Lead Researchers: • Andrew Stork • Ben Walker We sought to address the difficulty many students have expressing how they feel they are progressing and were particularly interested in a tool from within solution-focused coaching, ‘scaling’. This is where a student is asked to rate themselves on a scale from one to ten, where the desired outcome is ten and one the complete opposite. For example: “On a scale from one to ten, ... Read More
Setting boundaries between you and students
When carrying out support you are nurturing individuals and small groups of students and this inevitably means that, at times, you will become closely associated with students’ emotional and overall well-being. While this type of support is undoubtedly what will make you an effective tutor, it does come with a ‘health warning’. It exposes you to some of the dangers of getting ‘too close’ to the issues and by implication, at times, to the ... Read More