CITY COLLEGE COVENTRY GENERAL INFORMATION GENERAL INFORMATION CITY COLLEGE COVENTRY
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Counselling Learner Support Student Handbook
City Salon
If you ever need someone to act as a sounding board for your In working towards ensuring that we are an entirely inclusive During your induction week, which is usually your first week
City Salon offers a variety of treatments to refresh, relax and
worries, whether it is pressure relating to study or personal college, we are committed to making any reasonable at the college you will be given a handbook. It contains useful
revitalise, including a range of hair, holistic, beauty and nail
issues, help is available. Sometimes it can be more helpful adaptations to our policies, practices and accommodation to information such as contacts and college procedures.
treatments. For a small charge you can enjoy relaxing massage,
to talk to someone who can view your problems from a more meet your support needs.
College Charter
facial, hand treatments including artificial nails, holistic
objective standpoint. The British Association of Counselling
If you consider that you have a disability, a learning difficulty
treatments in aromatherapy or reflexology or change your
and Psychotherapy (BACP) accredited service is available to all
Within your handbook, there is a copy of the College Charter.
or a particular personal support need, we will make any
image with a new exciting hair colour or style.
students and our counsellors are trained to help you.
This sets out what you can expect from the college and what the
reasonable adaptations to meet your needs. We can provide
college expects from you.
You can phone to make an appointment on (024) 7679 1748. The
Financial Support a wide range of academic support to help you make the most
salon is open during the day and evening for your convenience.
of your programme of study. The Additional Support Team
College Facilities and Resources
Financial support is available to you via your Local Education
Why not call in and pick up a price list and remember, they offer
provides literacy, numeracy or English for Speakers of Other
Authority (LEA):
The College completes it’s multi-million pound move to the
a 25% discount to all student members.
Languages (ESOL) support on a one to one basis and we have
Swanswell Learning Quarter by January 2009. Students will
• Bursaries*
a team of tutors who specialise in specific learning difficulties
Look good, feel good, and work better!
have access to all the facilities this new state of the art college
• Student Loans
such as dyslexia or dyscalculia.
has to offer.
Prayer Room
• Tuition Fees
As well as physical access support, personal enablers and
Learning Resource Centre
The college has a Multi-Faith Prayer Room which is open to all
communicators for the deaf we can provide support for learning
students of all faiths or no faith who wish to use this facility.
• Access to Learning Funds (ALF) are available to you from
difficulties including profound and complex disabilities, mental
The Learning Resource Centre is the place to be for all kinds
the college
of information to help you with your assignments. We have the
Student Union
health difficulties and Autistic Spectrum Disorders. Our
*Only available on 2+2 Degree courses
admissions process allows you to identify your support needs
latest computer facilities including DVD writers, 19 inch flat
at an early stage, using the application form or the enrolment
panel monitors, scanners and colour printing.
To ensure that you apply for the right type of financial
form, so that we can put in place the support you may need at
assistance, please contact Student Services who will advise
All facilities are available on a drop-in basis to surf the internet,
the start of your programme. Or you may choose to discuss
As a student at City College Coventry you are automatically a
you on the correct procedure.
send and receive emails, watch streaming videos, or even
your support requirements in a confidential setting with the
search through our 35,000 periodicals, books, magazines,
member of the Students’ Union. The Students’ Union is here
Additional Support Manager. You can do this by requesting an
journals, DVDs, CDs and audio tapes.
to promote the welfare of students, to encourage student
interview on your enrolment form or by contacting the Manager
societies, sports and social activities, and to act as a channel of
directly on (024) 7679 1675 before you complete the application
We offer workshops and booklets to help you use the facilities
communication between its members, the college and
process.
along with friendly staff which are always on hand to help
other bodies.
support you and your studies.
It is important that you let us know your support requirements
An elected Executive Committee manages the Union and also
as soon as possible so that we can respond to you. However,
Opening times:
organises a variety of social events. Furthermore, it represents
if at any stage of your programme of study you feel the need
Term Time: Monday -Thursday 08.40 -19.30 Friday 08.40 -16.30
the student body on a number of important college committees
for support you can discuss this with the Additional Support
including the Board of Governors and Academic Board.
Manager, to do so contact the Student Access and Support
College Holidays: Monday - Friday 09.00 -16.30
Unit on (024) 7679 1574 to make an appointment.
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