This lucid and accessible resource pack provides an overview of the skills required for guidance based and action planning tutorial systems. Drawing on counselling and management techniques the pack will prove an invaluable resource for tutors, team leaders and staff development.

The materials cover tutor skills through:

• the initial assessment of students
• the use of counselling techniques in tutoring
• listening
• giving feedback
• challenging
• guidance skills
• negotiation skills

Contents include information and activities that can be used in staff development. There is a substantial appendix of resources developed in association with Amersham and Wycombe College that can be used to develop the student information and monitoring and tracking materials required in modern tutorial systems.

Tutoring for Achievement - Skills is designed for ease of use. It is ring bound and attractively presented to allow materials to be used as appropriate. Purchase of the pack grants the purchasing institution a non-transferable site licence to photocopy the materials as required.