Student Support

Personal Tutors

All students will have a named tutor who will be able to provide you with advice and guidance throughout your course.

Careers Advice

We have our own Careers experts to advise learners and have links to employment services to assist you to find work and plan a career path.

Applying to University

If you want to apply for university then our UCAS team can talk you through the process and help you to complete your application.

Welfare Advice

Our Customer Service Centre staff are able to provide advice about a range of welfare issues and can help you to find someone to speak to if you are struggling with your course or have problems at home. The College can also assist you to access counselling services. For Students with learning difficulties and/or disabilities, our Additional Learning Support team aims to offer you any help and support that you may need. Every applicant who declares a learning difficulty, disability or medical condition, will be assessed for your needs and to identify what support the College can offer.

All of our Centres are accessible via ramps and a lift. Support is provided one-to-one, in class or in small groups, depending on the individual student's needs and preferences. Support is provided for a wide range of needs, including the following:

• Dyslexia
• Dyspraxia
• ADHD
• Autistic spectrum needs
• Mental health difficulties
• Visual impairment
• Hearing impairment
• Learning disabilities
• Physical disabilities
• Difficulties with literacy/numeracy
• Taking exams
• Specialist equipment

Discussing your support needs

If you would like to explore how the College can support your needs please contact Additional Learning Support on 020 7815 1666 or email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Additional Learning Support

Every applicant who declares a disability or a learning difficulty will be offered a confidential interview to assess what level of support the college can offer. We will make all reasonable adjustments to our facilities, resources and/or procedures to help you follow a programme of study, providing entry requirements are met.

All initial enquiries to the College for learning support should be made through Customer Services or by completing an Application form.
An initial interview will be arranged with a member of the Customer Services team.

The purpose of this interview is to allow each student and their advocate to:

• visit the College
• discuss course options
• discuss support needs

During the initial interview, each person can expect the following information:

• an explanation of the College ethos
• comprehensive details of the College's programmes
• financial assistance available for students with disabilities
• transport arrangements
• methods of study

Following this, an assessment of support needs will be made and, on the basis of that assessment support could be offered in one or more of the following ways:

• teaching on a one-to-one basis or in small groups
• personalised arrangements for examinations, tutorials and guidance services
• specialised equipment and software
• communicators and note takers for deaf students
• brailing and large print service for blind and partially sighted students
• access facilitation and transport services
• liaison with outside agencies and advocacy services
• liaison with other staff on behalf of students

The college will assess your individual equipment needs before your course begins. The kinds of equipment we can make available to you includes laptop computers, adapted keyboards, specialist mouse, memory sticks, Dictaphones, screen magnifiers, screen readers, minicoms, radio aids, a large range of specialist software as well as other modified equipment to meet a range of needs. We can also provide ergonomic chairs and/or adaptable desks.

The college can organise the services of an educational psychologist for purposes of specialist assessment, a Speech and Language therapist as well as a Physiotherapist if necessary for the successful completion of a chosen course.

Also;

Counselling Services - people go through difficult times when they may feel worried and are overwhelmed by problems or obstacles they feel they are facing. Sometimes they may turn to friends and relatives whilst on other occasions it can be more appropriate and helpful to discuss things with a counsellor because they are independent and can give objective advice.