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Additional Learning Support
Northbrook
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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 Arrangements - Please complete the Self-Referral Form and the Data Protection Notice form below to inform us of your exam needs. You will be contacted after these have been received:
Student Exam Arrangements Self Referral: https://forms.office.com/e/zUufVbMBXFOnline Data Protection Notice: https://forms.office.com/e/xd2FmHBwk2If you have previously had exam arrangements at a previous school or college we can transfer these arrangements to Northbrook, with the correct forms, Form 8 or Form 9, from your school. Please send them to this email address: access.arrangements.northbrook@gbmc.ac.ukIf have not had exam concessions but feel that you have a learning difficulty or experience difficulties that can affect your exams, we will contact you to be assessed and discuss needs after we have received the forms from above.Need Help or Have Questions? We’re here to support you every step of the way.-
Contact the Additional Learning Support Team:
📧 Email: Email: access.arrangements.northbrook@gbmc.ac.uk
📞 Phone: 01903 273153
We look forward to helping you succeed at Northbrook College!
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.
Northbrook Location:
West Durrington Campus:
Room 111B
Contact 01903 273504
09:00-17:00 Monday to Friday
Shoreham Campus:
Contact
09:00-17:00 Monday to Friday .
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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 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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ClaroRead is a simple, easy-to-use software program that helps you to read, write, study and increase your confidence. You can read any on-screen text out loud and improve your writing.
Claroread software is available on PCs in college and supports reading and writing. You will find the shortcuts on the desktop. Or go to Start and Programs.
ClaroRead Plus
On Desktop in College
ClaroRead SE
Basic version
For use in Exams
ClaroRead Extension
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Text-to-Speech: Read what is typed including individual words, passages, or whole documents aloud. 
Spellchecker: Speaking spellcheck lets you select the word you want by hearing the alternatives. 
Dictate: use the dictate button to access voice recognition, to speak text rather than having to type. 
Save text to audio: for listening later
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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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