Student Induction

1. 2011 Student Induction Your Guide to Student Support at Northumbria University

2. 2011 s t u d e n t I n d u c t I o n Our Vision To deliver support services which are: (i) Fit for purpose (ii) Are pro-active, innovative and enhancing (iii) Work in collaboration with Schools (iv) Are integrated across all sections (v) Operate in line with the Corporate Strategy and related Plans (vi) Continuously research the student experience to inform best practice

3. 2011 s t u d e n t I n d u c t I o n Support Teams: Student Support and Wellbeing, and other areas: • Careers & Employment • Chaplaincy & Faith Advice • Counselling & Mental Health Support • Disability Support • Welfare & International Support Teams not in Student Support &Wellbeing: • Accommodation • ASk International • Security • Team Northumbria (Sport)

4. 2011 Electronic Support • My Northumbria - your personal home page on the web • Electronic A-Z of Student Survival • Web based support – fact sheets, links • eLearning Portal • Generic email addresses

5. 2011 Careers & Employment • Advice and information on career planning, employment and further study • Careers Centre with wide range of multi-media resources • Drop in and one-to-one appointments with advisers, including a careers adviser for international students • Workshops on job-searching: applications/CVs/Interviews • Advertising of vacancies for part-time student jobs and graduate employment • Information on opportunities for voluntary work • Employer presentations and careers fairs • www.northumbria.ac.uk/careers • sv.careers@northumbria.ac.uk

6. 2011 s t u d e n t I n d u c t I o n Chaplaincy and Faith Advice • Individual confidential pastoral support • Programme of social activities, including regular film nights and day trips to the coast, Durham, Hexham and the Farne Islands • Opportunities for spiritual reflection, including worship and guided meditation • Information on Places of Worship – churches, synagogues, mosques, temples and gurdwaras • Quiet space – rooms on both campuses set aside for quiet prayer, meditation or thinking www.northumbria.ac.uk/chaplaincy sv.chaplaincy@northumbria.ac.uk

7. 2011 s t u d e n t I n d u c t I o n Counselling & Mental Health • Counsellors and Mental Health Practitioners • Individual one-to-one counselling and mental health support from professional practitioners • Daily drop-in service • Group work • Information about other counselling and therapy services in the area • Workshops and seminars • More information is available at www.northumbria.ac.uk/counselling • You can pop in to speak to us in Student Support and Wellbeing, or you can contact us by email: sv.counselling@northumbria.ac.uk sv.mentalhealth@northumbria.ac.uk

8. 2011 s t u d e n t I n d u c t I o n Disability Support • Support and advice for disabled/dyslexic students • Advice on additional funding • Advice on individual exam arrangements • Bank of loan equipment • www.northumbria.ac.uk/disabilities • sv.disability@northumbria.ac.uk

9. 2011 Welfare & International • Advice and information on UK Student funding • Advice and information on Visa and immigration issues • Advice and information on keeping healthy • Advice and information on keeping safe • One Planet Social Activities Programme • General welfare advice and information http://www.northumbria.ac.uk/ssw follow Welfare and International support sv.welfareandinternational@northumbria.ac.uk

10. 2011 Welfare & International UK Funding issues: • Student Loans • Welfare Benefits • Access Funds • Scholarships • Bursaries • Childcare costs • NHS funding Visa and Immigration: • Visa renewal • Working in the UK • Post Study Work • Police registration • Travelling outside UK

11. 2011 s t u d e n t I n d u c t I o n Accommodation • Allocate first year students to residences • Manage University residences • Guide students to private landlords and agents • Provision of housing advice service • Provision of web informationrc.accommodation@northumbia.ac.uk

12. 2011 s t u d e n t I n d u c t I o n ASk (Academic Skills) • English language and academic skills for international students • Classes based in your School • Ask your Programme Leader about when and where these classes are available

13. 2011 s t u d e n t I n d u c t I o n Security • 24 hour, 52 week presence on campus • Respond to all emergencies • Advise on personal safety • Advise on crime prevention ea.security@northumbria.ac.uk Emergency Tel. No. 0191 227 3200

14. 2011 s t u d e n t I n d u c t I o n Team Northumbria (Sport) • Sport Central - You’ve got to see it to believe it! Unparalleled Health and Fitness Facilities including, a 6 lane 25 metre swimming pool, a 40 metre indoor sprint track, and a breath taking 3000 seat arena. • Coach Lane & Bullocksteads Offers fitness suite, Several Sports Pitches & 3rd Gen rubber crumb turf pitch. • Wide programme of Fitness and Exercise classes Pilates, Aerobics, Aqua Fit and Group Fitness to name a few • British Universities & Colleges Sport Pitch yourself against other budding athletes in external sporting competition against other UK universities. • Campus and Community Sport Programmes ‘Give it a go’ opportunities, Volunteering in the community, and internal university leagues on offer • Sport Education Offering an Extensive choice of Coach Education courses in many sports and Scholarships for Talented Athletes. • Student Sports Clubs From the elegance of fencing to the discipline of Jitsu, Team Northumbria caters for over 30 different sports. Cant find your sport? We will gladly assist you to get it off the ground, after all no university is complete without an extreme ironing team. www.teamnorthumbria.com www.nusportcentral.com

15. 2011 s t u d e n t I n d u c t I o n A – Z of Student Survival A comprehensive electronic package providing information on issues such as: • Accommodation • Health • Postgraduate funding • Safety • Student funding • University Regulations • Visas • Welfare Benefits and a whole lot more !!www.northumbria.ac.uk/studentaz/survival/?view=Standard or www.northumbria.ac.uk/ssw and follow the link

16. 2011 s t u d e n t I n d u c t I o n Web Provision • All Teams have web and e learning portal provision • This includes downloadable information and links to other relevant sites

17. 2011 s t u d e n t I n d u c t I o n Generic e-mail addresses USE THEM You can see this presentation again on-line and use electronic links to web sites and e-mail addresses

18. 2011 s t u d e n t I n d u c t I o n Where are we ? • Accommodation – 1 Ellison Terrace • Ask – Academic Skills – Squires Workshops • Counselling & Mental Health, Disability Support, Welfare & International – Northumberland Building, ‘under the tunnel’ • Careers & Employment – Northumberland Building, ground floor • Chaplaincy and Faith Advice Centre – Fourth Floor, Wynne Jones Building • Security – Sutherland House • Team Northumbria – Sport Central • Student Support and Wellbeing @ Coach Lane – Allendale Building

19. 2011 s t u d e n t I n d u c t I o n Good luck!