Personal Tutor System and Wider Departmental Support

Personal Tutors

Personal Tutoring

in the Department of Psychology

Who is my Personal Tutor?

Each student is allocated a Personal Tutor at Warwick. Usually, this is a member of the academic staff in your department. Details of your Personal Tutor will appear on TabulaLink opens in a new window at the beginning of the academic year.

Changes to Personal Tutors

You can ask to change your Personal Tutor. If you find you are having any difficulties with your Personal Tutor, you should contact a Senior Tutor in the first instance. Senior Tutor information can be found on the department's people and roles pages Please note that allocations cannot usually be made on preference.

Occasionally a student is reassigned an alternative member of staff as their Personal Tutor. This may be due to staff illness, Study Leave, or job changes. In such circumstances you will receive an e-mail confirming that your Personal Tutor has changed.

What is their role?

Your Personal Tutor is the first point of contact to talk through matters when they arise - whether they are positive or more challenging; pastoral or academic.

You can draw on their experience and expertise as and when you need – Personal Tutors are designed to be an accessible and approachable departmental point of contact. They provide individualised academic and pastoral support to facilitate your learning development and university experience.

What might we discuss?

Personal Tutors can discuss a variety of things such as:

general academic performance;
feedback you have received;
wellbeing concerns & where to go to receive the support you need;
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;
queries about other sources of development and support across the University.

When will we meet

Personal tutors will arrange an initial 1:1 meeting with their tutees at the start of term. First-year students will then attend group tutorials once per fortnight for the remainder of the term, finishing with another 1:1 meeting around Week 10.

Any student may request additional meetings as and when needed, via email. You will be able to find your Personal Tutor’s contact details onTabula, or on ourPeople Pages.

How will we meet

First-year students' group tutorials will take place in a free space on campus. This will be shown on Tabula in advance of the meeting. Any 1:1 meetings are most likely to take place in your Personal Tutor’s office.

You can find room locations, contact details & office hours for your Personal Tutor on the Psychology Department'sPeople pages.

Personal tutors are also the most obvious person to provide a reference for you for any future internships, graduate programmes, or job applications, so it is worthwhile investing time into developing a strong working relationship with your Personal Tutor.

It is important to remember that your Personal Tutor is not an expert in health and wellbeing issues - which are best discussed with your GP/healthcare provider. The University Support ServicesLink opens in a new window (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 specialist services and to discuss with you how to manage the impact these issues may be having on your academic studies, including 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.

Wellbeing Support Services

Senior Tutors

What is a Senior Tutor?

Senior Tutors are experienced Personal Tutors within each department, so any problems you might have with personal tutoring - or any more complex issues you may encounter - can be raised with them.

They are usually involved with the management of mitigating circumstances and reasonable adjustments. Along with the DSEPs, they are also involved in absence monitoring, as poor attendance is often an early indication of difficulties.

Who is my Senior Tutor?

You can contact your Senior Tutor if you have mitigating circumstances or issues affecting you that you do not wish to discuss with your Personal Tutor.

Your Senior Tutors for 25/26 are

Dr Hester Duffy (1st year)

Dr Julie Eyden (2nd Year)

Dr Luke Hodson (Finalist)

Contact: ps-senior-tutors@warwick.ac.uk

What is a Faculty Senior Tutor?

Senior Tutors are also supported by Faculty Senior Tutors who work within the Dean of Students Office, who have overall responsibility for overseeing Personal Tutoring processes at Warwick. Further details of Warwick Student Support and Development Opportunities can also be found on MyWarwick.

Dean of Students Office

Other Department Support

Director of Undergraduate Studies Director of Student Experience & Progression

Personal tutors can help you with any issues that affect you personally. The DSEP will be your first port of call regarding issues that affect your cohort as a whole (e.g. concerns about lecture timetabling, general organisational issues, etc.). The Director of Student Experience & Progression (DSEP) is Dr Jagjeet Jutley-Neilson and Deputy DSEP is Dr Gemma Gray.

Undergraduate Programmes Office

If you have any issues not covered during Welcome Week, please drop by the Programmes Office in H0.42 Humanities (open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday: 9.30 -16.00, Wednesday: 9.30-13.00, Friday 9.30-15.00).

Key contacts:

Reine Walker - UG enquiries;

Sally Thompson - UG enquiries;

Jody Roche - UG enquiries. Placements, Study Abroad, Intercalated Year and Visiting Student enquiries

The Teaching and Learning Manager, assisted by the Programmes Coordinator, has overall oversight of the administration of teaching programmes. This includes student support, attendance monitoring, granting assessment extensions and overseeing the collection and collation of mitigating evidence.

Your Teaching and Learning Manager is Emily Biggs and Programmes Coordinator is Alice Parkes.

For general enquires, use the email psychology@warwick.ac.uk

Head of Department

Should a student need to raise a serious concern or complaint, it may be that this concern needs to go to the Deputy Head of Department, or the Head of Department. However, students are advised to consult their Personal Tutor, DSEP, or other relevant members of staff (such as the UG/PG Office, module leader or the relevant Director of Studies) in the first instance.

Your Head of Department is Professor Fiona MacCallum (PA to HOD: Hannah Austin), and your Deputy Heads of Department are Dr Adrian von Muhlenen (Teaching) and Professor Adam Sanborn (Research).

University Support Services

Wellbeing Support at Warwick

Wellbeing Support Services can support students with a range of difficulties - including practical, emotional, disability and mental health problems. They can be contacted on (024765 7)5570 during office hours or by emailing studentsupport@warwick.ac.uk.

Outside of office hours, you can contact the Community Safety Team on (02476 5)22222 or (02476 5)22083.

Click here for information on what to do in a Crisis.

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Disability Support

Disability Services are part of Wellbeing Support Services at the University of Warwick. We encourage existing students and applicants to declare any disability or learning difference and contact us in advance to discuss their support requirements to enable us to make reasonable adjustments for the duration of their studies.

The University of Warwick and Wellbeing Support Services as a whole are committed to equality, diversity and to promoting an inclusive teaching and learning environment for all.

Disability Support Website - https://warwick.ac.uk/services/wss/students/disability/about/

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