Introduction
The role of Personal Tutors is broad and includes the requirement to support the academic and personal development of those students allocated to them in the student's first year as an undergraduate or as a taught postgraduate student. All Personal Tutors should meet with their tutees at least three times during the student’s first semester after entry to the University, and offer at least one tutorial per semester at other times.
Following a review of current practice and University-wide consultation, in April 2009 Senate agreed that a revised Personal Tutorial System is in place from 2010/11 onwards. Full details of the revised system are given in the QA Statement on Personal Tutoring (PDF).
The purpose of the revised system is to support taught students’ academic and personal development through a personalised point of contact with the University. As such, in addition to providing pastoral support and signposting to central support services, the new system has a focus on academic induction. Information can also be found on how to write student references.
The First Year Student webpages provide a good source of information for tutorials, and are organised to reflect concerns and issues the students may have in their first year at University.These webpages are designed to provide information and guidance to support staff in their roles as Personal Tutors.