Last Revision: July 2026
Next Revision: May 2027
1. RATIONALE & PURPOSE
Tutoring is defined as additional academic support provided to students outside of regular classroom instruction. At Amman Academy, we recognize that students learn in diverse ways and may benefit from additional academic support at different points in their learning journey. While we do not consider tutoring essential for all students, we understand that targeted instructional support can be helpful in certain cases.
We are committed to supporting every student’s growth and ensuring that any tutoring provided is purposeful, ethical, and aligned with our educational values.
Tutoring may serve different purposes based on student needs, including:
- Remedial support: Helping students catch up when they’re falling behind.
- Enrichment: Providing extra challenges and deeper exploration for students working above grade level.
- Skill-building: Targeting specific competencies, such as reading comprehension, writing fluency, or math strategies.
- REGULATORY & STANDARDS REFERENCE
| Framework | Specific Reference |
| Indonesia National Compliance | Not specified |
| IB Programme Standards & Practices | Not specified |
| CIS Evaluation Framework | Not specified |
| Other (specify) | N/A |
- SCOPE
Applies to: all Amman Academy students, faculty (teachers and classroom assistants), homeroom teachers, programme coordinators, and Principals; and to any tutoring activity occurring on school grounds or involving Amman Academy faculty.
Does not apply to: external tutors engaged by parents privately and operating wholly outside the school premises and outside Amman Academy faculty obligations. Note: such external tutoring remains subject to Academic Integrity rules where it intersects with summative or examination tasks.
DEFINITIONS
- Tutoring: Additional academic support provided to students outside of regular classroom instruction.
- Remedial Support: Tutoring intended to help students catch up when they are falling behind.
- Enrichment: Tutoring intended to provide extra challenges and deeper exploration for students working above grade level.
- Skill-building: Tutoring targeting specific competencies, such as reading comprehension, writing fluency, or math strategies.
- Class Teacher: A teacher who has primary instructional responsibility for a student in a given class. Restricted from tutoring students from their own classes under this policy.
- Classroom Assistant: Support staff working in a classroom alongside the teacher. Restricted from tutoring students from their own classes under this policy.
- POLICY STATEMENTS
5.1 Core Principle: Amman Academy supports every student’s growth. Any tutoring provided to or on behalf of an Amman Academy student must be purposeful, ethical, and aligned with the school’s educational values.
5.2 Requirement: The following requirements apply to all tutoring arrangements:
- Requests for tutoring should be directed to the appropriate school coordinator who will work closely with teaching faculty to assess whether tutoring is appropriate and what form it should take.
- If a homeroom teacher or coordinator recommends additional tutoring, and this instruction is to take place on school grounds, approval must be granted by the Principal in advance.
- To ensure professional boundaries and maintain equity, class teachers and classroom assistants may not tutor students from their own classes.
- Teachers may not engage in private tutoring outside of school hours.
- Teachers may not receive additional compensation for any tutoring services.
5.3 Compliance: Non-compliance with this policy will be addressed through the school’s HR and disciplinary procedures.
- ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES
| Role | Responsibility |
| Head of School | Final oversight of the policy. |
| Programme Coordinators (suggested Policy Owner) | Receive and triage tutoring requests; assess appropriateness with teaching faculty; maintain this policy. |
| Principals | Grant or deny approval for tutoring to take place on school grounds when recommended by a homeroom teacher or coordinator. |
| Faculty (Teachers and Classroom Assistants) | Refrain from tutoring students from their own classes; refrain from private tutoring outside school hours; refrain from receiving additional compensation for tutoring. |
| Students and Parents | Direct tutoring requests to the appropriate school coordinator. |
- EXCEPTIONS & WAIVERS
Authority to grant exceptions: N/A: exceptions to this policy are not permitted. The restrictions on Faculty private tutoring and compensation are non-negotiable.
Process: N/A: exceptions are not permitted.
Documentation: N/A: exceptions are not permitted.
- RELATED DOCUMENTS
- Refer to the Teacher and Staff Code of Conduct (companion document, formerly bundled with this Tutoring policy in source).
- Refer to the Amman Academy Parent-Student Handbook.
- Refer to Academic Integrity Policy.
- Refer to Assessment Policy.
- Refer to the Inclusion Policy (for tutoring as part of differentiated support).
- Refer to the school’s HR and disciplinary procedures.