Student Support

Students at Wyke are provided with a high level of dedicated support. Whatever the problem, there will be someone here to help.

Guidance

Student Advisers, EMA, MIS and Exams staff all work closely together to provide the Guidance service which is available during College timetable hours. The Guidance staff can offer help with timetable queries, transport information, exam questions and much more.

The College also has first class careers provision. There are regular careers talks and appointments are available with Connexions PAs working in the College.

We are all faced with challenges in our daily lives and times when we may find it difficult to cope, so we have an experienced Counsellor available to provide a confidential service.

Learning Mentors

The Learning Mentor team provide a friendly face when you need someone to talk to and can provide support on any of the following:

• Personal issues (friendship problems, family and housing issues, relationship worries)
• Homework and Coursework (helping students understand what has been asked of them, chasing missing pieces of work, helping them meet deadlines and giving students somewhere to complete their work)
• Revision (helping with revision strategies, planning timetables, allowing students to revise with a Mentor)
• Other Issues (attendance – chasing up students who have missed lessons with no given reasons. This can sometimes identify personal issues which can then be dealt with by referral)

Learning Support

The Learning Support Department at Wyke is very good according to the 2008 OFSTED inspection. The team provides extra study support to students who need it or who want to improve their study skills. It is available to anyone who needs it. In recent years the department has supported D/deaf students, hearing impaired students, visually impaired students and those on the autistic spectrum as well as many students with dyslexia and dyspraxia. It can be accessed either by referral from a member of the teaching staff or by self-referral. The department can offer: tutorials for study support; dyslexia screening; the loan of resources according to need; assistance with time management, essay-writing, exam preparation; note-takers for lessons, escorts and support for disabled students where required, liaison with the Exams Office to organise access arrangements for examinations.