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The student guidance officers are your first point of call if you have a problem that cannot be solved by talking to your tutor.  They offer general pastoral support and guidance and can assist  any problems or queries that you may encounter during your studies within this faculty, whether they be of a course related or of a personal nature. Any issues raised or discussed with the student advisors will be in the strictest confidence.

Student support can give you help and advice on a variety of issues including:

• Course Regulations
• Course Progression
• Transfer of Awards
• Extenuating Circumstances
• Access to Learning Fund Applications
• Attendance Certificates
• Intermissions & withdrawals
• Referrals to Counseling Service & Medical Centres
• Personal problems
• Attendance issues

We are available anytime Monday to Friday between 9.30am - 1.00pm and  2.00pm - 4.00pm

Student Guidance Advisor –Janice Kalisz

D001 Beacon Building, Beaconside, Stafford, ST18 0AD
Tel: (01785) 353345

Email: J.C.Kalisz@staffs.ac.uk

Your Disability Officer/Coordinator for the Computing Engineering and Technology Faculty is Dr Robert Round. 

Robert is supported by the Faculty’s ‘Student Advisor’, Janice Kalisz.
Information about your learning support needs is circulated, provided you have consented to this, to relevant tutors, administrative and technical staff, so that they are aware of any necessary adjustments which may need to be made to your learning environment. Circulation of information is overseen by the Dr Robert Round. The key document here is the assessment and statement of your needs made by the Disability Advisory Service (your ‘Learning Support Agreement’). This information is also important to your personal tutor, who will, if necessary, agree with you your ‘personal evacuation plan’ in the event of any emergency.

If your Learning Support Agreement says that you may need extra time to complete assignments, you will be expected to negotiate any extensions with your personal tutor/Award Leader (see  the University Student Handbook website).

You might also want to use the Student Staff Liaison Group (SSLG) meetings as an important mechanism for reporting any instances where the ‘reasonable adjustments’ you require to achieve the learning outcomes associated with your particular award have been found wanting.

The Faculty also has representation on the University’s Disability Forum, which shares good practice across the University and keeps itself informed of strategic issues as they arise.  More information is available on the University's Disability Support Page 

The Study Skills Centres offer a range of support and training for all students who are keen to improve their study and academic skills. If students wish to improve academic writing, planning, essay writing etc they can make appointments with the study skills.
The Study Skills Centres offer a real opportunity to gain transferable skills, comprising one-to-one sessions, workshops and tutorials dedicated to specific areas of study, helping to give a real edge to student’s academic work.

Locations
We have a Study Skills Centre at each of our main Campus Libraries:
• Stafford Campus Study Skills Centre is in the  Nelson Library
• Stoke Campus Study Skills Centre is in the  Thompson Library, Room B17a (near to the University Bookshop).  
Contact Details

For more information or study skills help and advice.

Email: studyskills@staffs.ac.uk, or contact:

Jane Ball
Academic Skills Tutor (Study Skills) 
Thompson Library
Tel: 01782 294988

Soo Plant
Academic Skills Tutor (Study Skills)  
Tel: 01785 353288

Study Skills Centre (Nelson Library) - Opening Times
Monday - Friday: 9.00am - 5.00pm

Study Skills Centre (Thompson Library) - Opening Times
Monday - Friday: 9.00am - 5.00pm

International Student Advisers 

Debra Graddon
B4 Cadman Building, Stoke Campus, College Road One Stop Shop, Ground Floor, Beacon Building, Tel: 01782 29 4711 (Stoke),

English Language Tutors

Subject specific language tutor – Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Technology
Dr Steve Brewer (for Computing students, E-mail s.j.brewer@staffs.ac.uk)
Room 620, Flaxman Building, Stoke Campus, College Road
Room K232, Octagon Building, Stafford Campus, Beaconside

Mr Lorenzo Ball (for Engineering students, E-mail l.ball@staffs.ac.uk)
Room 620, Flaxman Building, Stoke Campus, College Road
Room K232, Octagon Building, Stafford Campus, Beaconside

For one-on-one appointments to see the English language tutors, please e-mail isc@staffs.ac.uk or go to B4, Cadman Building.

The Faculty Pandemic Plan web page carries information, when appropriate, as to cancellation or postponement of classes.