Undergraduate Students

· Introduction to Academic Tutor: Understand your Academic Tutor’s role and expectations.

· Personal Introduction: Share your module choices, what excites you about studying at Reading, and any personal commitments (e.g., being a parent or carer) that may impact your studies.

· Interests and Extracurriculars: Discuss your interests, hobbies, ambitions, and potential extracurricular activities.

· Support Resources: Explore the Life Tools programme for additional support.

Preparation and Planning:

· Find Your Tutor on RISIS.

· Review the Student Charter.

· Explore Essentials.

· Attend Life Tools Talks for an easier transition into the University life.

· How Are Things Going? Discuss your adaptation to university life, coursework, independent study, and any challenges faced.

· Feedback Review: Examine feedback from lecturers or peers, and discuss how to use it to improve future assignments.

· Opportunities for Growth: Identify and explore activities like societies, volunteering, or part-time work to develop skills.

· Next Steps: Reflect on feedback received during the meeting and create an Action Plan using the provided template.

Preparation and Planning:

· Evaluate Experience: Reflect on your experience so far experience and identify areas for improvement.

· Manage Deadlines: Discuss strategies for managing assignment deadlines and prioritising tasks. If you have one, take a list of your assignment deadlines.

· Use feedback to your advantage: Review recent feedback on your work and pick out themes or topics you'd like to discuss, take a step back and think about what you’re

doing to help yourself get better at understanding your feedback. To make it easier, explore the Study Support page on Essentials.

· Feedback: Reflect on and discuss feedback from your Semester 1 assessments. How can you use it to help in future assessments?

· Reflection: Are there any study skills that you need to develop? What opportunities or support is available to help you do this?

· Looking Ahead: Discuss summer plans including career skills, work experience, or holidays. Reflect on balancing interests with practical benefits. Discuss your module choices for next year.

· Next Steps: Reflect on feedback received during the meeting and update your Action Plan accordingly.

Preparation and Planning:

· Assess Progress: Review and assess your Action Plan progress.

· Review and collate feedback from your Semester 1 assignments

· Consider Options: Explore module options for the next year and identify potential challenges.

· Explore Resources: Revisit the Study Support page on Essentials, Life Tools talks, and consider placements, work experience, or study abroad options.

· Reflection: Discuss the implementation of your Action Plan and share what you’ve enjoyed about your studies so far.

· Current Experience: Compare your expectations with your actual experience, including lectures, seminars, and independent study. Address any ongoing challenges like deadlines or time management.

· Feedback Application: Review recent feedback and how it can be used to make improvements.

· Next Steps: Update your Action Plan for the upcoming academic year and evaluate strengths and weaknesses based on feedback.

Preparation and Planning:

· Assess Progress: Review and assess your Action Plan progress.

· Explore Resources: Revisit the Study Support page on Essentials, Life Tools talks, and consider placements, work experience, or study abroad options.

· Careers Guidance: Check the Careers webpages for further guidance.

· Reflection: Discuss the implementation of your Action Plan and share what you’ve enjoyed about your studies so far.

· Current Experience: Compare your expectations with your actual experience, including lectures, seminars, and independent study. Address any ongoing challenges like deadlines or time management.

· Feedback Application: Review recent feedback and how it can be used to make improvements.

· Next Steps: Update your Action Plan for the upcoming academic year and evaluate strengths and weaknesses based on feedback.

Preparation and Planning:

· Assess Progress: Review and assess your Action Plan progress.

· Explore Resources: Revisit the Study Support page on Essentials, Life Tools talks, and consider placements, work experience, or study abroad options.

· Careers Guidance: Check the Careers webpages for further guidance.

· Reflection: Assess the effectiveness of your previous Action Plan and discuss any additional activities like work experience or volunteering. Evaluate the skills gained and their relevance to your career goals.

· Progress Evaluation: Review the progress you made, your readiness for the second and third year of University, highlights, ambitions, and concerns.

· Work Management: Plan how to manage your workload and meet deadlines. Identify any areas where additional support might be needed.

· Other Opportunities: Review your involvement in extracurricular activities and assess whether to continue or explore new opportunities.

Next Steps:

· Develop Action Plan: Create an Action Plan for Year 2 based on past experiences and feedback.

· Schedule and document: Prepare a schedule for deadlines and document activities and skills gained.

Preparation and Planning:

· Review Action Plan: Assess your Action Plan progress and follow-up actions.

· Identify Excitements and Challenges: Reflect on what excites you this year and identify any potential challenges.

· Explore Resources: Revisit the Study Support page on Essentials and explore the Careers website for career planning resources.

· Reflection: Review your progress on the Action Plan and evaluate its effectiveness.

· Current Experience: Discuss academic progress, clarity of feedback, and any emerging patterns. Plan strategies to act on feedback and address challenges.

· Dissertation and Learning Goals: Discuss your Dissertation proposal and learning goals. Determine what support would be most beneficial.

· Looking Ahead: Explore future career planning, summer plans, and balancing interests with benefits.

· Next Steps: Continue refining your Action Plan and integrate new ideas. Plan for last years’ module options, placements, and dissertation topics.

Preparation and Planning:

· Review and Follow-Up: Revisit your Action Plan and address academic, personal, or professional challenges.

· Explore Opportunities: Revisit Life Tools talks, analyse feedback for recurring themes, and plan for summer and future opportunities.

· Careers Guidance: Explore the Careers webpages for further guidance.

· Reflection: Review your Action Plan from the previous term and assess its effectiveness. Discuss additional activities from last year and their impact on your skills and achievements.

· How Are Things Going?: Assess your progress in year 2, readiness for year 3, and discuss module options and your dissertation/project. Plan for managing deadlines and evaluate revision techniques if needed.

· Looking Ahead: Explore career planning and support resources. Discuss your CV, career aspirations, and how to leverage your experiences in future applications. Consider asking your Academic Tutor for a reference.

· Next Steps: Develop your Action Plan for the year based on past learnings and prepare for deadlines.

Preparation and Planning:

· Review and Document: Review your previous Action Plan, reflect on new activities or experiences, and prepare a deadline schedule.

· CV and Careers Service: Refine your CV and contact the Careers Service for guidance.

· Feedback: Reflect on and discuss feedback from your Semester 1 assessments. What areas do you need to work on in this final Semester?

· Project/dissertation preparation: Do you feel confident that you have the skills required? What support is available to you?

· Next Steps: Reflect on feedback received during the meeting and update your Action Plan accordingly.

Preparation and Planning:

· Assess Progress: Review and assess your Action Plan progress.

· Review and collate feedback from your Semester 1 assignments

· Reflect: How have things gone this year so far?

· Reflection: Review progress on your Action Plan and its effectiveness.

· Current Experience: Discuss academic progress, feedback clarity, and workload management. Seek advice on areas needing support.

· Looking Ahead: Discuss future employment or further study plans and review your CV for final updates. Confirm if your Academic Tutor has the necessary information for a reference.

· Next Steps: Continue refining your Action Plan and address any challenges.

Preparation and Planning:

· Review and Finalize: Refer to your Action Plan progress, focus on final exams, and address any concerns.

· Feedback and CV: Bring recent feedback and an updated CV to your meeting.

· Careers Guidance: Check the Careers webpages for final guidance.