We have a number of Student Support Services, including:
- A dedicated Student Support Manager
- Student mentorship
- Student counselling
- Amanuensis
- Exam readers
- ADHD counselling and autism coaching
- English language support
- Assessors for learning difficulties
- Notetaking
- Specialist music teachers
- A distinct student support room
- Specialist tutor support services; and
- Student counselling
Student Support Manager
The Student Support Manager, Rob Hughes is based in room 6.12 on level six.
Rob is happy for students to contact him by phone, email, letter or in person by calling in to the office.
Students can self-refer themselves to Rob without involving other members of staff including teaching staff.
Staff are only informed of the issues that students bring to Rob once students give their expressed permission for this to take place. There is not a requirement for staff to be informed unless the person’s or some other person’s health and/or safety are at considerable risk. If this were to be the case the student would always be informed of this decision.
Rob works part-time and is available most weeks, but this may be on different days each week. Please contact Rob directly to check availability.
The contact details for the Student Support Manager are:
Tel: 0151 330 3013 (direct line – messages may be left)
Email: r.hughes@lipa.ac.uk
Support and advice for people experiencing mental health difficulties
NIACE have produced three new electronic leaflets to give support and advice to people experiencing mental health difficulties who are in learning or thinking of taking up learning.
The leaflets can be found in our download section on the left-hand side of this page.