Financial Statements 2018/19


Support for our students


We work with our students as partners to continuously improve their experience, engagement and commitment. Working closely with the Students’ Union, the University takes a proactive approach to helping students cope with stress, keep healthy and develop resilience. We provide personalised academic, professional and peer support, acting early to help students who get off-track to re-engage with their studies.


Personalising support


Personal tutors are the main point of academic contact for our students. They play a vital role in supporting students to settle into the university and ease transition from one level to another. While personal tutors are not expected to be experts in delivering pastoral care, they are a first point of contact for students to discuss their concerns and can refer them to any other support services they might need. They also make sure students know about opportunities available to enhance their studies.


In 2017/18, all Foundation year and Level 4 students were allocated a personal tutor. This was extended to Level 5 in 2018/19. Every undergraduate student will have an assigned personal tutor by 2019/20.


Monitoring student attendance


We are in the process of moving away from time-consuming e-registers and preparing to check students in using mobile devices. This will free up students’ and tutors’ time and help us collect more consistent data to fulfil our external reporting obligations. Once the new attendance monitoring system is up and running, we will look at developing meaningful engagement analytics dashboards, which will better equip us to support our students.


Commuter students


We have carried out a major investigation into commuter students. Our internal data shows that more than three quarters (76%) of our UK students travel over 40 minutes to reach our campus and nearly two-thirds (65%) live in the parental or own home. These findings have formed part of a collaborative multi-London institution project coordinated by London Higher, an umbrella body representing universities and higher education colleges in London. We will be using this data to put initiatives to support these students into place for 2019/20.


Supporting students experiencing stress and anxiety


Interacting with animals is scientifically proven to reduce stress and anxiety, which is why we have introduced Canine Teaching Assistants. Students can now join drop-in sessions and spend time with the dogs. The canine therapy has particularly helped with students feeling home-sick and on the verge of dropping out of university.


This is just one example of the ways we are continually developing our mental health support for students. Our team of experienced professionals includes counsellors, psychological therapists and mental health advisors. As well as one-to-one counselling and therapy, we offer group workshops, addressing such issues as starting university, stress management, overcoming procrastination and psychological blocks to study. We also refer our students on to other support services whenever they need them.


above: Canine Teaching Assistants


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