Role Descriptions

Practical Support Assistant

To support the student as a practical assistant. For example, to open doors, lift and carry equipment under the student's instruction.

Library Support Assistant

To search the library catalogs and electronic resources for resources needed by the student. To locate, and carry academic library materials. To scan and photocopy library resources.

Reader

To read academic texts aloud to the student or to record whilst reading. To read the student's work back to them

Scribe

To copy out documents, from recordings or whilst attending lectures

Proof Reader/Text Checker

To locate errors in the student's written work including punctuation, grammar, and spelling.

Examination Support Worker

To support the student during exams, by reading text aloud to the student and writing down, verbatim, the student's answers to exam questions.

Note Taker

To produce a manual, legible and accurate set of notes from the student's lectures, in the students preferred style.

Specialist Mentor – Mental Health and AS

To help the student to cope with anxiety and stress, concentration difficulties, time management, and creating a suitable work-life balance. Mentors are not counselors; their role is to promote independent learning and empowering the student to manage their work load.

Specialist One-to-One Study Skills Support – SpLD and AS

To support students on a one-to-one basis, to develop academic competencies. To promote independent learning and empowering the student to manage their work load. Study skills support is not subject specific.