The School of Education offers a high level of personal and academic support. Students all have access to a personal and professional development tutor and can also rely on their other tutors and support staff with their studies.
Student support and guidance tutor
In addition, the school has a dedicated student support and guidance tutor who can offer support, information and guidance with any problems experienced during the course of study.
Student services
The university's Student Services department also offer a wide range of services to enhance the learning experience. During the autumn term, weekly group study support sessions are provided and all students are welcome. Each session lasts for 60 minutes, is free, and is led by a qualified learning support tutor. Topics include:
- get organised for lectures and for study
- improve your time management
- make your reading more effective
- how to plan your essays / assignments
- how to structure your essays / assignments
- making references; and how and when to quote
- how to revise and improve your exam performance
- dissertations, reports and projects.
English language support
International students and others who have English as an additional language are offered free English language tuition in their first year of study, depending on the level of language support that they need. They help with written assignments, developing seminar skills and understanding lectures in English. There is also help with spoken communication skills which are needed in every day life and in professional aspects of the course.
Find out more about language support for international students.
Disability and Dyslexia
The University of Brighton has a disability and dyslexia team which coordinates support for students who declare a disability or a specific learning difficulty.
There is support available in the following areas:
- specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia
- mobility difficulties
- hearing impairments
- visual impairments
- mental health difficulties
- other disabilities and long-term medical conditions.
Find out more about disability and dyslexia.
You can also visit studentcentral, the 'one-stop-shop' for everything students need while studying at the University of Brighton.
