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

  1. To monitor the delivery of the University Academic Personal Tutoring Policy;
  2. To contribute towards the development of materials to support taught students understanding of personal tutoring;
  3. To contribute towards the development of materials to support academics and professional services in supporting students;
  4. To act as a conduit for student support information and developments between schools and professional services;
  5. To share materials and highlight best student support practice;
  6. To advise on personal and senior tutor training needs;
  7. To advise Student Experience Committee on student support policies and practice;
  8. To report any institutional-level issues relating to student support that require the attention of Student Experience Committee;
  9. To consider key measures of student support experience (including internal and external surveys and other feedback) and make recommendations as appropriate;
  10. 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)