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2011. Student Induction. Your Guide to Student Support at Northumbria University. 2011. s t u d e n t I n d u c t I o n. Our Vision. To deliver support services which are: ( i ) Fit for purpose (ii) Are pro-active, innovative and enhancing (iii) Work in collaboration with Schools - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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
2011
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 [email protected]
2011
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/[email protected]
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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:[email protected]@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/[email protected]
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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 [email protected]
2011
Welfare & InternationalUK Funding issues:Student LoansWelfare BenefitsAccess FundsScholarshipsBursariesChildcare costsNHS funding
Visa and Immigration:Visa renewalWorking in the UKPost Study WorkPolice registrationTravelling outside UK
2011
AccommodationAllocate first year students to residencesManage University residencesGuide students to private landlords and
agentsProvision of housing advice serviceProvision of web information
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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 [email protected]
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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