The Student Services team are here to help you with all aspects of College life such as your funding, support for your studies, course guidance, travel to college, health information etc.
There are Student Services staff available across all our campuses and learning centres – we are here to help you and point you in the right direction so please get in touch with us to have a chat about how we can help you.
We are fully committed to providing high-quality services for students with additional support needs including physical and mental health difficulties, sensory impairment, physical and learning disabilities, and Autism.
We are happy to discuss your specific needs and arrange support to meet your needs on your course.
Advice, Guidance and Information
We can help you with all aspects of guidance for courses, seeking work, progressing on to university. We can assist you in applying for bursary/EMA, SAAS and childcare and housing applications and local trust funds.
We are here throughout the summer and when you are on your course for any advice and guidance questions you have.
Once you have started your course if you are then considering going to university next year we can help you with your UCAS application and personal statement. We will be providing information sessions on UCAS and workshops on how to complete your online application and personal statement from the end of September until November. We will advertise the dates for these sessions on MyD&A at the beginning of term.
Please get in contact with us on [email protected] we can then arrange to call you back, meet through video call or face to face.
Support Available at College
There is a wide variety of support available at College to assist you to enjoy your time at here and achieve your qualifications. If you are a looked after young person/care experienced or have caring responsibilities please let us know if there is anything we can do to assist you.
Some students prefer weekly support that we can arrange for you, and other students just want to know who to speak to, as and when, they feel they need it. If you would like to discuss any support you would like at College please contact any of the staff below who will be happy to help.
- Sarah Thom, Student Services Manager on [email protected]
- Wendy Russell, Student Services Team Leader at Arbroath on [email protected]
- Rona Jack, Student Services Team Leader at Kingsway on [email protected]
- Bryan Leonard, Student Services Team Leader at Gardyne on [email protected]
We can help you if you feel that you may need support at College relating to:
- Specific Learning Difficulties (SPL) such as Dyslexia, Dysgraphia; Dyscalculia, Dyspraxia,
- Mental Health and Wellbeing
- Sensory Difficulties
- Social and Emotional Needs
- Physical and mobility difficulties
- Health conditions
- Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
If you have a disability, health condition or need some extra help please let us know. We may be able to provide specialist equipment, make alternative assessment arrangements, or help with access to financial support.
The type of support we provide will vary according to your individual requirements and we would very much like to speak to you before you start college to make sure your support is in place.
If you have ticked the boxes in the student services section of your course application telling us that you have a support need, we will be in contact with you over the summer to make an appointment to discuss how you would like to be supported at College. If you ticked the box on your course application to say you are care experienced or have caring responsibilities we will email you to see if you would like to discuss any support you may want at College too.
If you have not heard from us yet and are keen to set up your support or have a discussion then please contact us on [email protected]
Disabled Students Allowance
If you are studying a HNC/D, Degree or Post Graduate level course at college or University and have a support need, you may be entitled to Disabled Students Allowance (DSA) to help with your studies. This is additional financial support through SAAS which, where appropriate, can be used to buy equipment or pay for personal support to help you at college. One of the DSA assessors in the Student Services team will be able to offer you advice and assistance in applying for this funding.
There are a number of DSA assessors on all our campuses who will work with you to complete a DSA assessment that will detail your need for additional support. If you would like to find out more about this please contact us on [email protected] and we can call you to discuss.