Top Tips for Personal Tutoring
Having a clear and unified approach
Ensuring that all within your School know the policy and provide the same information for
students about what personal tutoring provides and where else help might be available
Being proactive in personal tutoring
Students often need us to initiate the contact at first and if we have not heard from a student
for a while to follow them up
Using group tutorials
Using group tutorials for some aspects of the process can help all realise they have the same
issues as well as saving time. In addition it can help promote study groups and peer support and
feedback
Use personal tutoring to explore development
Remember that part of a being a personal tutor is about discussing your students overall
personal development especially as they move towards the end of their programme and are
considering what they might do next
Ensure other services and support are advertised
Other services around the University are not always obvious to students or how they can help so
It is useful for you to know what is available and how they can help. In addition these services
Can often help us as tutors
Targeting students who need additional support
If you have students who you know are having difficulties such as failing or not attending they
often do not come for help but you could e-mail them or phone to see if they wish to meet up
Use peer support for tutors
It can help to use a more experienced personal tutor to discuss issues with and to
learn from. This helps you develop but also enables issues to be shared
Recognition
It is nice to be recognised for supporting students by your colleagues as well as the students. if you know someone who does this well chose them as your mentor and tell them why. Learn from those who do it well.