The Student Success team is dedicated to supporting you on your journey to academic and personal success.

Our committed teams are here to provide guidance, resources, and assistance tailored to your unique needs and goals.
We offer a range of services designed to help you thrive during your time at university and beyond.

Support available to you

Academic Support Advisors (ASA’s)

The ASAs are here to:

Advise

Signpost

Assist you to resolve any academic or pastoral concerns in relation to your studies or time at University.

We can help you to:

Determine whether you might be able to get more time to complete your assessment/s
Provide advice on resits/retakes
Consider your options if you are unhappy with your course or are thinking of taking some time out or withdrawing from your studies
Get support to manage your academic workload
Understand what any decision made by the university means for you and consider what you might want to do next
Get support to tell the university if you are unhappy with something
Find the right person to contact to get the answer to any question you have

If you have any questions, email us on: asa@newman.ac.uk

Advice & Wellbeing

Our Student Advice and Wellbeing team are here to support you throughout your time at Birmingham Newman, we can

Explore your mental health and mental wellbeing with you through 1:1 conversations
Signpost you to external support services that aim to improve your wellbeing
Discuss alternate coping strategies for common issues such as low mood or feelings of anxiety
Advise about the process of applying for Disabled Students Allowance ( DSA) for mental health conditions and consideration of reasonable adjustments
Signpost you to internal university services that aim to help you practically to improve your overall health and wellbeing
Advise about money matters including budgeting, student finance and welfare benefit entitlements
Advise you about additional funding which you may be eligible to access if you are experiencing financial hardship
Provide both practical and emotional support if you have been affected by coercive control, domestic or sexual violence
Provide dedicated support to students who are care experienced or estranged from their families.
Assist you to access external support for alcohol and substance misuse

General wellbeing queries – to make an appointment to discuss general wellbeing support, email studentsupport@newman.ac.uk

Disability & Inclusion

Our advisers can support any student with a Disability, Specific Learning Difficulty, (SpLD) or long-term health condition. We also support those who are investigating a potential diagnosis.

Support may include:

Acting as the first point of contact for queries relating to your Disability, Specific learning Difficulty, or long-term health condition.
Implementing reasonable adjustments both for your lectures and exams.
Create learning support plans for individual arrangements, which are then shared with your academics.
Advice on transitioning through university life as a Disabled Student.
Advice and guidance on applying for and arranging Disabled Students Allowance (DSA).
Information about campus accessibility and car parking requirements.
Creating personal evacuation plans in conjunction with our health and safety team, and facilities.
Advice on accessibility and reasonable adjustments for placements.

Apprenticeships