UCL CENTRE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF LEARNING AND TEACHING

Supporting key skills can act as a way for you and your tutees to get to know each other, so they feel able to discuss any problems they are experiencing. It can also act as an indicator of problems, which may be exacerbated by the students' lack of skill. Ultimately you want to empower students to deal with their own difficulties - one way of doing this is to encourage them to develop their skills and draw on their strengths.