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  • Support for Students

    There is so much support available for Students whilst you are at College.

    Recharge

    Recharge is a tool to support student health and wellbeing.  Recharge is a self-referral scheme open to all students and can be downloaded below.   The purpose of this tool is to encourage Students to take ownership of their own health and wellbeing and provide ways and tools in how they can improve this. 

    Any student who feels that this tool will be of help to improve their Students can self-refer by downloading the document below and completing the online form.

    By doing this you will receive information on how to access free personal care products; gym membership, hair and massage/beauty treatment and guidance and self-support resource toolkit.   The scheme looks at a“holistic approach” with the aim of supporting students and providing support to encourage positive health and wellbeing.

    We continuously want to improve the service we provide for Students, so it is essential that we evaluate the impact of your experience.   Once you have downloaded the pack, you will be asked to complete an evaluation form on a monthly basis, over a period of 4 months, in order for us to measure the success of this referral system and to see if you feel any improvement to your own mental health and wellbeing.  You will not have to provide any data in this evaluation which will identify you personally.  This data will be used for reporting purposes and to evaluate the impact, so we can offer this in the future.

    • ALISS

      ALISS (A Local Information System for Scotland) is a service to help you find help and support close to you when you need it most.

      ALISS can help you find

      • Foodbanks
      • Money advice
      • Mental health support
      • Homelessness support
      • Local and national services

      ALISS cannot help you find

      • Volunteer Roles
      • Training courses
      • Events
      • Documents
      • General business listings

      Please click https://www.aliss.org/ to access this information

    • Neil's Hugs

      Tea and a Chat

      Tea and a Chat-  Donna from Neil’s Hugs is working with West Lothian College and West Lothian College Student Association to run monthly tea and a chat sessions for students.  These are informal opportunities to gain a bit of support.  These sessions can be run for groups or on a one to one basis to meet your needs.  To find out more, when and where these sessions are taking place please contact your Student Association.

    • Internal Support

      If you are struggling with any issues whilst you are at college or would just like to talk things through, please don't hesitate to get in touch by visiting us in the Street Building.

       

      Our Student Support Team will work with you to resolve any issues which are affecting your attendance. Please contact the team if you need to take time off for any reason.

      Carers- If you care for a family member, partner, friend or neighbour of any age please share this with us and we will be able to arrange the appropriate support that you will require while studying at West Lothian College. This will help us to arrange any extra support we can give you which will help you have a positive learning experience and resolve any issues which might arise whilst you are a student.

       Students from a care-experienced background. If you come from a care-experienced background (you are or have been in care, looked after or are a care-leaver), we have staff who are trained to understand your needs and we can offer tailored support.  You may also be eligible for extra funding, so please speak to out bursary team and support for learning.

       For more information on any student support services mentioned or if you would like to discuss these, please contact the student support team on the first floor of the Street Building. 

      Student Support Manager: Lorna Jenkins: LJenkins@west-lothian.ac.uk

      Support for Learning Team Email: supportlearning@westlothian.ac.uk

       The Student Funding Team are located in Building No 1 at the top of the stairs. For more information, please call 01506 418181 or email studentfunds@west-lothian.ac.uk 

       For downloadable finance forms: Website: https://www.west-lothian.ac.uk/help-advice/funding-advice/

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