Senior Tutor Network (STN)
Purpose
To provide a forum for Senior Tutors:
- to share innovation, excellence and any issues affecting student support provision;
- through which professional services can disseminate information and contribute to the development of student support provision;
- to identify the training needs for academic personal tutors.
Terms of reference
- To monitor the delivery of the University Academic Personal Tutoring Policy;
- To contribute towards the development of materials to support taught students understanding of personal tutoring;
- To contribute towards the development of materials to support academics and professional services in supporting students;
- To act as a conduit for student support information and developments between schools and professional services;
- To share materials and highlight best student support practice;
- To advise on personal and senior tutor training needs;
- To advise Student Experience Committee on student support policies and practice;
- To report any institutional-level issues relating to student support that require the attention of Student Experience Committee;
- To consider key measures of student support experience (including internal and external surveys and other feedback) and make recommendations as appropriate;
- To act as a forum to facilitate the development of informal mentoring and support networks between senior tutors.
Membership
Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor - Student Engagement, Skills & Success (Chair) - Michael Seery
Senior Tutors
FPIIO representative - Sarah Carter
SAMs/GAMs - two reps per Faculty
Lecturer in Academic Development, BILT - Julian Kendell
Director of Student Support & Wellbeing - Alison Golden-Wright
Academic Quality Manager, AQPO - Sam Jones
Quality Support Officer, AQPO (Secretary) - Melissa Bevan
Meeting Dates 2026-27
- Wednesday 23 September 2026
- in person meeting in November (date TBC)
- Wednesday 9 December 2026
- Teaching Block 2 dates TBC
Mode of Operation
We welcome suggestions from members of the Network or other University colleagues for discussion items or presentations on topics of common interest; please email Melissa Bevan (melissa.bevan@bristol.ac.uk).
Resources for Senior Tutors
Notes of Meetings and circulated papers (members only)