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Additional Learning Support
Brinsbury.
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We are the additional support team at Chichester college group. We have a wide range of skilled support staff who can provide effective learning support during your time here at college on all campuses. The services we provide are:
Out of class support - you can access a small group for tutoring once a week for support with: maths, English, study skills and overlearning.
In class support - we had to go to learning support assistance you can assist your learning within the classroom.
Exam concessions -If you have previously concessions at a previous school or college you can book an exam concession assessment to be assessed for extra time, reader, scribe or use of a laptop. Please speak to an assessor if you have a learning difficulty or experience difficulties that affect your exams.
Mentoring - we provide a safe environment for you to come and see one of our support staff to discuss any concerns or issues you may be facing during your time at college. We are not trained counsellors but We are here to help if you need someone to talk to.
Overlearning - we provide support for you to go over information that has been covered in your classroom to clarify your understanding.
Social support - we can provide sessions to help students develop their social communication skills
Life skills - we can provide sessions to help students develop their life skills in areas such as finance, cooking, employability and independence.
Travel training - A member of staff can support you in accessing public transport to and from college until you become independent in your travel.
Brinsbury Location:
Graffham
Contact 01243 786321 ext 1342
08:30-17:00 Monday to Friday
The Green Room:
Contact 01243 786321 ext 1342
8:30-17:00 Monday to Friday
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My Study Bar
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This section gives you information about the accessibility features that you can access to help you with your learning.
There are a wide range of accessibility features available in Windows and Apple devices and in Office 365 and Teams to help all suit all learners.
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Immersive Reader is available in Office 365 applications and helps improve your focus on the text by changing font size and style, text and line spacing and background colour.
Immersive Reader can also read aloud the text for you.
Go to View and Immersive Reader. Click here for more information.
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Dictate function in Word and PowerPoint allows you to voice type. Look for the microphone icon on the Tool Bar.
Editor function in Word helps you with your grammar and spelling. Click on link below for a video demonstration of Editor.
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Try using this software...
Staff and students can use the information and activities in this section to learn more about how to use the following software.
Each image is linked to the website for further information...
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Theses days we are all about our phones
Now you can get apps on your mobile phone to help you wherever you go and at any time.
There are many different apps out there, all with different benefits.
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Office Lens
Organise your class notes - this scanning app organises your notes, removes glare from photos & transforms scans into Word and PowerPoint.
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Quizlet
Quizlet is the easiest way to practice and master what you’re learning. Create your own flashcards and study sets or choose from millions created by other students.
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SimpleMind
Mind mapping helps you organize your thoughts, remember things and generate new ideas. We've created a beautiful, intuitive app, so you can mind map wherever you are and whenever you want.
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BBC Bitesize
Quality assured and comply with UK exam boards, search by subject
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ATracker
Tracks daily routines, tasks, reminders, notes for each activity, completion log to track what has already been completed
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Wunderlist
To-do list and task manager for shopping lists to assignment tasks, syncs with your phone, tablet and computer
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I Can't Wake up! Alarm Clock
Complete different wake up tasks which don’t let you snooze or turn it off until you solve
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Total Recall is the simplest and most elegant mind mapping solution on the iPhone and iPad. You will instantly create beautiful mind maps and share them with colleagues and friends.
