Student Induction

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Student Induction
2008

• Your Guide to Student Support at Northumbria
  University
• Shelagh Groves Director of Student Services

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Student Services Vision
2008
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• To 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
2008
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• Accommodation
• ASk International
• Careers Employment
• Counselling
• Disabilities

• Multifaith Chaplaincy
• Security
• Team Northumbria (Sport)
• Welfare International

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Electronic Support
2008

• My 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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Accommodation
2008
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• Allocate first year students to residences
• Manage University residences
• Guide students to private landlords and agents
• Provision of housing advice service
• Provision of web informationrc.accommodation_at_nort
  humbia.ac.uk

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ASk (Academic Skills)International
2008
s t u d e n t I n d u c t I o n

• English language and academic skillsfor
  international students
• Classes based in your School
• Ask your Programme Leader about when and where
  these classes are available
• az.ask_at_unn.ac.uk

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Careers Employment Service
2008

• Advice and information on career planning,
  employment and further study
• Careers Centre with wide range of multi-media
  resources
• Drop in and one-one appointments with advisers,
  including a specialist International Student
  Employment Adviser
• Workshops on jobsearch applications/CVs/Interview
  s
• Advertising of vacancies for part-time student
  jobs and graduate employment
• Information on opportunities for voluntary work
  and Northumbria Award for volunteering
• Employer presentations and careers fairs
• www.northumbria.ac.uk/careers
• sv.careers_at_northumbria.ac.uk

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Counselling Mental Health
2008
s t u d e n t I n d u c t I o n

• Comprises of Counsellors and the Mental Health
  Practitioner all of whom can be contacted
  electronically on sv.counselling_at_northumbria.ac.uk
  
• Individual one-to-one counselling and mental
  health support from professional practitioners
• Daily drop in service
• Group work
• Information about other counselling and therapy
  services in the area
• Workshops and seminars
• www.northumbria.ac.uk/counselling
• sv.counselling_at_northumbria.ac.uk
• sv.mentalhealth_at_northumbria.ac.uk

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Disabilities
2008
s t u d e n t I n d u c t I o n

• Support and advice to disabled/dyslexic students
• Advice on additional funding
• Advice on individual exam arrangements
• Bank of loan equipment
• www.northumbria.ac.uk/disabilities
• sv.disability_at_northumbria.ac.uk

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Multifaith Chaplaincy
2008
s t u d e n t I n d u c t I o n

• Individual pastoral and spiritual support
• Information on places of worship
• A programme of social activities
• Available to everyone all faiths and none
• www.northumbria.ac.uk/chaplaincy
• gavin.wort_at_northumbria.ac.uk

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Security
2008
s t u d e n t I n d u c t I o n

• 24 hour, 52 week presence on campus
• Respond to all emergencies
• Advise on personal safety
• Advise on crime prevention
• ea.security_at_northumbria.ac.uk
• Emergency Tel. No. 0191 227 3200

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Team Northumbria (Sport)
2008
s t u d e n t I n d u c t I o n

• Two well equipped Health and Fitness Centres
• Wide programme of Fitness and Exercise classes
• Student Sports Clubs
• External sporting competition against other UK
  universities (BUCS)
• Campus Sport Programmes
• Community Sport Programmes
• Student Sport Scholarships for Talented Athletes
• Extensive choice of Coach Education courses in
  many sports
• Cost from 10.50 per month
• Sport Centres at both City and Coach Lane
  campuses
• www.teamnorthumbria.com
• teamnorthumbriabookings_at_northumbria.ac.uk

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Welfare International
2008

• Advice and information on UK Student funding
• Advice and information on Visa and immigration
  issues
• Advice and information on keeping healthy
• Advice and information on keeping safe
• One Planet Social Activities Programme
• General welfare advice and information
• www.northumbria.ac.uk/welfareandinternational
• sv.welfareandinternational_at_northumbria.ac.uk

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Welfare International
2008

• UK Funding issues
• Student Loans
• Welfare Benefits
• Access Funds
• Scholarships
• Bursaries
• Childcare support

• Visa and Immigration
• Visa renewal
• Working in the UK
• Post Study Work
• Police registration
• Travelling outside UK

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A Z of Student Survival
2008
s t u d e n t I n d u c t I o n

• A comprehensive electronic package providing
  information on
• issues such as
• Accommodation
• Health
• Postgraduate funding
• Safety
• Student funding
• University Regulations
• Visas
• Welfare Benefits and a whole lot more
  !!www.northumbria.ac.uk/studentsurvival

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Web Provision
2008
s t u d e n t I n d u c t I o n

• All Services 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
2008
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• USE THEM
• You 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 ?
2008
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• Accommodation 1 Ellison Terrace
• Ask International Squires Workshops
• Careers, Counselling Mental Health,
  Disabilities, Welfare International
  Northumberland Building
• Multifaith Chaplaincy First Floor, Wynne Jones
  Building
• Security Sutherland House
• Team Northumbria Sports Centre
• Student Services _at_ Coach Lane Allendale Building

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Good luck!
2008
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