The university is proud to support personal tutoring and has institutional membership of UKAT (UK Advising and Tutoring Association). This important international organisation is at the forefront of developing personal tutoring practice, literature and research. We are very excited to be part of this important area of HE tutor development, and to be part of this rapidly growing and very enthusiastic group of practitioners and researchers.
UKAT is the only UK organisation to offer professional recognition qualifications for personal tutors. As part of our UKAT institutional membership, we support an annual cohort of personal tutors to gain professional recognition by creating a portfolio of evidence. The university offers this as a fully funded CPD opportunity, which includes personal membership of UKAT and external assessment of the portfolio of evidence. Colleagues who successfully gain a place are part of a cohort which run for 12-15 months with regular group and individual tutorials facilitated by Rachel George, Michael Talbot, Amy Austin and Eve Rapley. A team of Greenwich UKAT award holders also act as UKAT buddies to provide further support and advice.
For more information about UKAT, please visit their website here.
There are three levels of professional recognition that UKAT award
Aimed at front-line personal tutors and academic advisors, this level of recognition demonstrates individual understanding and application of a broad range of effective approaches in delivering high-quality personal tutoring/advising and support for student success.
Recognition at this level demonstrates sustained effectiveness in student support through the organisation, leadership, or management of personal tutoring/academic advising. It is aimed at those with departmental or institutional responsibilities for leading and developing others in the implementation and delivery of effective personal tutoring/academic advising practices.
Recognises a sustained record of impact on student success at a strategic level through the coordination and provision of personal tutoring/academic advising. It is aimed at highly experienced tutors/advisors who can demonstrate impact at an institutional, national or international level
Applications to join cohort 3 for this academic year (2023-24) have now closed. The application form will be open for next academic year's cohort 4 (2023-24) this coming autumn.
To enrol onto the UKAT Personal Tutoring scheme will require approval from your line manager and complete a short written application.
Anyone interested is strongly encouraged to attend one of the Personal Tutor: UKAT information sessions to find out more, which can be booked onto via horizon (Please remember to download the calendar invite to get the Teams link) and to read the information provided on the official UKAT website here.
For further information about personal tutoring at Greenwich, please contact our team via UKAT@gre.ac.uk