoint contains 39 quiz slides (one for each week of the academic year). I have tried it out with my form in our weekly quiz round, and they have found some quiz questions quite challenging, but had fun completing the quiz each Friday. This could also be used as one giant end of year/term q...
Wordle game!
tomalley4

Wordle game!

£2.00
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A classroom based verison of the addictive internet craze game of wordle! Formatted to highlight green for correct letters in correct place, orange correct letter wrong place etc. This version uses no repeat letters for formatting purposes! There are a bank of 8 in the folder but if you put any 5...
2025 WOULD YOU RATHER? Great starter / icebreaker
Steve English

2025 WOULD YOU RATHER? Great starter / icebreaker

£2.00
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A great starter / icebreaker / discussion activity. The students work in pairs/small group/class and decide which would you rather they go for. Makes a for a lively debate. Lesson includes an explanation of task, class discussion activities and pair cards.
Tutor Time January Quiz
20JET12

Tutor Time January Quiz

FREE
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Presentation designed as part of a series of optional activates for tutor time for Key Stage 3 classes. Each day is serviced by a stand alone no preparation activity which draws on areas of KS3 curricula subjects with the addition of some trivia/popular culture questions. Students can answer indivi...
Traitors (Pupil Edition)
ST2302

Traitors (Pupil Edition)

£5.00
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Traitors game which can be played with the pupils but could easily be adapted for staff. All resources are editable. Resource includes: Ppt with rules and instructions Traitor cards Faithful cards Task cards Task ideas Recruitment cards Murder cards Shield cards Banishment cards Certifi...
Cryptic Quiz Film Titles; Starter, Plenary, Extension Task, Tutor time
Artyfind

Cryptic Quiz Film Titles; Starter, Plenary, Extension Task, Tutor time

£1.50
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This is a simple and easy-to-use 'film title' themed cryptic quiz that can be used in lessons or tutor time, ideally for KS3 or KS4. It can be a tutor time activity, lesson supplement or filler task, starter, or plenary. When printed the quiz is duplicated on the page to save on printing costs. Stud...
Solving Riddles
ljgray23

Solving Riddles

£1.50
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Colourful PPT with a range of riddles - good for a starter activity or if you just need to fill a gap in a lesson.

Supporting student wellbeing and difficult conversations

Support thoughtful, structured discussions around wellbeing, relationships and online safety. These tutor time resources and worksheets help explore sensitive topics, encourage reflection and help students manage stress, anxiety and broader personal challenges.

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