Learners with disabilities
We believe very strongly that life should be a level playing field, and the College has an excellent reputation for ensuring that everyone gets an equal opportunity to succeed. Our
Study Link team is able to give individual, practical support to anyone who feels that they have additional needs, disabilities or other factors that may affect their learning or their enjoyment of College.
We offer one-to-one support sessions, specialist assessments, classroom support, literacy and numeracy programmes, and assistive computer software for learners who need help with their course work, or have specific learning, physical and/or mental health difficulties. Study Link includes:
Additional Needs
Additional Needs is a specialised service which offers assessments and support for learners with Specific Learning Difficulties such as dyslexia, dyspraxia, ADHD, autism, Asperger Syndrome, impaired vision or hearing, reduced mobility, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, arthritis, ME. You may also want support if English is not your first language. We can offer communication support workers and interpreters for deaf students, readers/scribes and other support staff appropriate to your needs. To find out about the support available, please contact Jane Allen our Additional Needs Officer via
jane.allen@sandwell.ac.uk or freephone 0800 622006.
What Ofsted said about our special needs provision:
• Good pastoral support and effective communication with outside agencies ensures learners with specific needs receive the best possible care.
• Links with external agencies are good and enable the college to provide effective specialist support when it is needed.
Dyslexia Support
The College is one of only a few in the country to be awarded the 'Dyslexia Friendly Quality Mark Award' by the British Dyslexia Association, for the excellent support given to our learners. The support offered includes: specialist assessments, one-to-one support sessions, classroom support, literacy and numeracy programmes and assistive computer software. If you want to find out more about the support available, please telephone, Hilary Moore, Dyslexia Co-ordinator on 0121 253 6278/6692 or email:
hilary.moore@sandwell.ac.uk