1 Student Support Dr. Tammy Menneer Dr. Ed Redhead

2 Points of contact Personal tutor / Module lecturer –first point of contact is your personal tutor or the module lecturer Student mentor –undergraduate student to help you Directors of Student Support: –Me and Ed Redhead –support for all Psychology students –can liaise with Student Support Services outside of Psychology

3 Missing compulsory sessions Registers at session taken by staff Miss 1: get automatic Miss 2: get requesting a meeting with personal tutor, Ed Redhead or me Miss 3: mark is capped at 40% Form for absence from compulsory sessions

4 Special Considerations What are they for? –to inform us of anything that might be affecting your studies What do you have to do? –fill in a form giving dates, the modules that have been affected, and a brief description

5 Special Considerations download form from eHandbook get signed by your Personal Tutor, me or Ed get medical or other evidence submit to main office Effect of circumstances considered at end of Exam Period

6 Feedback on the course Staff Student Liaison Committee Your Voice –eFolio Focus Group meetings

7 Student Services Centre (external to Psychology) Based in George Thomas building Day-to-day –accommodation –financial –visa –careers –ID cards

8 Student Services Centre (external to Psychology) Based in George Thomas building Pastoral care and Educational support –First support: or (24hr via security) –Residences support (24hr): –Enabling services counselling mentoring disability dyslexia

9 Student Services Centre (external to Psychology) Based in George Thomas building Psychology Student services

10 SUSU Advice Centre accommodation finance studying Nightline: 8pm-8am – –in Halls, free on (78)

11 More information eHandbook –through eFolio –or search online for “ehandbook soton” Personal tutor Student mentor Directors of student support Each other