SERC offers a range of support services to help you get the best from your course.  The Learning Support Unit can provide support to students who have a disability that is long-term and substantive, depending on the nature of the disability and the type of course chosen. 

We may be able to provide you with additional support if you:

• have dyslexia, dyscalculia, dyspraxia, ADD or ADHD
• have mobility or other physical difficulties including ME, MS, arthritis, fibromyalgia etc
• are blind or partially sighted
• are deaf or hard of hearing
• have mental health difficulties
• have a medical condition such as epilepsy, asthma, diabetes etc
• are autistic or have Asperger’s syndrome
• have had a stroke or a brain injury or have dysphasia
• have a language or speech difficulty (this does not include English as a second language)
• have any other long term condition that you feel might affect your learning. 
• need special exam arrangements put in place

Confidentiality

Learning Support will not pass information about your disability on to anyone else without your permission.

Questionnaire

All students should complete a Learning Support Questionnaire early in the course.  If you have a disability you should make an appointment for an interview with a member of the Learning Support Team.  This interview can be conducted on any of the Institute sites if travel is a difficulty.

Special exam or assessment arrangements

You should ensure that any special examination or assessment arrangements arising from a disability have been formally noted by the tutor for each subject or module of study.  This can be done through the Learning Support Unit and you are asked to communicate such requests as soon as possible.