Support and Resources for Personal Tutors: Enhancing Student Engagement
Discover online guidance, resources, and strategies for personal tutors in student support systems. Explore the benefits for students, preparation tips for meetings, and adaptable worksheets for academic and personal development.
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Resources and Support for Personal Tutors and other staff Updates, August 2015 Contents: Online guidance, resources & FAQs for staff and students Student Experience of Personal Tutor System Preparing students for Personal Tutor meetings 1:1 meetings topics, approaches, structures Group meetings topics, approaches, structures Support for Personal Tutors University support services
Academic and personal support: Online guidance and resources For staff http://www.ed.ac.uk/staff-students/staff/supporting- students/home For personal tutors, programme directors, students support teams, senior tutors and other staff involved in student support Resources, roles & responsibilities, IT tools and other support For students http://www.ed.ac.uk/staff-students/students/academic- life/personal-tutor School documentation and contacts
The Role of the Student Opportunity for students to reflect on their academic performance to reflect on how their learning contributes to their longer-term aspirations to engage as a member of a community of learners Benefits for students Student s responsibilities partnership working Reflect, engage, take an active approach to their development, write records Preparing for meetings Adaptable worksheets http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools- departments/institute-academic-development/learning- teaching/academic-pastoral/support/resources/adaptable
1:1 Meetings Tailored to individual student: time of year, year of study, student s progress Focus on core purposes & any student concerns Guidance, advice and resources for Personal Tutors in preparing for and running 1:1 meetings http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/institute- academic-development/learning-teaching/academic- pastoral/support/resources/individuals
Group Meetings Considerable flexibility in timing, topic and structure Opportunity to link to specific elements of the degree programme (e.g. preparation for placements) To deal more effectively and efficiently with specific topics (e.g. study skills) To work with other personal tutors across different year groups or support particular cohorts (e.g. joint degree students) Guidance, advice and resources for Personal Tutors in preparing for and running group meetings http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/institute-academic- development/learning-teaching/academic- pastoral/support/resources/groups
1:1 and group meetings: other ideas & approaches
1:1 and group meetings: other ideas & approaches Adaptable study skills resources Templates & worksheets that can be used or adapted Includes note taking, feedback, time management www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/institute-academic- development/learning-teaching/academic- pastoral/support/resources/adaptable Careers & employability Common career themes for each year of study, prompts for meetings, resources for students http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/careers/university- staff/supporting-your-students/support-for-personal-tutors
1:1 and group meetings: other ideas & approaches Graduate attributes Introduction to graduate attributes for staff and students Sample session plans www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/institute-academic- development/learning-teaching/academic- pastoral/support/graduateattributes School case studies Approaches to 1:1 and group meetings, other aspects of student support www.wiki.ed.ac.uk/display/casestudies/Academic+and+Person al+Support
Support for Personal Tutors University Student Support Services Student Disability Service www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/student-disability-service/staff Advice on helping distressed students www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/student-disability-service/staff/supporting- students/help-distressed-students Student Counselling Service www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/student-counselling Careers Service (employability and careers) http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/careers/university-staff/supporting-your- students/support-for-personal-tutors Institute for Academic Development (study skills) www.ed.ac.uk/iad A to Z of Student Support Services www.ed.ac.uk/staff-students/students/student-services Advice Place (EUSA) www.eusa.ed.ac.uk/advice
Working with the School Student Support Team
