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Click on Advice and Support then Help With Your Studies and then on Students With Disabilities

The college offers an inclusive learning environment
Abingdon and Witney College welcomes applications from people with disabilities who want to enrol on our courses.
We include students with disabilities into the life of the College and seek to offer opportunities for success in all courses at all levels.
If you have a learning, mental health or a physical difficulty and would like to enrol on any course offered by Abingdon and Witney College, please get in touch with our learner support adviser, who will be happy to advise you.
We can also supply prospectus information in large print, audio cassette or Braille.

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Under About Us see Learner Support

Many students coming into College work with learning support. A wide range of assistance is available to everyone; for example, help with study skills, Maths and English, specialist support for Dyslexia, Asperger Syndrome, Sensory Impairment or language support. This is in addition to the support that you will receive from your personal tutor.

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Under About Us Click on Support For Our Students and then Additional Learning

We welcome students with learning difficulties and disabilities, and our fully accessible learning environment enables all students to be included in college life. When you apply to college it is important that you let us know about your specific needs. By sharing this information we are able to plan and prepare you for college. Examples of the learning support available include:

• learning support assistants
• adaptive aids and equipment
• dyslexia assessments and specialist support
• additional study support on a regular or drop-in basis
• special arrangements in exams.

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See under Support

An initial diagnostic test is undertaken by all full-time students to access study skills.

Applications from students with learning differences such as dyslexia are welcome, as are students with any type of mobility, visual or hearing impairment or mental health issues. Students are at liberty to choose and will be supported on any subject that they have the academic qualifications to pursue.

Additional support is designed to suit the individual and can take the form of additional teaching one to one or in small groups, as well as a drop-in facility, in-class support, and/or provision of specialist equipment, as well as access arrangements for examinations. The College is physically very accessible with excellent facilities. We also have sign language interpreters for deaf students.

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We offer Additional Support to students according to their needs, regardless of ability.
In a typical year we work with a range of students, providing support for:
dyslexia
dyspraxia
mental health difficulties
medical conditions
English as an additional language
sensory impairments
number or maths difficulties
Asperger’s syndrome
spelling difficulties
building confidence in study skills

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See Quick Link Equality & Diversity

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The College approach to disability equality reflects the social model of disability and focuses on the removal of social, cultural and physical barriers to equality.

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Click on Parents and Carers and then on Life At College and then on Extra Learning Support

We can help with a wide range of needs, including:
Financial help for disabled students
Wheelchair access
Testing and tuition for dyslexia, and other specific learning difficulties
Resources for those with visual or hearing impairments
Specialist software
Care assistants
Note-takers

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See courses under Supported Learners

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Under The College Click on Student Services and then on the side menu bar click on Additional Learning Support

Students who feel they would like extra help with their literacy, language and numeracy skills can contact the Learning Skills Department. The staff of this department can be found on the ground floor of the Macaulay Building at the back of the Blended Learning Centre.
Support is also available for students with learning difficulties including dyslexia, visual impairments and hearing impairments as well as mobility issues.

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Under Student Services see Learning & Support for

Additional Support

The College caters for a wide range of disabilities and learning difficulties (including dyslexia) and we welcome applications from students with disabilities or other additional needs. We ask you to tell us on your application form if you have a disability or a learning difficulty for which you may need extra support. You also have a chance to tell us about this at your interview. We will then assess what kind of support you need to attend the course.

Under About Us see Locations and individual campus for Disabled Go info

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Under Becoming A Student click on Student Services and then on Students with Learning Difficulties/and or Disabilities

We pride ourselves on helping as many students as we possibly can, irrespective of their learning difficulties and disabilities.

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Under Courses click on Studying with Us and then click on Support and Advice

Additional needs

The College welcomes and supports all learners with additional needs and disabilities. Please tell us about your needs so we can give you full support and guidance. We will respect your request for confidentiality.

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Under Residential College see Learning Support and then Study support.

Services we provide include:
Learning Zone – open access study support for all students
Additional Support to meet individual learning needs (e.g. literacy, numeracy or ESOL support)
Disability Support (e.g. visual or hearing impairment; mental health issues; mobility issues)
Support for Specific Learning Difficulties (e.g. dyslexia or dyspraxia)
Types of support
Support can be provided in a number of different ways, depending on your needs and preferences. Please talk to us about what might suit you best.
For example:
in-class support
one-to-one support
small study groups and workshops
distance support between courses (by email or phone)
specialist equipment or software

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Under Sixth Form Education, see Support and Guidance and then Learning Support, then navigate to Equality and Diversity

Hills Road Sixth Form College celebrates and values diversity. The College is committed to providing a learning and working environment free from discrimination, harassment or victimisation; in which each individual is treated with respect and dignity, and is able to fulfil his or her potential. At Hills Road, we seek to create an environment that is open and accessible, where diversity and individual choice are respected, thus enabling every member of our community to participate fully in College life.

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