Personal tutoring toolkit higher education academy. Personal tutors policy birkbeck, university of london. This policy applies to all undergraduate and taught postgraduate students at city. You will be allocated a named member of academic staff as your personal tutor. He or she will help you to get the most out of your studies, and provide support.
Here is an overview of the roles a tutor often plays simultaneously. Personal tutors have a key role in the supporting students before and after placement learning and study abroad. The aim of this policy is to ensure there is a mutual understanding about the purpose of the personal tutoring system and the responsibilities of staff and students. They help the student understand the concepts and make progress toward a solution. Peer tutors will report to the designated learning specialist in the slc, who in turn reports to the associate dean of the campus. Royal marsden school student handbook 201718 page 7 of 62 3. To provide information on policies and procedures within the university relevant to a personal tutor. The huge amount of personal learning that can be taken from the experience.
Personal tutoring handbook 2014 5 aims of handbook to define the roles and responsibilities of a personal tutor and student in this relationship. The menu bar is found at the top of the screen, and includes hot links to the following. The third session gives you the chance to develop your skills further. As a student on a taught programme at ucl, one of your. Handbook for mbchb personal tutors 4 p a g e ess definition of personal tutors core purpose 1. The roles and responsibilities of the personal tutor the university has the following formal role description for personal tutors. Portions of this handbook were adapted and used with permission from the. The first two sessions contain the essential elements you need to use paired reading as a tutor. The success of the personal or year tutor system at the university can be attributed, very largely, to the excellent informal relationships that exist between staff and students and to the commitment of staff to the welfare of students. Student handbook entries guidance for personal tutors. Staff guide to personal tutoring 3 this handbook is designed to support you in your role as personal tutor and ensure that you are well prepared. This can be helpful if you expect to have ongoing need for assistance in a particular subject, and would like to work with the same tutor each time you come for help. Sheffield university counselling service available in aston library.
Tutortrainer handbook for fetacaccredited programmes. A handbook for tutors working with adult esol literacy. This main training handbook is accompanied by a cd. Peer tutor handbook 20162017 office of academic resources. Successful personal tutoring comes from developing a mutually beneficial relationship between tutor and tutee. It contains some resources that you will use regularly and that you will need to make copies of. As a personal tutor you are there to support the learner to identify issues and to facilitate the decision making process. The mission of the national council on strength and fitness board for certification is to establish, assess, and promote standards for fitness professionals in a continued effort to foster a high level of professional competency and ethical practice to serve the publics interest. New personal tutors should be encouraged to attend training opportunities provided by education enhancement and be provided with a copy of the personal tutor manual or collegebased version of it, as appropriate. The student guide, available to read as an interactive pdf or accessible word document, explains the core aspects of personal tutoring at kings. We are delighted that youve accepted a leadership position as a tutor at reed college. Birkbeck is committed to ensuring that students are provided with effective and appropriate support during their studies. Provision of effective personal and pastoral support can make an important.
It describes the mission of the organization and provides an overview of the available programs. As a new tutor, you will enroll in a noncredit sbcc course, nc tut 199 tutoring across the disciplines and complete two workshops one of which will be the new tutor orientation. All academic staff will receive a copy of the personal tutoring guidance handbook that will outline. We are so happy that you have decided to tutor this quarter. Usually you will have the same person for the entire time you are studying on a course. The aim of this handbook therefore is to provide an outline as to that minimum entitlement in regard to personal academic tutoring, but it does not remove the need to schools and programme teams to take responsibility for determining the precise details around implementation. Ucl is the number one london university for research strength ref2014, recognised for its academic excellence and global impact. Your personal academic tutor is your first point of contact for your academic and personal enquiries and concerns.
In addition to learning, making new friends and having fun, we know that the experience and confidence you gain tutoring will serve you well in your life. While tutoring should never replace faculty assistance, it can make all the difference in a students quest for. The content of the handbook does not constitute nor should it be construed as a promise of employment or as a contract between collin college and any of its employees. Tutor handbook access office collin college 2800 e.
To build that relationship there should be clear roles and responsibilities on both sides that will be communicated to personal tutors and tutees. Your personal academic tutor undergraduate handbook. This guide looks specifically at the main areas of relevance for private tutors in. Your personal tutor is there to guide you on that path. Personal tutoring staff handbook my sunderland the university. New personal tutors should be encouraged to attend training opportunities provided by academic development team and be provided with a copy of the personal tutor manual. Student handbooks must contain a description of the departmental arrangements for pastoral support, with particular reference to the role of the personal tutor. Haverford college peer tutor handbook 20152016 compensation fiscal responsibility because you are being compensated for your work as a peer tutor, it is your responsibility to accurately log and report the hours you spend with each tutee on the peer tutor time sheet. Personal tutoring handbook 2014 1 university of sheffield. Personal tutoring is overseen by the college senior tutor and faculty vice deans. Refer to the code of practice for personal support for students on taught programmes when composing the relevant handbook sections. Personal tutoring system city, university of london. Peer tutoring is a core component of academic support at reed. The tutor as a helper the tutors job is to help students to learn and problem solve on their own.
Personal sessions must be scheduled at least 48 hours in. The intent of this handbook is to provide volunteer tutors with access to current researchbased and contextspecific information that will help them be. Undergraduate handbook bsc psychology entry pre 20162017 page key contacts in psychology. Role of the tutor the tutor plays a vital and multifaceted role in supporting students academic learning.
Time sheets please use the peer tutor time sheet to report your hours. This is also the only way to receive live help in some subjects. New tutor orientation is a required online training that must be completed prior to you beginning as a tutor. If you do not know the answer, ask someone, like another tutor or the supervisor. An esol literacy tutoring handbook 2 this handbook has been developed to help support portlandarea immigrants and refugees in accomplishing their personal goals. Highly supportive of students establish personal rapport early. Approaches to the retention and progression of students. Personal tutor code of practice 2015 kings college london. It addresses the responsibilities of the training coalitionstaff, volunteers, tutors and learners. The purpose of this handbook is to provide information for tutors and other volunteers in the literacy for life program. The roles and responsibilities of the personal tutor as well as agreeing the basic principles outlined above, in 2007 vice chancellors executive. Personal tutors handbook school of medicine application server. Personal tutor systems will reflect the values set out in cardiff universitys student charter. Over the course of the next few years students may.
Personal tutor student handbook 201920 updated 12 sept 2019 562. National council on strength and fitness board for. Student guide to personal tutoring kings college london. If youre a new tutor please fill out a peer tutor profile. Learning support services santa barbara city college. This in turn will enable the learner to develop their own coping strategies and learn to esolvr e problems and difficulties that impact on their. Tutor training manual chandlergilbert community college. Personal finance handbook worksheets answers tutore. As an online tutor you will work with children and young.
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