support – Academic Tutor Toolkit

Supporting Students With Mental Health Difficulties

Book a place here. This session will give practical guidance on how to identify and support students with mental health difficulties. Staff will learn to identify signs of students who may be experiencing mental health problems, and learn some strategies to respond appropriately to support them e.g. signposting to support available, and general resources. Attendees are invited to bring examples from within their own experience (without names to protect confidentiality). This session aligns with A4 of the UKPSF....

Are Our Undergraduates Prepared For University? Supporting Students Through The Transition To HE

Book a place here. This session is for academic teaching staff and others who work with 1st year undergraduates, especially Academic Tutors. We will explore reported concerns around lack of preparedness for the transition to university study, and discuss ways of mitigating this and supporting students through their first year studies. The session will discuss feedback from students collected while preparing and delivering the Study Smart pre-entry online course and showcase the approach taken in some Schools to supporting their students with this key transition. (For more on Study Smart, please see http://libguides.reading.ac.uk/studysmart. This session aligns with A2, A4, K2-K5 and V1-V4 of the UKPSF...

ASD/Asperger syndrome – Learning from experience

Book a place here. This session offers a chance to find out more about Autistic Spectrum Disorder/Asperger, the types of support available for students and classroom strategies which have proved helpful for students. The session is led by a clinical psychologist who specialises in ASD/Asperger. This session aligns with A2, A4, K3, V1 & V2 of the UKPSF....

Supporting Students With Mental Health Difficulties

Book a place here. This session will give practical guidance on how to identify and support students with mental health difficulties. Staff will learn to identify signs of students who may be experiencing mental health problems, and learn some strategies to respond appropriately to support them e.g. signposting to support available, and general resources. Attendees are invited to bring examples from within their own experience (without names to protect confidentiality). This session aligns with A4 of the UKPSF....

Being an Academic Tutor

Book a place here. This workshop is for all current Academic Tutors, and anyone who is likely to take on an Academic Tutor role in the near future. The workshop, led by Directors of Academic Tutoring along with staff from the Centre for Quality Support and Development (CQSD) and the Electronic Management of Assessment (EMA) project, will explore the role of an Academic Tutor in practice, and the skills required to promote dialogic learning and to help you support your tutees to be successful at university and beyond. There will be opportunities for colleagues to share examples of good practice in academic tutoring, and the session will also provide a comprehensive overview of the new Student Progress Dashboard and how to make best use of this tool in student meetings to support tutees’ academic development. This session aligns with A2, A3, A4, K3,V1, V2 and V3 of the UKPSF....

ADHD: Effectively supporting students

Book a place here. This disorder is becoming more prevalent amongst the University's students. This session will explain the disorder, symptoms and ways to effectively support students. This session aligns with A2, A4, K3, V1, V2 and V4 of the UKPSF....

Being an Academic Tutor

Book a place here. This workshop is for all current Academic Tutors, and anyone who is likely to take on an Academic Tutor role in the near future. The workshop, led by Directors of Academic Tutoring along with staff from the Centre for Quality Support and Development (CQSD) and the Electronic Management of Assessment (EMA) project, will explore the role of an Academic Tutor in practice, and the skills required to promote dialogic learning and to help you support your tutees to be successful at university and beyond. There will be opportunities for colleagues to share examples of good practice in academic tutoring, and the session will also provide a comprehensive overview of the new Student Progress Dashboard and how to make best use of this tool in student meetings to support tutees’ academic development. This session aligns with A2, A3, A4, K3,V1, V2 and V3 of the UKPSF....

Being an Academic Tutor

Book a place here. This workshop is for all current Academic Tutors, and anyone who is likely to take on an Academic Tutor role in the near future. The workshop, led by Directors of Academic Tutoring along with staff from the Centre for Quality Support and Development (CQSD) and the Electronic Management of Assessment (EMA) project, will explore the role of an Academic Tutor in practice, and the skills required to promote dialogic learning and to help you support your tutees to be successful at university and beyond. There will be opportunities for colleagues to share examples of good practice in academic tutoring, and the session will also provide a comprehensive overview of the new Student Progress Dashboard and how to make best use of this tool in student meetings to support tutees’ academic development. This session aligns with A2, A3, A4, K3,V1, V2 and V3 of the UKPSF....

The impact of specific learning disabilities on students at university

Book a place here. This session is for all staff and provides an introduction to Dyslexia and Dyspraxia and the effect that these conditions can have on a students’ studies and wellbeing. It will also discuss how reasonable adjustments can “level the playing field” for students living with these conditions. Following the session you will be able to describe the similarities and differences between dyslexia and dyspraxia. You also will be able to define the term ‘reasonable adjustments’ and explain how these adjustments can ameliorate for a student’s learning difference. This session aligns with A1,2,3,4; K3,4, V1,2,4 of the UKPSF....

Being an Academic Tutor

Book a place here. This workshop is for all current Academic Tutors, and anyone who is likely to take on an Academic Tutor role in the near future. The workshop, led by Directors of Academic Tutoring along with staff from the Centre for Quality Support and Development (CQSD) and the Electronic Management of Assessment (EMA) project, will explore the role of an Academic Tutor in practice, and the skills required to promote dialogic learning and to help you support your tutees to be successful at university and beyond. There will be opportunities for colleagues to share examples of good practice in academic tutoring, and the session will also provide a comprehensive overview of the new Student Progress Dashboard and how to make best use of this tool in student meetings to support tutees’ academic development. This session aligns with A2, A3, A4, K3,V1, V2 and V3 of the UKPSF....