Chapter 7 University Responsibilities to Students on IE

The University has a duty of care for students on campus and on placement. We take that duty of care very seriously.

A panoramic picture of the Samuel Alexander Building from Burlington Street in Manchester.

Figure 7.1: A panoramic picture of the Samuel Alexander Building from Burlington Street in Manchester.

7.1 Your personal tutor

In addition to checking that your placement provider is a suitable employer, an academic member of staff from University will also have at least two scheduled meetings with you during your placement:

  1. A one-to-one early on in your placement to check everything is OK, this is usually your personal tutor, see section 8.3
  2. A three-person meeting nearer the middle or end of your placement with you, your manager and your tutor to talk about your progress, see section 8.3

The placement team are on hand throughout the year if you need them

Your @student.manchester.ac.uk email is the main way the University will keep in touch with you while on Industrial Experience. For example, the placement visit meetings described in section 8.3 will be conducted remotely using either teams.microsoft.com or zoom.com, you’ll be notified about these meetings by email, so please make sure you read your University email regularly.

Figure 7.2: Your @student.manchester.ac.uk email is the main way the University will keep in touch with you while on Industrial Experience. For example, the placement visit meetings described in section 8.3 will be conducted remotely using either teams.microsoft.com or zoom.com, you’ll be notified about these meetings by email, so please make sure you read your University email regularly.

7.2 Placement and employability tutors

As well as your personal tutor, the placment and employability tutors are responsible for you on Industrial Experience. If you can’t (or don’t way to) contact your personal tutor, see section 0.1