Skip to main content View accessibility support page
  • Study
  • Research
  • Faculties
  • News and events
  • About
  • Get involved
  • Giving
  • Search

Website navigation

Skip to section navigation

Global site navigation

  • Study
    • Course search
    • Apply
    • Fees and funding
    • Student life
    • Visit
    • Help centre
    • Request info
    • International students
    • Executive education
    • Summer schools
  • Research
  • Faculties
    • Faculty of Engineering
    • Faculty of Medicine
    • Faculty of Natural Sciences
    • Imperial College Business School
    • Administrative and support services
  • News and events
    • News
    • What's on
    • Imperial Stories
    • Great Exhibition Road Festival
    • Imperial Magazine
    • Imperial Lates
    • Graduation
  • About
    • President
    • Provost
    • Imperial Strategy
    • Academic Strategy
    • Imperial Global
    • Sustainable Imperial
    • Governance
    • Campuses
    • Our academics
    • Jobs at Imperial
  • Get involved
    • Giving
    • Schools outreach
    • Imperial Global Summer School
    • Societal engagement
    • Volunteering and outreach
  • Giving

User links navigation

  • For staff
  • Current students
  • Imperial for business
  • For schools
  • Alumni
Staff

Personal Tutors' guide navigation

  • Understanding your role
    • The benefits
    • Your Senior Tutor and Faculty Senior Tutor
    • Establishing contact and rapport
      • Setting expectations
      • Organising meetings
      • Supporting transition
      • Maintaining contact
    • Two-way communication
      • Having effective conversations
      • Feedback
  • Managing the relationship
    • Confidentiality
    • Off-duty
    • Handling more complex needs
    • Setting boundaries
  • Developing students
    • Academic development
    • Discussing second and final year choices
    • Professional development
    • Extra-curricular activities
    • Writing references
    • Coaching skills for personal tutors
      • What is coaching?
      • Coaching conversations with personal tutees
      • The GROW model
      • Coaching for personal tutors in action
  • Supporting students
    • Academic progression
      • Assessment and exams
      • Mitigating circumstances
      • Inclusivity for disability
      • Interruption or withdrawal from studies
    • Daily living
      • Accommodation
      • Discipline
      • Financial concerns
    • Health and wellbeing
      • Alcohol and drugs
      • Crisis
      • Harassment, bullying and victimisation
      • Health
      • Mental health
      • Relationships and family
      • Sexual violence
      • Transition and culture shock
    • Referring your students
    • Personal Tutor follow-up
    • Policy and legislation
  • Imperial Award
    • Imperial Award Overview
    • How students earn the Award
    • How to support your students
    • Resources

Personal Tutors' guide

As a Personal Tutor you provide crucial support to your tutees. Within these webpages you will find a wealth of tips, advice and tutor and student experiences to guide you in this important role.

Top Links

  • Referring your students
  • Senior/Faculty Senior Tutors
  • Coaching skills

Help your tutees get the most out of their time at Imperial
Personal tutor with tutees

Tutors' tips and comprehensive advice for fulfilling your Personal Tutor role
referring students

How, when and where to refer your students for further support

Useful Links

Popular links

  • Blackboard
  • Contact the Service Desk
  • Jobs
  • Library services
  • Outlook email online

Faculties

  • Engineering
  • Medicine
  • Natural Sciences
  • Imperial College Business School

Directories

  • Admin and support services
  • Networks and Centres
  • Research groups
  • Search all staff

Partners

  • Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre
  • Imperial College Health Partners
  • Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
  • Imperial Consultants

College Information

Imperial College London

Address

Imperial College London
South Kensington Campus
London SW7 2AZ, UK
tel: +44 (0)20 7589 5111

Facebook X, formerly known as Twitter YouTube LinkedIn Instagram TikTok

Site Information

  • Sitemap
  • Accessibility
  • Modern slavery statement
  • Privacy notice
  • Use of cookies
  • Report incorrect content
  • Log in

© 2024 Imperial College London