Personal tutoring

The Personal Tutor System is an important aspect of academic life at Exeter, and is often cited by students as one of the most valued features of support they receive. These pages are intended to act as a gateway to useful guidance, policies and resources relevant to personal tutors. In particular, you are encouraged to download whichever of the following is relevant to you.

You may find it useful to print out the Helping Distressed Students booklet (Streatham campus) or the equivalent Helping Distressed Students guide (Cornwall).  In addition to documentary and online guidance, a staff development session is available on 'The Role of the Personal Tutor'. For details, check the Learning and Development webpages, or contact Education Enhancement.

Resources for students

The Student Support Chart, 2010-11 is designed to help students decide who to go to about a particular issue or problem. Online, an additional website, Student Help, is designed to answer a wide variety of student FAQs and help signpost them to other university support services.

Special announcements

Education Enhancement facilitates a Forum for Senior Tutors and other staff with a key role in relation to personal tutoring. Please contact J.L.Rowe@exeter.ac.uk if you are interested in attending.

The Code of Practice on personal tutoring aims to define the role of the personal tutor with greater clarity, and to underline the importance of personal tutoring for PGT students as well as undergraduates.

New resource for personal tutors: Greta Bosch, Senior Tutor in the College of Social Sciences and International Studies, has produced a video resource aimed at introducing staff to the personal tutor role.  To give feedback about the video, please contact her at G.S.Bosch@exeter.ac.uk:

Employability and Graduate Development have produced a Career Timeline, as a useful prompt for discussions with tutees. The Timeline is designed to alert students to the need for early action on career planning, and the numerous opportunities available to them to enhance their employability.

The NUS has produced a Charter for personal tutoring.  To view a copy, click here.