Your Personal Tutor

One of the most important people you will meet while you are a student at Reading is your Personal Tutor, usually a member of academic staff. Your Personal Tutor's duties are:

• to see you regularly to help you reflect on your progress and support your Personal Development Planning
• to help you in the transition as you settle in to university, and to help you make the most of your time at Reading
• to advise and support you regarding your studies, and help you with any academic or personal difficulties that may affect your progress
• to provide reports and references for future academic or career choices

Obviously this relationship relies upon regular contact and mutual confidence between you and your Personal Tutor. As a bare minimum, you must see your Personal Tutor at least once a term at a time agreed with your Personal Tutor. But you should also take the initiative to see your Personal Tutor whenever you have something you would like to talk over, and you should feel free to do so at any time. Your Personal Tutor will be able to give you better advice and sounder references if he or she knows you well. Make sure your Personal Tutor knows about your achievements and skills, particularly those outside the immediate programme curriculum.

If it appears that the relationship between Personal Tutor and student is not working as it should, either party can request a re-allocation. You should discuss this in the first instance with the Senior Tutor in your School or with the Sub-Dean/Faculty Director of Administration of your Faculty (see the The structure of the University page for contact details).