Hartlepool College of Further Education

The College wants students to succeed on their courses, and offers comprehensive support to ensure this is the case. Study Support can take many forms, from individual help for particular areas of study to the purchasing of specialist equipment or adaptation of existing equipment.

Every year we help students with the following:

• reading skills
• spelling tips
• sentence structure
• punctuation and grammar
• planning assignments
• basic mathematics skills
• study techniques
• dyslexia support
• information technology
• English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)

Course tutors advise and guide students throughout their studies. If a student has received extra time in examinations in school we can offer the same support in College.

Appointments with the College’s Additional Learning Support Advisers (ALSA) can be arranged at any time. The ALSA team can also arrange additional learning within any course if a person requests it or their Tutor feels it is necessary, from a single subject such as Mathematics to a range of areas within a particular course.

If specialist equipment or support, such as a signer or communicator for a hearing impairment, is needed, it is important that an appointment at the time of course application is made so that the College can ensure the help is in place from the beginning of the course. Student Services will be happy to advise and organise specific requirements.