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Abstract
his lightening talk will present two pieces of work by the Mental Health and Well-being UKAT Special Interest Group (SIG).
1. Shared Toolkit for personal academic tutors on mental health and well-being training and resources.
2. Practice piece on the interaction between staff and student mental health in a personal academic tutor role: focus on diversity and international students.
This special interest group was started as evidence supports that the role of personal academic tutor has an impact on staff well-being (1). In particular, the considerations of students diverse needs can create an environment where personal academic tutors need additional support and training to meet the needs of students and protect their well-being (2). In this talk, we want to present the development of a UK wide resource for personal academic tutors that will help support their mental health and well-being by presenting key journal articles, blog posts and other resources, and training. Secondly, we will present our initial findings from a practice piece led by the SIG group on staff and student mental health. We will discuss preliminary findings from research conducted by members of the SIG, highlighting expertise within the group on international and diverse student needs. We will include an interactive Menti with audience members for their voice and feedback. To represent the student voice we will present case studies (with permission) from our own experiences and videos from students in addition to those presented in the literature (3).
Learning Outcomes
As a result of attending this session delegates will have a new idea to improve PGT students understanding of tutoring support.; At the end of this lightening talk the audience will:
1. Know what Coffee with ADDed Conversation is, its value for students and how to make their own.
2. Know why communities of practices are so powerful in supporting learning and teaching and the development of our own identity as educators.; At the end of the talk audience members will be
1. Familiar with the new toolkit and provide input on current gaps
2. Informed of current practice and evidence surrounded staff and student mental health interactions
Bibliography
1. Shared Toolkit for personal academic tutors on mental health and well-being training and resources.
2. Practice piece on the interaction between staff and student mental health in a personal academic tutor role: focus on diversity and international students.
This special interest group was started as evidence supports that the role of personal academic tutor has an impact on staff well-being (1). In particular, the considerations of students diverse needs can create an environment where personal academic tutors need additional support and training to meet the needs of students and protect their well-being (2). In this talk, we want to present the development of a UK wide resource for personal academic tutors that will help support their mental health and well-being by presenting key journal articles, blog posts and other resources, and training. Secondly, we will present our initial findings from a practice piece led by the SIG group on staff and student mental health. We will discuss preliminary findings from research conducted by members of the SIG, highlighting expertise within the group on international and diverse student needs. We will include an interactive Menti with audience members for their voice and feedback. To represent the student voice we will present case studies (with permission) from our own experiences and videos from students in addition to those presented in the literature (3).
Learning Outcomes
As a result of attending this session delegates will have a new idea to improve PGT students understanding of tutoring support.; At the end of this lightening talk the audience will:
1. Know what Coffee with ADDed Conversation is, its value for students and how to make their own.
2. Know why communities of practices are so powerful in supporting learning and teaching and the development of our own identity as educators.; At the end of the talk audience members will be
1. Familiar with the new toolkit and provide input on current gaps
2. Informed of current practice and evidence surrounded staff and student mental health interactions
Bibliography
| Original language | English |
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| Publication status | Published - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Event | UKAT Annual Conference 2025: Learning Well - UCL, London, United Kingdom Duration: 7 Apr 2025 → 8 Apr 2025 https://www.ukat.ac.uk/events/ukat-annual-conference-2025 |
Conference
| Conference | UKAT Annual Conference 2025 |
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| Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
| City | London |
| Period | 7/04/25 → 8/04/25 |
| Internet address |
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The Personal Tutoring Project
Alberts, N. (Principal Investigator), Moule, S. K. (Other ) & Lart, R. A. (Other )
1/05/19 → 30/04/25
Project: Research