student induction

Student Induction

Your Guide to Student Support at Northumbria University

2011

Our VisionTo deliver support services which are:

(i) Fit for purpose

(ii) Are pro-active, innovative and enhancing

(iii) Work in collaboration with Schools

(iv) Are integrated across all sections

(v) Operate in line with the Corporate Strategy and related Plans

(vi) Continuously research the student experience to inform best practice

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Support Teams: Student Support and Wellbeing, and other areas:Careers &

EmploymentChaplaincy &

Faith AdviceCounselling & Mental

Health SupportDisability SupportWelfare &

International Support

Teams not in Student Support &Wellbeing:

AccommodationASk InternationalSecurityTeam Northumbria

(Sport)

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Electronic SupportMy Northumbria - your personal home page on the web

Electronic A-Z of Student Survival

Web based support – fact sheets, links

eLearning Portal

Generic email addresses

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Careers & EmploymentAdvice and information on career planning, employment and further studyCareers Centre with wide range of multi-media resourcesDrop in and one-to-one appointments with advisers, including a careers

adviser for international studentsWorkshops on job-searching: applications/CVs/InterviewsAdvertising of vacancies for part-time student jobs and graduate

employment Information on opportunities for voluntary workEmployer presentations and careers fairswww.northumbria.ac.uk/careers sv.careers@northumbria.ac.uk

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Chaplaincy and Faith Advice Individual confidential pastoral supportProgramme of social activities, including regular film nights and day trips to

the coast, Durham, Hexham and the Farne IslandsOpportunities for spiritual reflection, including worship and guided

meditation Information on Places of Worship – churches, synagogues, mosques,

temples and gurdwarasQuiet space – rooms on both campuses set aside for quiet prayer,

meditation or thinking

www.northumbria.ac.uk/chaplaincysv.chaplaincy@northumbria.ac.uk

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Counselling & Mental HealthCounsellors and Mental Health Practitioners Individual one-to-one counselling and mental health support from

professional practitionersDaily drop-in serviceGroup work Information about other counselling and therapy services in the areaWorkshops and seminarsMore information is available at www.northumbria.ac.uk/counsellingYou can pop in to speak to us in Student Support and Wellbeing, or you

can contact us by email:sv.counselling@northumbria.ac.uksv.mentalhealth@northumbria.ac.uk

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Disability SupportSupport and advice for disabled/dyslexic

studentsAdvice on additional fundingAdvice on individual exam arrangementsBank of loan equipmentwww.northumbria.ac.uk/disabilitiessv.disability@northumbria.ac.uk

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Welfare & InternationalAdvice and information on UK Student fundingAdvice and information on Visa and immigration issuesAdvice and information on keeping healthyAdvice and information on keeping safeOne Planet Social Activities ProgrammeGeneral welfare advice and informationhttp://www.northumbria.ac.uk/ssw follow Welfare and International supportsv.welfareandinternational@northumbria.ac.uk

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Welfare & InternationalUK Funding issues:Student LoansWelfare BenefitsAccess FundsScholarshipsBursariesChildcare costsNHS funding

Visa and Immigration:Visa renewalWorking in the UKPost Study WorkPolice registrationTravelling outside UK

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AccommodationAllocate first year students to residencesManage University residencesGuide students to private landlords and

agentsProvision of housing advice serviceProvision of web information

rc.accommodation@northumbia.ac.uk

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ASk (Academic Skills)

English language and academic skills for international students

Classes based in your SchoolAsk your Programme Leader about when and

where these classes are available

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Security24 hour, 52 week presence on campusRespond to all emergenciesAdvise on personal safetyAdvise on crime prevention ea.security@northumbria.ac.uk

Emergency Tel. No. 0191 227 3200

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Team Northumbria (Sport) Sport Central - You’ve got to see it to believe it! Unparalleled Health and Fitness Facilities including, a 6 lane 25 metre swimming pool, a 40 metre indoor

sprint track, and a breath taking 3000 seat arena. Coach Lane & Bullocksteads Offers fitness suite, Several Sports Pitches & 3rd Gen rubber crumb turf pitch. Wide programme of Fitness and Exercise classes Pilates, Aerobics, Aqua Fit and Group Fitness to name a few British Universities & Colleges Sport Pitch yourself against other budding athletes in external sporting competition against other UK universities. Campus and Community Sport Programmes ‘Give it a go’ opportunities, Volunteering in the community, and internal university leagues on offer Sport Education Offering an Extensive choice of Coach Education courses in many sports and Scholarships for Talented

Athletes. Student Sports Clubs From the elegance of fencing to the discipline of Jitsu, Team Northumbria caters for over 30 different

sports. Cant find your sport? We will gladly assist you to get it off the ground, after all no university is complete without an extreme

ironing team.

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www.teamnorthumbria.com www.nusportcentral.com

A – Z of Student SurvivalA comprehensive electronic package providing information on issues such as:AccommodationHealthPostgraduate fundingSafetyStudent fundingUniversity RegulationsVisasWelfare Benefits and a whole lot more !!

www.northumbria.ac.uk/studentaz/survival/?view=Standard or www.northumbria.ac.uk/ssw and follow the link

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Web Provision

All Teams have web and e learning portal provision

This includes downloadable information and links to other relevant sites

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Generic e-mail addresses

USE THEMYou can see this presentation again on-line and use electronic links to web sites

and e-mail addresses

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Where are we ?Accommodation – 1 Ellison TerraceAsk – Academic Skills – Squires WorkshopsCounselling & Mental Health, Disability Support, Welfare &

International – Northumberland Building, ‘under the tunnel’Careers & Employment – Northumberland Building, ground

floorChaplaincy and Faith Advice Centre – Fourth Floor, Wynne

Jones BuildingSecurity – Sutherland HouseTeam Northumbria – Sport CentralStudent Support and Wellbeing @ Coach Lane – Allendale

Building

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Good luck!

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