1. Is the Personal Academic Tutor Role Changing in Higher Education?
Frances Marsden
University of Huddersfield.
Senior Lecturer, part time PHD student,
Course Leader and Personal Tutor

2. Aims of the session
To consider the Teaching Excellence Framework impact on higher education.
Discuss how Student Support Service roles affect the Personal Academic Tutor role.
To analyse the changes in relation to some models of Personal Tutoring.
To question if Personal Academic Tutor Practice has changed.
Present a Personal Academic Tutor’s developing case study

3. Teaching Excellence Framework Impact

4. Student Services Back on Track Wellbeing Services Counselling
Disability Services
Mental Health support
Welfare Support
Care Leaver support

5. Personal Academic Role
“Personal tutoring underpins the ‘holistic’ learning experience because the personal tutor acts as a conduit between the student and the institution “(Wooton (2006) cited in Thomas and Hixenbaugh (2006)).

6. A role that is personal to the tutor
Widely diverse practices are evident within higher education for supporting students, and providing the link with the institution, which can cause issues with professional boundaries and a sense of fairness for all.

7. Layers of Student Support
Pre-enrolment questionnaire leads to
Teaching an Academic module for 3 months delivered by 1st year personal tutors to help build rapport and removes any stigma of seeking support.
iPoint-Student drop in support in each school.
Personal tutorial
one to one support.
Group tutorials to build
friendships and belonging.

8. Semester plans
Term 1- one to one with personal tutor, teaching academic content to tutees and 2 group tutorials. Hartwell and Farbrother (2005) Integrated Curriculum Model.
Term 2- one to one with personal tutor & 2 group tutorials with Professional Student Services backup, Layer (2002) Professional Model
Term 3- Continuing 1-1 as required by student, 1 group tutorial to transition into next year. Earwaker ( 1992) Model.

9. The University’s Approach
Structured Guidance with Student Services Support And Backup. Team work!

10. Personal Academic Tutor role in Course Induction and Transitions
Retention
Induction
Resilience
Employability Skills
Grit
Freedom to Fly

11. Pick and Mix Approach Professional student services School services
Back on track
Wellbeing
Counselling
Disability services
Mental health support
Digs/Housing
Welfare/ Finance
Care leaver support
Library services
Careers advice
School services
Personal Academic Tutor
Academic skills tutor
Module leader
Course leader
I point
Attendance monitoring
Unilearn technician
IT technician
DBS administrator
Course Admin
Peer Mentors

12. Hartwell and Farbrother (2005)
Models and Theory
Mc Intosh and Shaw
(2016)
Owen (2002)
Grant (2002)
Layer (2002)
Thomas (2012& 2017)
Hartwell and Farbrother (2005)
Bramley (1977)
Race and Brown (1998)
Simpson (2006)
Wooton (2013)
Earwaker (1992)
Riddle and Bates
(2010)
York and Thomas (2003)

13. Case study TEF Tools – Dashboard
Wellbeing and Professional support services with Ipoint
Drawing on Experience and skills Counselling /Listening/ Coaching/ Mentoring
Developing Rapport & Building Trust

14. Conclusions so far-: Personal tutor role has changed.
Luck of the draw has been diminished.
The change of role has led to stronger partnership with specialist services and Ipoint.
Having time to build relationships with students rewarding and integrated into teaching.
The TEF may help HE managers focus on the importance of the Personal Academic Tutor role.
If you have found this session interesting please feel free to contact me with your thoughts and ideas Thank You for your attention.
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