About this Event
ADSHE/PASSHE IN PERSON EVENT FOR SPECIALIST TUTORS
ADSHE/PASSHE In-Person Event for Specialist Tutors taking place at the University of Leeds on Friday May 17th. This free, member only, event offers 2 hours ADSHE/PASSHE accredited CPD and 2 hours work context CPD and the opportunity to do a PPS session, all of which can be used towards your annual professional QA portfolio requirement.
Members of ADSHE/PASSHE will join us for a day filled with insightful sessions, networking opportunities, and the opportunity to share best practice. This free to attend event is designed to enhance your skills, share best practice and connect with like-minded professionals in the field. Don't miss out on this fantastic opportunity to grow professionally and make valuable connections. The Agenda for the day is given below:
Agenda
MORNING
9:15 Arrival/registration/networking – free tea/coffee and biscuits
9:45 Welcome/housekeeping
10:00 ADSHE/PASSHE updates
10:15 Support for Specialist Study Skills Tutors working with complex students – a new vision. Peer development and resource sharing Workshop, Facilitated by Regional Co-ordinator, Diana Higgins. (1 hour work context (not accredited) CPD).
11:15 Comfort break
11:30 AI and our students – Work Context Workshop Facilitated by Regional Co-ordinator, Diana Higgins (1 hour Work Context element. Not accredited CPD).
See further details below
12:30 Lunch/networking/look at resource table (see below for details) - there are plenty of outlets on campus to buy your lunch - or just bring your own with you.
AFTERNOON
13:30 Mental Health and Neurodivergence – Workshop on personal and professional exploration presented by Lucy Smith (1.5 hours ADSHE/PASSHE Accredited CPD) See further details below
15:00 Comfort break
15:15 Reflective metacognition – paired work and group activity (0.5 hours ADSHE/PASSHE accredited cpd) in which we share our learning from the day and what we are taking away
15:45 Recap and any questions
16:00 Optional PPS – further details below
WORKSHOPS
Support for Specialist Study Skills Tutors working with complex students – a
new vision (1 hour work context non-Accredited CPD)
Presenter: Diana Higgins
Diana works as a 1:1 Specialist Study Skills Tutor at University of Leeds and is the
ADSHE/PASSHE Regional Co-ordinator for Northern England. Diana is interested in how we
are increasingly working with larger numbers of students with more complex needs
and how this impacts tutors in the sector. The workshop explores how working with
complex students with mental health needs/multiple diagnoses can prove
professionally challenging, as well as potentially impacting our wellbeing and ways of
working. Additionally, it explores what additional support is available for tutors in the
workplace to discuss strategies for working with more complex students and if there
is more that could be done to support tutors in handling stress and challenges when
working with more complex students – for example, a kind of professional
supervision similar to that accessed by counsellors. The workshop is tailored for
tutors working in different HE contexts. It will involve a short presentation outlining
Diana’s initial research into this topic followed by small group work and larger group
discussion. A summary of the workshop discussion will be forwarded to participants
after the event. Diana is also working on an opinion piece for the ADSHE/PASSHE Journal
around support for Study Skills Tutors who work with more complex students, and
with participants’ agreement, would like to include any relevant themes, ideas or
experiences in her article.
If further information is required, please contact Diana Higgins:
Email address: [email protected]
AI and our students - Work context workshop on how to support our students
with AI (1 hour work context CPD. This is not an accredited CPD workshop).
Presenter: Diana Higgins
This workshop will involve a short presentation by Diana introducing some of the
common AI tools used by students and identifying some of the key concerns around
use of AI for academic study. She will briefly discuss some anonymised case studies
from her own student caseload. Diana will then lead an interactive discussion which
provides the opportunity to share experiences, ideas and knowledge around AI tools
and as a group we will create a Top Tips poster for tutors when working with
students on AI tools. Participants will receive a handout listing common AI tools
currently used by students in the sector. As a follow-up, all participants will receive a
wordprocessed summary of the workshop discussion.
If further information is required, please contact Diana Higgins:
Email address: [email protected]
Mental health and Neurodivergence – a personal and professional exploration
(1.5 hours ADSHE/PASSHE Accredited CPD)
Presenter: Lucy Smith
Lucy, a Specialist Study Skills Tutor and Disability Adviser at University College,
London, is leading a workshop that focuses on personal and professional
experiences of neurodivergence with co-occurring mental health conditions. This
interactive workshop will provide research-backed insights into the topic and includes
ample time for questions, case study work in small groups or as individuals, and
group discussions. Non-binary and Trans students’ experiences will also be shared.
If further information is required, please contact Lucy Smith:
Email address: [email protected].
Reflective metacognition – paired work and group activity (0.5 hours ADSHE/PASSHE accredited cpd)
Led by: Diana Higgins
in which we share our learning from the day and what we are taking away.
Optional PPS session
Contact Diana Higgins if you’re interested in taking part in the PPS session. There
will be options for group and paired PPS. Diana will be on hand to provide guidance
to any tutors new to PPS and to answer any questions about the PPS process
Email address: [email protected]
Resource table
There will be a table display of useful books and resources for tutors to look at in the
room. Please bring along any books, worksheets or practical resources you would
like to share on the table. Or email any electronic resources to Diana beforehand
and she will collate and share these with participants. You may wish to bring or
email resources around students’ mental health since this is the topic for the
afternoon workshop but feel free to share resources on any topic.
Email address: [email protected]
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
University of Leeds, University of Leeds, Woodhouse, United Kingdom
GBP 0.00
