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Resources for Directors of Studies

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These webpages contain (hopefully!) complete information for Directors of Studies in Physics and Astronomy. For those DoSs who know what they are looking for, this current page contains quick links to all the main documents, forms, college and University-level resources, and pastoral support for students. Associated webpages provide more specific and targetted subsets, along with descriptions.

Associated web pages:

Essential start-of-year guidance for new DoSs

Essential start-of-year guidance for DoSs in their 2nd year

Essential start-of-year guidance for experienced DoSs

Important changes for coming academic year

Frequently Asked Questions, and how-to descriptions

Quick-links in this page:

Key documents for Physics & Astronomy DoSs in Freshers' Week

Other useful documents for DoSs in Freshers' Week

Other useful forms and documents for throughout the year

Links to important school, college and University-level resources

Links to pastoral resources

Key Documents for Physics & Astronomy DoSs in Freshers' Week

The DoS Summary Notes.
A list of Standard Decisions for Concessions, relevant for students who have failed courses.
The guidelines for choice of pre-honours maths courses.
Suggested outside course choices for pre-honours students.
College rules and regulations for students who fail to make adequate progress (FAP).
College forms for FAP, concessions, exam-only study, interruptions of study, etc.
Important curriculum changes for the coming academic year.
College guidelines for how students eligible for fast-track entry should be handled.
My Freshers' welcome slides, in case any student missed this and is interested.

Other useful documents for Freshers' Week

A detailed checklist for the Freshers' Week interview, in both PDF and Word formats.
A quick bullet-point checklist for this interview.
A form for keeping logs of meetings with students, if you wish to keep records that way.
Example introductory letters explaining the role of a DoS (word, LaTeX).
Example forms for arranging interviews with students (word, LaTeX, doodle).

Useful forms for throughout the year

College webpage for Special Circumstances, including forms (word / pdf)
College forms for FAP, concessions, exam-only study, interruptions of study, etc.
Priority bus pass application form
College's guidance as to what constitutes special circumstances

Links to other resources

The Degree Regulations and Programmes of Study (DRPS)
TimeTab, for timetabling (especially pre-honours).
School of Physics Teaching pages for DPTs, Programme Guides and Honours Timetables.
College Office Forms for Failure to make Adequate Progress (FAP), concessions, exam-only study, interruptions of study, etc.
Rules and regulations for Authorised Interruptions of Study
The College DoS resource pages
The TLA's DoS Handbook

Links to pastoral resources

The TLA's DoS Handbook
The Advice Place (EUSA's drop-in centre for advice on a range of issues).
The Careers Service
The Teaching Learning and Advice Centre (runs many useful courses for students)
Student Disability Service
The University Health Centre
The Accommodation Office
The Student Counselling Service
The University Chaplaincy
The Samaritans: Phone 08457 909090
Nightline: Phone 0131 557 4444
Saneline: Phone 0845 767 8000
Edinburgh Women's Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre: Phone 0131 556 9437

Feel free to point directees towards my Directee's page where I've put all of this together.