1. Student Support Services MA Social Work 2012 Entry

2. Student Support Centres • Advice and Guidance • Financial Support • Counselling Service • International Student Support • Disability and Dyslexia Service • Academic Development Skills Centre

3. Advice and Guidance Advice and Support with practical issues • Student funding • Money • Debt • State Benefits • Housing • Academic Issues • Welfare • Part-time employment

4. Financial Support Range of support to help in cases of unexpected hardship • Financial Contingency Fund • Trust Funds • Charities • Emergency Loans

5. Counselling • Short term individual counselling • Group work • Self-help/referral International Student Support • Visa renewal assistance • Immigration questions • Liaison with Embassies or Home Office

6. Disability and Dyslexia Service • Screening and assessments • Help claiming Disabled Students’ Allowance • Study skills tuition • Mental Health Adviser Academic Development Skills Centre

7. Where? • 50 Park Place, Cathays • 2nd Floor, Cardigan House, Heath Park How? • Drop-in • Appointments • Phone calls • Emails • Talks and workshops • Self-help FAQs, DVDs, website

8. Daycare Centre • 43-45 Park Place, Cathays • 10 weeks to 5 years • 8am-6pm Monday - Friday • Jacqui Kempa on 029 20 874135 • creche@cardiff.ac.uk • www.cardiff.ac.uk/creche

9. How will I fund my time at university? • Social work funding • Savings • Professional and Career Development Loan • Additional funding

10. Tuition fees Cardiff University MA Social Work Tuition Fees for 2012/13 are £6,050.

11. Welsh Domicile Students If you normally live in Wales before you start you course: • Social Work Bursary of £6,640 (non income assessed) • Practice Learning Opportunity Allowance: £7.50 per practice learning opportunity day • No financial support towards Tuition Fees

12. English Domicile Student If you normally live in England before you start your course: • Basic Bursary: £3,362.50 (non income assessed) • This includes a £862.50 Practice Learning Opportunities Allowance. • Additional Bursary: £2,608(income assessed) • £3,732 Tuition Fee Contribution (non income assessed)

13. Additional funding • Income assessed – income evidence required.

14. Care Council for Wales • 0845 0700 249 • www.ccwales.org.uk • E-mail student.funding@ccwales.org.uk Application forms available from June 2012. Deadline 3rd September 2012.

15. NHS Business Services Authority • 08456 10 11 22 • www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/swb • E-mail swb@ppa.nhs.uk Apply May – July. Check website for dates and deadlines. Must apply for the Bursary before 30 November 2012 = first-come, first-served basis.

16. Costs of living in Cardiff Estimated costs of living in Cardiff for 2012/13

17. Accommodation costs in Cardiff

18. Moving to Cardiff? • Private sector housing list - RESI • Letting agents – ALMA/ Student Letting in Union • University Residences - 029 20874849 • Postgraduate House Hunting Event • August 2011, see Graduate centre website or call 029 2087 0046 • Flatmate websites/ noticeboards • Remember: Additional licensing in Cathays Tenancy deposit scheme Check your contract

19. Further information www.cf.ac.uk Current students ↓ Student support

20. Contact us 50 Park Place, Cathays Park Campus 029 2087 4844 2nd Floor, Cardigan House, Heath Park Campus 029 2074 2070 studentadvisory@cardiff.ac.uk counselling@cardiff.ac.uk disability@cardiff.ac.uk dyslexia@cardiff.ac.uk