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(A taped version of this statement is available on request. It can also be found on the College Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) under Student Support, Learning Resources and Guidance).
This college is committed to ensuring that disabled people, including those with learning difficulties, are treated fairly. All reasonable adjustments to provision will be made to ensure that disabled students and other disabled people are not substantially disadvantaged.
How do I make my needs known?
Before you come to College
You may be thinking of coming to Notre Dame but have some questions about how you will be supported with a learning difficulty or disability. We will try to answer your questions so you have all the information you need to make your decision.
You can tell us if you need support at any time but you will be given the opportunity specifically before you come to college during the admission process: on the application form; at interview or enrolment (a confidential meeting, if required) or by telephoning the Co-ordinator of Learning Support.
If you are offered a place at Notre Dame, it helps us to ensure your needs are met if you give us any relevant information as early as possible e.g. a Statement of need or assessment for dyslexia or dyspraxia.
If you have any questions, contact:
Mrs A. Rothbury (Vice Principal)
or Mrs L. Winterbottom (Co-ordinator of Learning Support)
Tel: 0113 2946644 Fax: 0113 2946006
When you are at college
All students are in a tutor group for which a Divisional Leader (DL) has responsibility. Your tutor or AVP will be your first contact for educational and personal support. Also, at any stage of the year, you can arrange a confidential interview with a member of the Learning Support Department to discuss your individual learning needs.
During the first tutorial, all students will be asked to complete an Educational/Medical Needs form and this is another opportunity to identify any support needs.
What kind of support is available at Notre Dame if you have a learning difficulty, disability or long-term medical need that affects your studies?
Teaching and support from experienced staff
Experienced teachers offer learning support to you if you have:
- a specific learning difficulty or disability
- a previous Statement from high school
- a temporary difficulty with studying
The college also has links with a number of external agencies in order to meet specific student need.
Access Arrangements for examinations
Access Arrangements (pre-examination adjustments primarily based on history of need and provision) can be made if you have an identified need, in line with the regulations from the Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ).
As your first series of external examinations may be in January, it is important that you let us know if you have had Access Arrangements before and what they were. You will also be asked to provide copies of any existing reports so we are able to meet the JCQ deadlines. These should be given to Mrs Winterbottom or to Reception.
What happens if you need urgent care as a student?
Urgent care is provided by qualified first-aiders. Serious emergencies are directed to Leeds General Infirmary.
Contact: Mrs. O’Connor (Reception)
What other facilities are available at Notre Dame for you at Notre Dame?
For mobility and access:
- Designated car parking spaces
- Toilet facilities for people with disabilities
- Ramped access to some areas of the College
- Access to all ground floor classrooms
- A lift to the I.T. suite, library and staffroom in the main building
- Lift access to all classrooms in the John Paul ll building, Cuvilly building and the Science block
- Stair lifts between levels of the student common room and to the lecture theatre
For sensory difficulties:
- A portable hearing loop
- Hearing loop in the main hall and lecture theatre
For specific learning difficulties:
- 10 laptops allocated on a priority need basis
- Several Dictaphones
- A range of specialist learning programs
- All students with an identified need have priority access for use of PCs in the college Study Link (a learning resource area located in Cuvilly)
Complaints
The college works closely with students and parents using its facilities but if things do go wrong, the College has a complaints procedure which is open to all students, available in the College Charter and handbook for students and parents. If you require assistance with written or verbal communication of a complaint linked to your identified need, please contact Mrs. Winterbottom.
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