Tutor's Tip
"Try to strike the balance right. Help the students, but remember you are an academic and there is only so much you can do to help before you must pass on to the next person in line (usually your Senior Tutor). Students do know that there are limits to what you are able to do, and it is usually good to help them realise these, but do this before they need help!" (Personal Tutor, Department of Chemistry)
As a personal tutor, you are not expected to know all of the answers to the questions that your tutees ask of you or to be trained to handle all situations. A key message from this guide is to think about at what point and how to involve other specialists at Imperial in supporting your tutee.
Referring students to sources of expert help is a central aspect of your role as a personal tutor. Having explained the options, discussed the benefits of each and given contact information to your student, it is best to encourage them to refer themselves.
Below you can see key information for personal tutors from each of the main student support services at Imperial.
staff videos
A Personal Tutors guide to the Centre for Academic English
How the Centre for Academic English support Personal Tutors and their tutees
A Personal Tutors guide to the Student Advice service
How the Advice Centre team at Imperial College support Personal Tutors and their tutees
A Personal Tutors guide to the Careers Service at Imperial
How the Careers Service at Imperial College support Personal Tutors and their tutees
A Personal Tutors guide to the Chaplaincy service
How the Chaplaincy team at Imperial College support Personal Tutors and their tutees
A Personal Tutors guide to International Student Support
How the International Student Support team support Personal Tutors and their tutees
Being a Personal Tutor at Imperial - Dr Angela Kedgley
Being a personal Tutor at Imperial
Being a Personal Tutor at Imperial - Dr Steve Cook
Being a personal Tutor at Imperial
A Personal Tutors guide to Senior Tutors at Imperial
How Senior Tutors at Imperial College support Personal Tutors and their tutees
Support services
Here you'll find links to Imperial College's student support teams. Use the arrow buttons below to scroll through.
