Here to help: the key tenets of student support

By dene.mullen, 7 September, 2023
How to enhance support and advice services to improve student well-being and outcomes
Here to help: the key tenets of student support
How to enhance support and advice services to improve student well-being and outcomes
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From settling into a new city and living away from home for the first time to acclimatising to self-guided study and battling impostor syndrome, the challenges for students can be great and varied. The support and assistance offered by institutions to aid students on this journey can play a crucial role in helping them maximise their university experience and achieve positive outcomes. This collection of resources provides tips and advice on how institutions and individuals can help students thrive during one of the most exciting – and daunting – periods of their life.

By miranda.prynne, 23 July, 2021
Suzanne Mitchell advises on how to scale up student support services, using technology that provides multiple communications channels and early warning systems to assist specialist staff teams
Student support
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By Eliza.Compton, 22 August, 2023
Connecting students who share a lived experience such as bereavement, family estrangement or loneliness can help to foster a sense of community and belonging at university, explains Hannah Moore
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5minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 8 December, 2022
Student support, particularly for care-leavers or estranged students, is vital throughout their university journey – from pre-application to beyond graduation. Here, Fran Hornsby and Rebecca Clark offer tips for demonstrating genuine care as you do it
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4minutes
The whole student journey
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By Eliza.Compton, 24 July, 2023
Starting university is a major milestone for new undergraduates. Teachers can offer encouragement, guidance and empathy to help students with practical and emotional challenges, writes Cheong Fan
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3minutes
By Miranda Prynne, 6 September, 2023
Three focal areas by which universities can track student success by looking at what graduates go on to do after completing their courses
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3minutes
Useful early interventions
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By miranda.prynne, 4 February, 2021
Working remotely with no face-to-face contact is a challenge for many students. May Lim and Li Siong Lim explain how educators can use technology to identify and help struggling students before they fall behind
First-generation student support
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Equity, diversity and inclusion
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