Birmingham Newman University

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.