Tutor not to expected standard

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DD is at one of the big name colleges in Oxford, usually in top 3 for the Norrington. This year, as her tutor is on sabbatical, they have appointed a new tutor from another college, who has two years as a lecturer under their belt.

This new tutor studied at somewhere the likes of Exeter, Manchester, Birmingham. They got BBB in their a levels, and did not gain entrance to Oxbridge, but did do their doctorate there.

The tutor has an unbearably affected accent that I suppose is a device to try and fit in.

They are not willing to allow things like vacation residence for revision, whereas every single other tutor is. They are far too strict, and play everything conservatively.

DD feels as if they have a huge chip on their shoulder, and this is affecting her ability to work properly. The tutor does not fulfil their role like the previous tutor. They are hardly world class either.

Is it possible to switch tutors?

This new tutor studied at somewhere the likes of Exeter, Manchester, Birmingham. They got BBB in their a levels, and did not gain entrance to Oxbridge, but did do their doctorate there

Goady, snobbish and naff, OP

Neither you nor your DD are qualified to make such a judgement. The universities you mentioned are at least as good as any Oxford college (you might take a look at REF results).

is qualified

In my experience someone's academic credentials (beyond the minimum for whatever level they're teaching) don't have a lot of bearing on their teaching ability. Teaching doesn't use the same skills as passing exams with a top mark.

Place marking, me?

It's possible. But you sound like a massive snob, finding fault in everything and anything,because it couldn't possibly be your DD that is the one with the issue. Nope, it must be the one with an accent and BBB A levels results. How dare they be strict with such average qualifications.

I very much doubt OP is coming back.

Your DD may well have her opinion about her tutor.

"Is it possible to switch tutors?" - well just ask !

Not sure what is wrong with the likes of Exeter Birmingham etc as an u/g degree

Affected accent to fit in - not in ds's experience. All manner of accents at Oxford in his opinion

Other than that - if you are serious OP crack on.

Oh I shouldn't have posted should I - just got lured in

Think (hope) it might be made up goady nonsense

This is so obviously a wind up and dd at Oxford say that some students are posting on mumsnet simply to get outraged reactions, which they then sit back at laugh at. Don’t feed the troll.

This has given me a great start to the day, thanks OP.

This is pretty standard in British universities. Oxford is state run you know. If you wanted the best you should have sent her to an ivy. As it is you have to make do with what you get. She can complain of course but as the tutor is just a fill in there isn’t going to be much interest in their performance.

Sorry, what IS an 'unbearably affected accent'?

Just wow!

Gosh, isn't your daughter independent enough to think and act for herself? Still needs mummy to hold her hand and spoonfeed her?

What are they letting into Oxbridge these days? A very sad sign of the times, I'm afraid. I do hope her fellow students aren't TOO bothered by such a person being in their class.

Maybe she'd be better off at a lower class of university - or frankly not going at all? It doesn't sound like she has the independence of mind for it to be honest. What a pity!

oblomov it's when you're daahn the pub and you speak like this innit but then you go into class and go good day to you la di da I went shooting with grandpapa's old air force friends this weekend what a hoot phnar phnar.

Something like that, I expect.

I have a friend who’s a professor at Oxford who went to... wait for it... university of Plymouth (back when it was Plymouth poly). He got DDE in his a levels.

There are probably a few of his colleagues who did do their undergrad at Oxford in the 'EE offer' days, who got something very similar? I'm sure the BF of one of my friends at school wasn't the only one who appeared to take the offer as a target rather than a threshold.