Enhancing Academic Support through Personal Tutoring System
The Personal Tutoring System focuses on enhancing academic guidance, promoting graduate attributes, and fostering a sense of belonging within an academic community. It integrates personal and pastoral support while providing online resources for staff and students. The system outlines roles and responsibilities for various staff members, including personal tutors, senior tutors, and student support teams. Personal tutors play a crucial role in reviewing students' academic progress, advising on course choices, and fostering a sense of community. Meetings, both individual and group, are key components of the system to ensure continuous support and guidance for students.
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The Personal Tutoring System Background for new personal tutors and other student support staff
Why a Personal Tutoring System? Focus on enhancing academic guidance and study support Promote the development of graduate attributes and co-curricular activities Develop a greater sense of academic community, belonging and identity Integrating the approach to personal (pastoral) support and coordination with local teams
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
Whos who roles & responsibilities School Personal Tutoring Statements See staff website (http://www.ed.ac.uk/staff- students/staff/supporting-students/home) School Student Support Team First point of contact for routine enquires & referrals Administrative support & maintenance of accurate records Senior Tutor Overall responsibility for School personal tutor arrangements (including staff briefings & support) Advise on unusual or complex issues Key link/liaison with College Dean of Students & Central Student Services
The Role of a Personal Tutor (1) Core Purpose to support students to: Review their academic progress across complete programme of study by providing: welcome at the beginning of each academic year guidance on course choices advice on study development overview of progress Reflect on long term development based on learning within and outwith the formal curriculum Help foster a sense of belonging to a learning community
The Role of a Personal Tutor (2) Meetings: Scheduled individual meetings (and others by appointment) Group meetings Brief students on any preparatory and follow-up work Respond promptly to student requests for contact: Normally within 3 working days Liaise with Senior Tutor/Student Support Team where this isn t possible Share personal (pastoral) responsibilities with Student Support Team: Refer to central services and specialist sources of guidance as appropriate Maintain accurate and appropriate records via EUCLID Undertake training and CPD associated with role
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
eTutor IT tools Minimise administrative overhead and ensure easy access to information Create an enriched, personalised and dynamic supplement to the student record Enable Tutee/PT/Staff to create notes related to their discussions Ability to add a file and link to other digital material and resources Provide appropriate information to relevant staff in support of our students Enables students to request a meeting User guides, training and support for personal tutor IT tools http://www.euclid.ed.ac.uk/staff/User_Guides/Personal_T utors/
Working with the School Student Support Team
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
