We want you to be successful and to make the most of your opportunities at Nescot. Our aim is to provide a supportive environment and to help you achieve your goals. Independent information, advice, guidance and support is available to you throughout your education at Nescot.
In addition to the support provided by your tutor, specialist staff can help you with the following:
• Advice on applying for jobs, careers and further study
• Financial help or advice
• Applying for help with travel
• Immigration and visa advice
• Learning difficulties and/or disabilities
• Assessment for exam access arrangements
• Mentoring
• Personal Development Coaching
• Attendance
• Wellbeing
• Safeguarding
• Health
• Gym membership
• Laptops for bursary recipients/EHCP holders
• Accessing resources in the Learning Resource Centre (LRC).
The Admissions Team are available to assist you with enrolment, applications for further study or fee payments. They can help by:
• Enrolling you on your course and taking any payments due
• Updating your details e.g. change of address.
The Admissions Team is located in The Skills Park (near Reception) 020 8394 3038
admissions@nescot.ac.uk
Fridays 9.00am – 4.00pm OPENING TIMES
Mondays to Thursdays 9.00am – 5.00pm
The Careers Team offer friendly, impartial careers and course advice to all students at any stage during their time at Nescot. They can help by:
• Providing information on any of the courses offered here or elsewhere
• Offering help with applying for your next course
• Booking 1:1 careers advice sessions
• Offering drop-in sessions for a quick chat about your options or any careers related issue.
The Careers Team is located in The Skills Park (opposite Reception) 020 8394 3149
careers@nescot.ac.uk
Fridays 9.00am – 4.45pm OPENING TIMES
Mondays to Thursdays 9.00am – 5.00pm
Financial support schemes are available to help students and their families on low incomes. Assistance can also be provided towards the cost of travel, books, equipment, childcare and fees.
Our Student Finance advisers can help with your applications and what schemes you can apply for. Advice can also be given on funding, grants, benefits, budgeting and financial planning. Help is available for overseas students on general visa and immigration queries.
The Student Finance Team is located in L13A (In the LRC)
020 8394 3033 / 3186
studentfinance@nescot.ac.uk
TERM TIME
Mondays to Thursdays 8.30am – 5.00pm
Fridays 8.30am – 4.45pm
COLLEGE HOLIDAYS
Mondays to Thursdays 9.00am – 4.00pm
Fridays 9.00am – 3.45pm
At Nescot we offer a wide range of support for students with additional needs and disabilities. We will work with you to support you, make reasonable adjustments, and help find practical solutions to any difficulties you may have.
The Learning Support Team supports students with and without and Education Health and Care plan (EHCp) with:
• Specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia and dyspraxia
• Moderate learning difficulties
• Physical or mobility needs or sensory impairments
• Social, emotional or behavioral difficulties
• Exam access arrangements.
If you hold an EHCp, please inform your Local Authority that you wish to apply to Nescot. They will ask the college to complete a Needs Assessment to ensure your needs can be met.
A discussion may also need to be had on the provision Nescot can and cannot provide. This takes place before 31st March of the year you wish to enroll. It is important to let us know you hold an EHCp when you apply. Nescot is able to provide in class support, this is rarely 1-1.
Students have access to Assistive Technologies such as Read & Write Gold, specialist textto-speech software; Inspiration, mind mapping software; and Google classroom.
Nescot does not provide Speech and Language, Occupational, Drama or Art therapies. If you continue to require this support through your EHCp, Nescot will work alongside you and the therapist provided by your Local Authority.
Nescot also works with external, specialist agencies to support students with a hearing or visual impairment in line with the EHCp.
Exam access arrangements are assessed by Specialist Support Tutors in line with the Joint Council of Qualifications regulations.
examarrangements@nescot.ac.uk
Contact Learning Support
020 8394 3221
lscoordinators@nescot.ac.uk
Students who hold an EHCp have regular access to a Learning Support Mentor.
These staff work within the Learning Support Department and provide support to EHCp holders with social interactions, emotional and welfare difficulties.
Staff will work with you to try to enable you to overcome or manage your anxieties so you can access your studies. This may involve liaising with the welfare and safeguarding teams or providing information on external support agencies.
Students who do not hold and EHCp but require additional guidance and support can access this through Personal Development Coaches assigned to each curriculum area.
These members of staff support the wellbeing of learners within their curriculum area, deliver tutorials and liaise between tutors, parents, carers and students.
Welfare staff in N20 advise students on any safeguarding and wellbeing issues.
As well as taking a proactive approach to wellbeing, organising activities and awareness sessions, they will respond to safeguarding issues and signpost students to further internal or external support on any wellbeing matters.
020 8394 3025
Learning Support Mentors are located in N17 (North Wing, Ground Floor)If you are worried about welfare or safeguarding issues at home or in college the Wellbeing Team will be able to offer advice and signpost you to other agencies that can help.
The Wellbeing Team is located in N20 (North Wing, Ground Floor)
020 8394 3393
safeguarding@nescot.ac.uk
The College Nurse is available Monday to Thursday during term time. It’s a drop in service so appointments are not required.
What does the college nurse do?
• Advises on health problems or concerns
• Deals with first aid and medical emergencies
• Family planning
• Provides information and advice on contraception & sexually transmitted infections
• Offers free pregnancy tests
• Provides free condoms via the Surrey County card scheme
• Sanitary product scheme.
The College Nurse is located in N17 (North Wing, Ground Floor)
020 8394 3131
The LRC is available to all Nescot students, offering quiet study areas, over 100 PCs and laptops equipped with assistive technology, printers, book loans and access to RNIB book-share e-book platform for visually impaired students.
LRC staff based at the Welcome Desk and Help Desk can assist with any enquiries and will support you to use computers and printers.
020 8394 3175 Welcome Desk
020 8394 3055 Help Desk
OPENING TIMES
TERM TIME
Mondays to Thursdays 8.30am – 7.00pm
Fridays 8.30am – 5.00pm
COLLEGE HOLIDAYS
Mondays to Fridays 9.00am – 4.00pm
The Multi Faith Room is available to all learners for religious worship and is open during college opening hours.
There is a Group meeting every Tuesday from 12.30pm – 1.20pm. All are welcome.
The Multi-Faith Room is located in E328 (East Wing, 3rd Floor)
To assist with your studies, students in receipt of bursary or students with an EHCp may borrow laptops from the LRC on long term loan.
Contact your Learning Support Assistant or Student Finance for more information
Nescot offers you access to a modern Gym at discounted prices.
Family members can also join with you. Gym membership also offers access to classes such as Burn, Legs, Bums and Tums, Strength and Conditioning.
sportscentre@nescot.ac.uk
Mondays to Thursdays 6.00am – 9.00am 3.00pm – 10.00pm
Fridays 6.00am – 9.00am 3.00pm – 9.00pm
Saturdays & Sundays 9.00am – 4.00pm
