FE Support Guide

4 5 ACADEMIC SUPPORT Your first priority during your time with us will be your academic progress. Dedicated personal tutor as your first point of contact, providing excellent pastoral support including weekly group tutorials and regular individual tutorials A dedicated Academic Skills Centre where you can have one-to-one appointments with our Academic Support Workers. These appointments will support you with improving your coursework and exam outcomes Online support via our Centre for Academic Skills and English (CASE) Toolkit for Further Education. This includes a huge range of resources designed to help you develop your academic, research, referencing and presentation skills Free access to Grammarly Premium, which will help you proofread your work The possibility of more focused academic skills sessions (delivered in class and organised with your tutor) A dedicated study space for college students (Thinkspace) where you can work on your assignments Over 30,000 print books available for loan and over 60 million online digital resources such as ebooks, journals, reports, statistics and more Aside from lectures, tutorials, a virtual learning environment and excellent study facilities which you can expect us to provide, we can proudly say that we offer so much more, including: DID YOU KNOW? REGULAR ATTENDANCE IS KEY TO YOUR SUCCESS We believe regular attendance is key to your success which is why we monitor this closely and signpost you to our various support services, where appropriate. Caitlin Coogan Tourism, Aviation, Events and Hospitality Level 3 My lecturers helped to support me and progress, not only in my work, but as a person. I am resitting my GCSE Maths and have received great support with this. My tutor has been such a great help, providing me with all the support and resources I need to hopefully pass maths on my final attempt. Charlie Bakery Level 1 The support is great and it helps me get my work completed. UNIVERSITY COLLEGE BIRMINGHAM UNIVERSITY COLLEGE BIRMINGHAM

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