Each School has different arrangements for tutor-student meetings. You may have regular planned meetings with a tutor, or you may have to take responsibility for contacting them when you need help. Either way, they are there to help and support your learning and development and you should use them as an important resource in this respect.

This page is designed to help you to plan for a meeting with your tutor in order to get the most out of the time and opportunity.

To prepare

• Be clear which tutor it will be best to speak to about the issue of concern to you, their role and their name.
• Be clear about the procedure for making an appointment with them.
• Do you have their contact detail?
• How long will you need?
• Is this a meeting Scheduled or Unscheduled

Planning for a meeting with your Tutor - UNSCHEDULED MEETING

• Why am I making this appointment?
• What do I what to achieve from the meeting?
  
• To what extent can I resolve the issue myself in the first instance?
  
• How can I best prepare for the meeting?
  
• What information do I need?
  
• Do I have any action points from a previous meeting?

Planning for a meeting with your Tutor - SCHEDULED MEETING

• What were my action points from the last meeting?
  
• What is the purpose or objectives of this meeting?
  
• How does this meeting relate to the last meeting?
  
• What do I what to achieve from this meeting?
  
• How can I best prepare for the meeting?
  
• What information do I need?