Introduction to new session
Personal tutor information for staff including PT events and expectations of PTs
Individual PT-tutee meetings
Personal Tutors are required to have an individual meeting with all of their tutees at the beginning of Semester 1 of each academic year. In addition, tutees in pre-honours years (1-2) are required to have an additional meeting at the beginning of Semester 2.
The Personal Tutor form provides a useful template for you to use at your individual meetings in both semesters. For Semester 1 meetings, there is a checklist of administrative items to cover. If at any time a Personal Tutors feels that there is a conflict of interest, which might prevent them acting solely on behalf of the student, they should discuss the issues with a Senior Personal Tutor.
Personal Tutor individual meeting form - PDF
Personal Tutor individual meeting form - word
Personal Tutoring events
- Personal Tutoring duties start in Welcome Week (known as 'Week 0').
- School PT Update Meeting: Friday of Week -1 (details in separate email).
Expectations of Personal Tutors and students
| Expectations of Personal Tutors | Expectations of Students |
| To welcome new tutees, and follow the progress of all of their students. | To check their University email account regularly for communications from their Personal Tutor, and to respond promptly to requests for information |
| To give students study advice if they are finding things difficult. | To ensure their details are up-to-date on MyEd. This includes updating contact details and notifying the Personal Tutor of any discrepancies in course details. |
| To give advice and support when personal or health problems are affecting the studies. | To meet with their Personal Tutor when asked to do so. |
| To refer to students where appropriate to more specialist sources of information and guidance. | To inform their Personal Tutor in good time of any problems affecting their studies, and so enable effective support to be offered. |
| To provide a reference for a future employer or programme of study. | To provide the Personal Tutor with background information they need, for example, to advise on special circumstance or to write a reference. |
| To respond promptly (normally within three working days) to a request for contact; where this is not feasible, the Personal Tutor should alert the relevant person in the School. | To listen to the advice given. |
| Should the case arise, to advise and support the student, for example in special circumstances, disciplinary or appeal matters. | To make themselves aware of regulations and procedures relevant to their studies, and to seek advice where they are unsure of what is required. |
