Student supportPersonal tutoring

Key principles for successful personal tutoring

Successful personal tutoring comes from developing a mutually beneficial relationship between tutor and tutee. To build that relationship there should be clear roles and responsibilities on both sides.
 
Personal tutoring should be defined as group or individual guidance given to students by academic staff, with a focus on personal and academic development and progression on their overall programme of study. The key principles of personal tutoring are:
  1. All students have a named personal tutor 
  2. All personal tutors are members of academic staff
  3. The personal tutor will concentrate on a student’s personal and academic development and progression on their overall programme of study
  4. All personal tutors will be able to direct students to support facilities available within their own School and the University
  5. The personal tutor is not expected to be an academic specialist in all areas in which the tutee is studying
  6. The personal tutor will have an understanding of, and commitment to, improving student learning

University's Personal Tutor Policy 2012

Personal Tutor Policy (PDF document - opens in a new window)
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