Student Support

Excellent Pastoral Care

At Coulsdon Sixth Form College you will be treated as an adult and will be offered all the support you need to ensure that you succeed. You will be assigned a Personal Tutor who will meet with you each week for tutorial and will also be there for advice if you have a personal problem. If your tutor is unable to help, they will know who can as the college works closely with other services who can support and advise you about careers, finance, health and welfare.

Learning Support

The support on offer is varied and made to meet individual needs. It could range from additional teaching by a specialist, to the loan of a laptop computer. An assessment, including an additional confidential chat before entry is offered. Learners should expect to meet general entry requirements. We also offer Peer Mentoring by high achieving students as additional support.

Monitoring & Partnership with home

We believe that Parents/Guardians should be kept fully informed and up to date about their child's progress whilst at Coulsdon Sixth Form College. We have developed Ecoulsdon as a way of allowing Parents/Guardians to access via the web at any time their child's; coursework deadlines, homework marks, latest reports, exam predictions and attendance. Several times a year, parents/guardians are invited to attend Consultation evenings to discuss with subject teachers the progress of their child.

Counselling

The staff at Coulsdon Sixth Form College are always willing to listen and support you and there is a confidential counseling service for those times when you may want extra support, help or just to 'offload' any worries you may have.

Equality

Coulsdon Sixth Form College welcomes applications from learners with additional needs. We want to ensure that the gap is closed between disabled and non-disabled people and create a positive and inclusive atmosphere for all. We take our commitment to Equality of Opportunity seriously and base our relationships in the college on mutual respect and appreciation of difference. We will not tolerate any discrimination or harassment on the grounds of belief, social/cultural background, gender, ethnicity, nationality, faith, age, disability or sexual orientation. We support wholeheartedly the aims of the Disability Discrimination Act and we will make all reasonable adjustments to ensure your requirements are met.

Financial Support

Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) is a weekly payment to students. This money is intended to help with the day to day costs of attending college such as travel and equipment for the course. The amount depends on household income. Further information is available at www.ema.dfes.gov.uk.

We also offer a Learning Support Fund for those students who are in financial difficulty and who would otherwise be unable to attend college. This is means tested. We can also provide financial support and advice for those students who may need help with childcare.

Moving On / Connexions Service

The Connexions Personal Advisor has responsibility for offering careers advice and support for all students at Coulsdon Sixth Form College. This can include help with applying for employment, choosing a university course, seeking relevant information on your own option choices and help with any other personal development issues.

How can we help you?

Tell us how we can support you - As soon as we know about the help and support you need, the sooner we can start to help you. Please tell us as early as possible so that we can arrange specific support to meet your needs. The details you give us will always be dealt with in confidence.