Learner
Information
Pack
Faculty of Supported Learning
Educational Learning Support
Contents
Organisational Chart.....................................3
Introduction................................................................ 4
Educational Support
Advisers (ESA).........................................................5
Disabled Student Allowance
(Advanced Courses Only).........................7
Classroom Support........................................... 8
Communication Support
Workers (COSW)................................................ 10
Adult Literacy &
Numeracy (ALN).................................................11
Learning Support............................................... 11
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Cumbernauld
Christine Lukes
Laura Nisbet
Support Workers
Motherwell
External Agency
Support Workers
Motherwell
Donna Marie Reilly
Lorna Murray
Cheryl O’Byrne
Support Workers
Health & Wellbeing
Co-ordinator
Sharon Blue
Employability
Worker
Motherwell
Aileen McKendry
Employability
Co-ordinator
Motherwell
Gareth Hughes
Partnership Manager
Pam Clinton
Faculty of
Supported
Learning
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Employability
Worker
Coat/Cumb
Clare Campbell
Employability
Co-ordinator
Coat/Cumb
Ann Shewan
Dawn Stokes
Graham Myles
Caroline Haddow
Mark Malley
Marina MacLagan
Communication
Support Workers
Educational
Support Adviser
Heather Robertson
Educational Support
Adviser
Lynda Doig
Adult Literacy &
Numeracy Worker
Anne Thomas
Access Centre
Administrator
Kathleen McCusker
Anna Barbour
Mark Myles
Hugh Doherty
Anne-Marie Wynn
Kirsty Brown
Andrina Baird
David Leathar
Shona Carr
Nundita Reetoo
Classroom
Support Workers
Ann Giannelli
Senior Classroom
Support Worker
(Timetabling
Administrator)
Educational Support
Adviser
Joanna Kay
Susanne Hamilton
Educational Support
Adviser
Educational
Support Adviser
Sarah Heggie
Educational Support
Administrator
Rachel Pettigrew
Educational Support Manager
Motherwell Campus
Gayle Gallacher
Assistant Head of Faculty
Supported Learning
Carol Hamilton
Head of Faculty
Supported Learning
David McShane
Fiona Campbell
Educational Support
Adviser
Educational
Support Adviser
Gillian McLeish
Educational
Support Adviser
Siobhan Higgins
Learning
Support Tutor
Iain Donnelly
Andy Rogers
Classroom Support
Worker
Carol Peacock
Educational
Support Adviser
Jean Donnolly
Educational
Support Adviser
Lynda Pairman
Classroom Support
Worker
Mhairi Smith
Classroom Support
Worker
Administrator
Kathleen Clark
Cumbernauld
Audrey Lennox
Educational Support Manager
Cumbernauld/Coatbridge Campus
Janice Bestow
Classroom Support
Worker
Lisa Grace
Administrator/
Receptionist
Jim Macguire
Educational
Support Adviser
Victoria Hansen
Adult Literacy &
Numeracy Worker
Coatbridge
Educational Learning Support
Introduction
The Educational Learning Support team works across New College Lanarkshire with staff based in Motherwell,
Coatbridge and Cumbernauld. We work in partnership with the 5 other Faculties and other Support Services to
ensure that the needs of individual learners with Additional Support Needs are met.
The team are committed to ensuring effective and proactive identification of additional learning needs, and to
providing high quality Educational Learning Support, Study Skills and Adult Literacy & Numeracy Support.
If you have an additional support need we aim to ensure that you have the opportunity to disclose your needs
and receive the support you require to enhance your learning experience. We understand that your support
needs may vary throughout your course, therefore, please remember that you can access support at any time in
your learner journey.
If you would like to find out more about the support we can offer you, please call in to your nearest base to
book an appointment with a member of the team.
The Educational Support Base
Motherwell Campus: room 1009
Coatbridge Campus: ground floor
Cumbernauld Campus: ground floor
Gayle Gallacher
Audrey Lennox
Educational Support Manager
(Motherwell Campus)
Educational Support Manager
(Coatbridge/Cumbernauld Campus)
[email protected]
Tel: 01698 232292
[email protected]
Tel: 01236 460 288
We look forward to supporting
you with your studies.
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Educational Support Advisers (ESA)
If you have disclosed an additional support need, you will be invited to meet with one of our Educational
Support Advisers to talk about your individual support needs. Your Educational Support Adviser can help you to
decide what support and technology you may need and arrange this for you. As you go through your course this
may change to match your needs.
