Participant Information Sheet - Personal Tutoring Practices in Higher Education. Dr Helen Tidy, Dr Joanne Irving-Walton, Dr Emily McIntosh, Dr Gary Jones, Rosanna Ayton, Dr Sarah Bosch, Dr Ann Bingham and Melissa Jacobi

Hello, our names are Dr Helen Tidy (Teesside University), Dr Joanne Irving-Walton (Teesside University), Dr Emily McIntosh (University of West of Scotland), Dr Gary Jones (University of Winchester), Rosanna Ayton (King’s College London), Dr Sarah Bosch (Sheffield Hallam University), Dr Ann Bingham (University of Southampton ) and Melissa Jacobi. We are undertaking a research project and we would like to invite you to take part. Before you decide if you want to please read the following information and discuss it with others if you wish.

Please contact Dr Helen Tidy if you have any questions:

H.Tidy@tees.ac.uk

Please find the link to the survey below:

Survey

What is the purpose of the study?

This study is to look at personal tutoring and academic advising practices within UK Higher Education to understand where good practices occur as well as what issues we are facing within the UK.

Why am I being invited to take part?

You have been invited because we believe you have personal tutoring/academic advising responsibilities or lead/manage personal tutoring within your institution.

Do I have to take part?

No, it’s up to you if you want to or not.

Participation is entirely voluntary, with no obligations or consequences for non-participation.

What would I be asked to do if I chose to take part?

You will be asked to complete a survey on your experience of personal tutoring/academic advising.

What are the possible disadvantages, or risks, of taking part?

There are no identified risks, the survey is anonymous.

You do have an opportunity to share your name at the end of the survey in order for us to gather good practice case studies.

What are the possible benefits to taking part?

This research explores what current practices are across the sector with a view of sharing best practices.

What would happen to the information collected about me?

The survey is anonymous so no personal data will be collected from those taking part.

The data collected is processed lawfully in the necessary performance of scientific or historical research or for statistical purposes carried out in the public interest. Processing of data is proportionate to the aims pursued, respects the essence of data protection and provides suitable and specific measures to safeguard the rights and interests of the data subject in full compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act 2018.

The non-identifiable research data will be stored indefinitely on a secure password protected server at Teesside University. This is in case other scientists wish to raise questions about the results that need checking against the dataset. In the event that the study is published in a scientific journal, the non-person identifiable research dataset may be made publicly available (for example, as a supplement to the journal article, or stored on an on-line scientific data repository).

What would happen if I started, but, changed my mind?

Any surveys that are not completed will not be included in the study.

If you wish to withdraw from the study before the 20th May 2025, please contact Dr Helen Tidy (H.Tidy@tees.ac.uk), only surveys where we have the participants email will be able to be withdrawn due to the anonymous style of this survey.

What happens if there are any problems?

If you are unhappy, or there is a problem, please contact Dr Helen Tidy, H.Tidy@tees.ac.uk (project researcher).

If you remain unhappy, or there is an issue which you do not wish to talk to me about please contact: Linda Popplewell - l.popplewell@tees.ac.uk, who is the Chair of the SHLS Research Ethics Committee.

Who has approved this study?

This study has been approved by the School of Health and Life Sciences, Research Ethics Subcommittee.

Thank you for reading this information sheet and for considering whether or not to take part in this study.

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