COLLABORATIVE
CO-OPERATIVE, SUPPORTIVE, SHARING
COLLABORATIVE
CO-OPERATIVE, SUPPORTIVE, SHARING
How collaborative are we as a tutor group?
How well do we know each other and support one another?
Is there someone you have never really spoken to? (if so, can
you change that?)
Can you think of examples when we work well as a
group?
Can you think of examples when you wish we had worked
better together?
“Communication leads to community”
COLLABORATIVE
CO-OPERATIVE, SUPPORTIVE, SHARING
Which words best describe our tutor group identity /
characteristics?
PRO-ACTIVE, SUPPORTIVE, LIVELY, TOLERENT, CARING,
ENERGETIC, COLLABORATIVE, CLOSE-KNIT, COMPETITIVE,
ATTENTIVE…
What part have you played (or do you play) in forming this
identity?
Are you happy with our ‘group identity’?
COLLABORATIVE
CO-OPERATIVE, SUPPORTIVE, SHARING
In our tutor group, who do you most admire for being
supportive of others?
What specific qualities do they have?
What could I do - as your tutor - to help our group become
more collaborative and supportive of one another?
Try to think of a practical suggestion. What is something I do
already that helps with this?
COLLABORATIVE
CO-OPERATIVE, SUPPORTIVE, SHARING
What could you do – as an individual, or in a group – to help
shape a supportive, collaborative and caring tutor group?
Some suggestions:
• Be friendly, patient and supportive with all group
members,
• Celebrate successes together – whether individual or
group achievements;
• Use Brother Lionel fundraising to collaborate on
something positive, perhaps by organising a tutor activity
COLLABORATIVE
CO-OPERATIVE, SUPPORTIVE, SHARING
• WHICH PERSON ARE YOU
MOST SIMILAR TO?
• HOW MIGHT THESE
QUALITIES BE CONSIDERED
DIFFERENTLY BY SOMEONE
ELSE?
Does our tutor group have a
more dominant personality
trait
For example, are more of our
group ‘Red’ or ‘Green’?
How might this influence our
tutor group culture?
COLLABORATIVE
CO-OPERATIVE, SUPPORTIVE, SHARING
THESE ARE OUR BASELINE ‘COLLABORATIVE’ EXPECTATIONS - WHAT WE
HOPE ALL STUDENTS SHOULD BE DOING EVERY DAY.
ARE THERE AREAS THAT YOU CAN STILL IMPROVE IN?
COLLABORATIVE
CO-OPERATIVE, SUPPORTIVE, SHARING