Overview

All students are assigned a Personal Tutor. You can find details of your personal tutor on your Tabula profile. Office hours for all staff are available on their staff webpages.

https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/history/people/

Your Personal Tutor is a member of academic staff whose key responsibilities in this role are to be an accessible and approachable departmental point of contact, providing responsive academic and routine wellbeing support and guidance to facilitate your learning development and experience. Please note that the Personal Tutor only provides routine wellbeing support and is not qualified in matters of health. The Personal Tutor is also the most obvious person to provide a reference for you for any internships, graduate programmes, or job applications, so it is worthwhile investing time into developing your relationship with your Personal Tutor to support them in writing these references when the time comes.

The Personal Tutor can discuss a variety of things such as general academic performance, the feedback you have received, ideas you might have about study and or employability skills you need to develop, questions you have about the rules and regulations of the department and university, as well as queries about other sources of development and support across the University.

It is sometimes necessary for a student's Personal Tutor to be swapped to an alternative member of staff, often due to staff taking up research leave or general staff turnover, and usually taking place during the summer vacation. In such circumstances, the student will receive an e-mail from the Department confirming that their Personal Tutor has changed. Under specific circumstances, the PGT students are entitled to change their Personal Tutor at any stage and should direct their request to the Academic Administrator.

All students should meet regularly with the Personal Tutor to discuss their academic progress. Throughout the year, the Personal Tutor is available to discuss any queries about academic, personal or general matters. If a student is experiencing any problems, their Personal Tutor is the first person they should go to.

Your Personal Tutor is primarily responsible to help with your academic development and departmental queries and concerns. The Personal Tutor is NOT an expert in health and wellbeing issues - which are best discussed with your GP/healthcare provider. The University Support Services (Disability Services, Mental Health, Counselling and Wellbeing) are available on campus if you need professional support with any issues. Your Personal Tutor’s role here is to signpost you to these specialist services and to discuss with you how to manage any impact issues are having on your academic studies and any adjustments that might be recommended. Once you have met with the specialist services, it is a good idea for you to update your Personal Tutor so they are aware of the support you are receiving.

Personal Tutoring at Warwick - A Quick 3 Step Guide for Students

 

Subject Specialism

Personal Tutors are not experts in all subject areas within your department or degree course. You should contact module staff for questions about specific module content. Your Personal Tutor may be able to help you identify the most suitable person for you to contact with a specialist academic query if it is outside of their expertise.

Senior Tutor

The Department’s Senior Tutor, Prof Rebecca Earle, oversees the Personal Tutoring system in the Department.

The Senior Tutor is an experienced member of academic staff and they manage complex issues that Personal Tutors refer to them. They are usually involved with the response to, and management of, mitigating circumstances and reasonable adjustments. They are also involved in absence monitoring as poor attendance is often an early indication of difficulties. Contact your Senior Tutor if you have issues affecting your studying that your Personal Tutor has not responded to or which you do not wish to discuss with your Personal Tutor.

Further Information

See the Student Guide here for further information.

Home

Department

• Induction
• Expectations and Departmental Information
• Attendance
• Communication
• Contacts
• The Library

Welfare and Support

• Mitigating Circumstances
• Personal Tutors
• Reasonable Adjustments
• Wellbeing

Course Regulations

• Course Structure
• Ethical Approval for Research
• Extensions
• Lectures and Seminars
• MA Courses
• Modules
• Associated Costs

Assessment

• Coursework
• Deadlines
• Dissertation
• MA Dissertation Supervision Request Form
• Exam Boards
• Feedback
• Plagiarism

Personal Development

• Awards and Prizes
• Careers and Employment
• Events and Engagement
• Other

Student Voice

• Appeals and Complaints
• Feedback and Surveys
• SSLC