A range of staff across our departments are involved in providing student support. We want to ensure that they have access to the resources and training they need to support our students effectively.

Faculty-based training and resources

  • FoNS Personal Tutor Training: each academic year, the Faculty Senior Tutor offers refresher training for all personal tutors across the Faculty
  • Personal Tutors Guide Sept 2023-  this short guide is a useful tool for all staff, and signposts key sources of support
  • Positive Communication for Student-Facing Staff: in 2018, the Faculty introduced training for all student-facing staff on communicating positively in a university context, to find out more email Rebecca Middleton, the Faculty Education Manager.

Training opportunities and resources

The following training opportunities and resources are available to staff in roles supporting students:

Be An Active Bystander

Active Bystander Training aims to empower staff across our College community to challenge poor behaviours and bring about cultural change. Active Bystanders reinforce messages defining the boundaries of unacceptable behaviour

Active Bystander Poster

Where to go for further support

The Faculty Senior Tutor for Natural Sciences, Ingo Mueller-Wodarg, is available for additional support and guidance, particularly in relation to more sensitive or complicated academic and personal student matters. Find further information and contact details here.

There are also a range of services across the College available to support students most in need and requiring immediate and/or ongoing specialist support. Please refer to the College Support page for further details.

College policies and procedures

Key College policies and procedures are available on the Registry Academic Governance webpages, including:

Your own health and wellbeing

There are various College resources available to support staff in supporting their own health and wellbeing. Click on the following links to find out more:

One-to-one wellbeing support

Should you wish to speak with someone in confidence about your wellbeing, the Student Wellbeing Advice Team is available for one-to-one guidance meetings, either in-person or online via Teams. Find out more about the team and what to expect from a one-to-one appointment.


Book an appointment

Register using our online form