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Student Disability & Wellbeing Part of Student Services

Please note

Our Transition Programme 2024 has come to an end. If you have yet to request specialist support from our team, you can do so by visiting our SharePoint site.

Our SharePoint site is the best place to find the most up-to-date information and resources for current students:

Request for support

 

Transition Programme: request specialist support

We offer a variety of support, such as:

How to access our support

To access our support, please follow the two-step process below:

Step 1

Please be aware that to implement certain types of support, such as exam arrangements, we require documentary evidence of your condition, which must contain a diagnosis (or working diagnosis).

If you have not already done so, please send documentary evidence of your condition to us via The Student Hub. Please fill the subject of your email as 'Transition Programme 2024 - Evidence for Student Disability and Inclusion Team'. For further information regarding the types of documentary evidence we accept, please view our evidence guidance.

Step 2

Once you have sent us your evidence, please complete the request for support form:


If you have any issues completing the form or you would like to provide your details in an alternative way, you can contact our team via The Student Hub.

What happens next?

Your form will be reviewed by our team and we will contact you regarding the specialist support available to you. If an appointment is arranged for you, you are welcome to bring your supporter, such as a parent or guardian, with you to join the session.

Guidance: Completing the request for support form

If you would like some guidance on how to complete the form, please watch our instructional video below.
 

Do I need to provide evidence of my condition?

If you have documentary evidence confirming your diagnosis (for example, a letter from your doctor/consultant or a diagnostic assessment report), we encourage you to send this to our team via [email protected] so that it can be reviewed by our team.

With documentary evidence, we can discuss certain types of support, such as:

In some cases, detailed evidence from your school or college can be used to put in place temporary reasonable adjustments, so please do send any evidence you may have to our team.

Please do not worry if you do not currently have documentary evidence of your condition. There is a variety of support that may be available to you, with or without evidence, including:

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Evidence guidance

If you’re unsure on the types of documentary evidence we accept, please view our evidence guidance below.

Evidence guidance

What to expect in a student support appointment

If a student support appointment is arranged for you, please see the guidance below to find out how you can prepare for this.

 What to expect in a student support appointment 
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