The Educational Support Adviser can also:
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Make sure you get hand-outs and course materials in the format you require
•
Help with study skills like essay writing, organisation skills and preparing for exams and assessments
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Agree assessment arrangements – extra time, separate room
•
Talk to teaching staff and support staff to make sure you are getting the best support
•
Arrange Classroom Support
•
Arrange Communication Support
Assessment Arrangements (AAs)
If you require AAs you must have completed a Personal Learning Support Plan (PLSP) with an ESA. You may have
to supply supporting evidence of your need(s), this will be discussed with you. Once AAs are agreed, it is your
responsibility to:
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Book your assessments via your campus support base or by contacting your ESA
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Give as much notice as possible (at least one week, where possible)
Please remember that, AAs available can differ depending on the subject of your assessment
(i.e core skills assessments)
ESAs - Coatbridge Campus
Victoria Hansen
Lynda Pairman
[email protected]
[email protected]
Tel: 0300 555 8080 Ext: 7239
Tel: 0300 555 8080 Ext: 7239
Jean Donnelly
[email protected]
Tel: 0300 555 8080 Ext: 7239
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ESAs - Cumbernauld Campus
Siobhan Higgins
Gillian McLeish
[email protected]
[email protected]
Tel: 0300 555 8080 Ex: 4203
Tel: 0300 555 8080 Ex: 4346
Fiona Campbell
[email protected]
Tel: 0300 555 8080 Ex: 4529
ESAs - Motherwell Campus
Lynda Doig
Susie Hamilton
[email protected]
[email protected]
Tel: 01698 232 687
Tel: 01698 232 693
Sarah Heggie
Heather Robertson
[email protected]
Tel: 01698 232 362
[email protected]
Tel: 01693 232 125
Joanna Kay
[email protected]
Tel: 01698 232 339
Once your support plan has been agreed, it is your responsibility to book appointments and assessments. You
can do this by contacting your Educational Support Adviser directly, or by visiting:
The Educational Support Base
Motherwell Campus – Room 1009
Coatbridge Campus – Ground Floor
Cumbernauld Campus – Ground Floor
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Your booking will be taken by:
Motherwell Campus
Cumbernauld Campus
Rachel Pettigrew
Kathleen Clark
Educational Support Administrator
Administrator
Coatbridge Campus
Lisa Grace
Administrator
Disabled Students’ Allowance
(Advanced Courses Only)
If you are studying at HNC level or above and have a diagnosed disability, you may be eligible to apply for
Disabled Students’ Allowance (DSA) through the Student Awards Agency for Scotland (SAAS). DSA is a nonincome assessed allowance to cover any extra costs or expenses you might have while studying, which arise
because of your disability.
If you would like to find out more about applying for DSA, you should discuss this with your Educational Support
Adviser. They will be able to advise you on your eligibility to apply and the evidence you will require. If an
application is made for Disabled Students’ Allowance Kathleen McCusker, Access Centre Administrator, will
arrange for you to attend a needs assessment and will ensure that all relevant documentation is sent to SAAS on
your behalf.
You can contact Kathleen directly at
[email protected]
or 01698 232206
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Classroom Support
If it has been agreed that you require classroom support, such as note-taking, reading, scribing, prompting, or if
you have booked assessment arrangements, this will be organised by Ann Giannelli, Senior Classroom Support
Worker (Motherwell Campus).
Ann will liaise with your class lecturer and Educational Support Adviser to ensure that
assessment arrangements such as a reader/scribe, the use of ICT or screen reading software is
in place for you. You can contact Ann directly at [email protected]
or call 01698 232 552
What does your Classroom Support Worker (CLSW)
do?
The role of the CLSW is to help promote equal access within the College for students with additional support needs.
A CLSW will:
A CLSW will not:
•
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Provide you with additional teaching
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Be responsible for your supervision or discipline
Provide one to one support as identified by
your ESA
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Provide reading / scribing / prompting
/ note taking support to students
•
Administer medicine or perform any tasks related
to personal care
•
Support you when working on tasks
as set by the class lecturer
•
Be your friend or carer
•
Enable you where possible, to participate
in practical sessions as directed by
the class lecturer or ESA
•
Place their own interpretation on any work given
out by the lecturer
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Comment on the quality of your work
•
Assist you to access resources within
the College, for example the library
•
Assist in setting up or operating equipment such
as digital recorders, video recorders, laptops etc.
•
Provide assistance when using Assistive Technology
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Our team of Classroom Support Workers are:
Motherwell Campus
Anna Barbour
Hugh Doherty
David Leathar
Mark Myles
Anne Marie Wynn
Kirsty Brown
Andrina Baird
Nundita Reetoo
Shona Carr
Cumbernauld Campus
Mhairi Smith
Coatbridge Campus
Janice Bestow
Cumbernauld and Coatbridge Campus
Carol Ann Peacock
Andy Rogers
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Communication Support Workers (COSW)
COSWs work with D/deaf learners and hearing impaired learners. If you have disclosed on your application form
that you are deaf or have a serious hearing impairment you will be contacted by an Educational Support Adviser
to find out if you will require communication support at your needs assessment interview. Communication
support can also be arranged for your course interview as well.
If you require communication support for your
timetabled classes, you should remember that
your COSW will:
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interpret for you: hearing learners and college staff
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interpret everything that is said or signed
•
sign handouts for you or change them into plain
English
•
book camera equipment for assessments
•
explain the differences in D/deaf and hearing
cultures to learners and staff as required
Your COSW will not:
•
be your friend or carer
•
do your work for you
•
be responsible for your behaviour at any time
•
manage your study
While we cannot guarantee that you will have the same COSW all the time, we will try to make sure you work
with the same person for each subject where possible.
You do not need to book a COSW for your normal timetable. However you do have to notify us of timetable
changes and book support for meetings, assessments, visits to the college nurse and to access other college
support services. You should aim to notify us one week before you need support.
Our team of Communication Support Workers are:
Caroline
Haddow
Dawn
Stokes
Mark
Malley
Marina
Maclagan
Graham
Myles
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Adult Literacy & Numeracy (ALN)
During your time at New College Lanarkshire, you may wish to develop your reading, writing and number skills.
You can contact the team directly, or you may be referred by your Educational Support Adviser or class lecturer.
Everyone has their own targets and level of skills, therefore, they will work with you to create your own personal
learning plan. If you wish to find out more about how the service works and how ito can help you, you should
Motherwell Campus
Coatbridge Campus
Anne Thomas
Jim Maguire
ALN Development Worker
ALN Development Worker
[email protected]
Tel: 01698 232 315
[email protected]
Tel: 0300 555 8080 Ext: 7239
Learning Support
At Cumbernauld campus we have a learner support tutor who can support you with your studies. The tutor can
be found within the Educational Learning Support Office on the ground floor. To find out more on the support
available, please contact:
Cumbernauld Campus
Iain Donnelly
Learning Support Tutor
[email protected]
Tel: 0300 555 5050 Ext: 4228
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