AIMS OF SSB:
To help people to be responsible for their own learning.

TUTOR AS COUNSELOR

To empower people to solve their own problems
> Sympathetic/Caring,
> Active Listening,
> Asking Questions,
> Referral.

PREPARATION

Make sure that in your subject you know

• a)which School Text Books there are in the Centre;
• b)which School Self Study Books there are in the Centre;
• c)which School Reference Books there are in the Centre;
• d)what syllabi the learners could follow;
• e)at which level there are tests or examination papers;
• f)at which level there are exercises, or worksheets; and
• g)for which of the above there are answers, or answer-guides.

ARRIVAL

• a)Each Tutor must first report to the organiser at the desk, before entering the
      room. Write down your name and the time you arrived.
• b)If you have committed yourself to be present at a certain date and time, make
      sure that you arrive in time (15 minutes before). If you cannot keep your
      promise, inform the organiser in time, so that s/he could find a replacement.

DURING THE STUDY

A. LEARNERS

1. Look around from time to time and see if learners are using good study methods. If not, you can go and talk to them and let them read the pamphlet: 'A Way To Study', or the Posters on 'PTLQRRR'. It is our task to help learners use their time fruitfully.
2. Make the learners aware of the syllabi, LDTC Worksheets Papers, and Test and (for Maths/Science) the topic directions sheet.
3. Some learners are shy, and may not ask for help. Try to support them in a friendly way, and ask them whether they would like some assistance.

B. HOW TO TUTOR

The aim of tutoring is to support learners with their independent studies. Here are some guidelines:

Help the learner to make a study plan in your subject:

1. An OVERALL plan: look at the syllabus together, plan which topics have to be done, decide on the time needed for the topics, plan revi­sion and tests.
2. A DAILY plan: Follow the 'How To Study' guidelines:
• Prepare: Get all needed materials & pens & paper
• Think: Set your mind to what to study today
• Look Quickly: Survey quickly the material for today
• Questions: Ask yourself questions on what you expect to learn today
• Read: Read actively, writing down the main points
• Recall: Close your book, and write down what you learned, check.
• Revise: The next day, next week and next month.

And:

1. Be prepared to help a learner, when s/he has a specific problem.
2. Help the learner to find the solution him/herself, by asking questions about the problem, directing the learner to other relevant materials, etc..
3. Do not spend too much time with one learner.
4. Do not do the work for the learner.

C. WHAT TO DO WHEN LEARNERS DO NOT NEED YOU AT THE MOMENT

1. Study all the materials available in your subject;
2. Make direction sheets; and
3. Construct answer sheets to tests and/or examinations.

D. COMPUTERS

1. There should not be more than two learners per computer.
2. If there are more people than there are computers, a learner should offer to leave the computer after one hour's work.
3. When people leave a computer they should be shown how to do this:
   i. Save their own files in their own learner's folder,
   ii. Leave the programme they have been using properly,
   iii. Do NOT switch off the computer. This will be done at the end of the day.

E. THE USE OF THE PHOTOCOPIER

1. The photocopier can only be operated by the organiser.
2. Learners may wish to photocopy something. The charge is M0.20 per copy (M0.40 for double sided). They will receive a receipt for the money paid for photocopying.
3. Relevant papers such as syllabi, test papers, examination papers, exer­cises from books, can be photocopied. The answer sheets cannot be photocopied, but must be consulted in the Centre.

F. DEPARTURE

1. Inform the learners, when you will come again.
2. Return all materials you used to the correct places.
3. Report to the organiser and write down the time of departure.

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