You’ll already know that Academic Tutors work in partnership with you and the University’s wider support services to support your academic, personal and professional development. Here are our 5 reasons to continue the conversation with your Academic Tutor:
- Meeting with your Academic Tutor gives you a valuable opportunity for you to set the agenda – to talk about your interests, share your concerns, and to ask any questions which you may have.
- Received some feedback on your work? Chatting through this with your Academic Tutor can help you improve and set goals for your next piece of work.
- It’s never too late to get in contact with your Academic Tutor, if you haven’t been in touch before. Start the conversation and begin developing a rapport with them.
- If you aren’t sure where to go for support, your Academic Tutor can help you connect with the University’s specialist support services to provide further information and support in other areas.
- Things are a little different at the moment – but your Academic Tutor will help you to keep on track and make sure you’re making the most of your studies.
Here’s some tips from Reading students on how to make the most of your Academic Tutor:
“I would recommend building up a good rapport with your Academic Tutor, and an honest relationship, because there is nothing worse than bottling things up. You shouldn’t be embarrassed to say you’re struggling – your Tutor is there to help.”
Alexander, Theatre Arts, Education and Deaf Studies
“If you can, speak to your Academic Tutor before you submit your optional modules. Luckily my Academic Tutor had taught part of the module I was interested in, and was able to give me lots of information on what it was all about.”
Lucy, Italian studies
Find out more about speaking with your Academic Tutor with our Academic Tutor Toolkit.