UKAT’s free monthly webinars, Tutoring Matters, are designed to support all those engaged with personal tutoring and advising, whether that be as a practitioner, leader or in a related support role. They will also act as key professional development for those undertaking tutoring and advising roles. Facilitated by various key professionals associated with UKAT and collaborative in nature, the webinars will cover important issues for academic advising. 

If you would like to facilitate a webinar, please get in touch. We are also open to suggestions from members about topics they would like to see covered. To make a suggestion, or for any other queries regarding the webinars, please email webinar@ukat.uk. 

You can book onto the webinars and find out further information by clicking on the webinar titles below (booking will go live approximately one month before the webinar is due to take place).

Transforming Tutoring: Rebalancing the pedagogic and the pastoral in a new Academic Tutoring model -  Thursday 20 November 2025, 14:00

Dionne Barton, Roger Dalrymple, Erick Morataya & Leanne Herbert, De Montfort University

The importance of effective tutorial systems for student belonging, progression, and success is acknowledged across the sector. As patterns of student engagement with their studies change and evolve, so must our approach to supporting students through agile and responsive tutorial systems.

Join us for an insightful webinar exploring the strategic shift from ‘personal’ tutoring to ‘academic’ tutoring within De Montfort University.  Discover the drivers behind this change, the benefits for both students and staff, and practical strategies for successful implementation.

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