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Who are we?
Student Services
Campus life
Inclusive Student Support Services
Residential Services
English Language Training Services
Centre for Academic Success
Academic Success
Programme
Specialist Tuition For Academic Success
Maths & Stats Success
Reaching Wider Partnership
Specialist one-to-
one support for
eligible students
with:
Dyslexia & other
SpLDs,
ADHD and ASC
Mental health
diagnosis
Medical conditions.
Student centred,
individualised and
regular sessions.
Students are referred to STAS by:
The Disability Office
Well Being Service
ASC Practitioners
All students referred to STAS
have funding.
Funding bodies include:
Student Finance England
Student Finance Wales
NHS Wales
NHS England
Others-EPSRC, College
STAS Team
16 Specialist Tutors:
6 Core Tutors
-each tutor has a link
to a particular College
10 hourly paid Tutors
STAS is audited annually
Tutors have membership
of a Professional Society
Most tutors are ADSHE QA
Mandatory CPD
We assist students in developing strategies and skills. Discovering ways that work for each individual student.
Effective Study Skills
Assistive Technology
Academic Writing
Lectures
Establishing Learning Priorities
Preparing for Graduation/Work Placements
Addressing Learning Anxiety
Reading for Research
Exams and Assessment Tasks
Individual Appointments
7 Underlying Principles
Underpin Specialist Tuition 1:1 Support
ADSHE
Meta cognition
Relevance
Over learning
Modelling
Multi sensory
Motivation
“Little and Often”
Group Sessions
Pilot sessions on study skills
this semester.
Feedback
“My tutor was amazing. We got on so well and I
really enjoyed our sessions.”
1. Improves confidence 2. Provides aid for coursework and revision.
“I received 90% for my lit review, mainly due to the
excellent support I received from my specialist tutor.”
How we can help staff
If you are unsure how to help
a student with a disability make
progress in their studies, or how
to assess a student’s work,
you could email the STAS address
X If you need to make a Casework
Enquiry, you need to contact the
Disability Office or Well Being Service
Disabled Students Allowance (DSA)
• Student discloses to the Disability Office or Well Being Service
• Student provides evidence of disability
• Disability/Well Being Case Workers send information to the
Disability Link Tutors in colleges
• Student applies for DSA.
• Funding body agrees and sends the student for a Needs
Assessment
• Needs assessor recommends reasonable adjustments
• Funding body agrees to reasonable adjustments
• Student is able to access support, specialist tuition etc.
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