Academic and Personal support
You may require additional academic support to help you achieve your full potential or you might have a personal problem that is affecting your learning experience. Whatever support you need to be successful, staff in organisations and institutions in Fife and Tayside are available to help.
Academic Support
If you have decided to start learning by taking a short course in your community, but you would like some extra help with your reading, writing or numbers skills call:
Angus
Freephone: 0800 027 5525
Dundee
Phone: 01382 435855
Fife
Phone: 0800 783 5161
Perth and Kinross
Phone: 01738 477092
Or the national literacy helpline:
The Big Plus
Phone: 0808 100 1080
Colleges and Universities
Every college and university in Fife and Tayside provide study skills assistance. The type of support you can expect to receive includes help with:
- Academic writing
- Note taking
- Study techniques
- IT skills
- Time management
- Coping with exams
Personal Support
If you have a problem that is affecting your welfare whether that is domestic or social you can access a confidential counselling service.
The Citizens Advice Bureau in Scotland
www.cas.org.uk
The Citizen’s Advice Bureau in Scotland offers a free, confidential, independent and impartial advice service. This website will also direct you to the nearest CAB office
The Samaritans
www.samaritans.org.uk
If you just need to talk to someone independent and in confidence the Samaritans are a registered charity that offer this 24 hour service
Phone: 08457 90 90 90
Colleges and universities offer a wide range of personal support services. In addition to a confidential on campus counselling service, colleges and universities can provide student advice; healthcare; residences or accommodation support and a careers service. A few institutions also offer the facility to create a personal development plan, which can help you to direct and support your own learning and/or a peer-mentoring scheme to enable you to meet and befriend other students. You should ask the college or university you intend to go to what student services are available.
There are also lots of student clubs and recreational activities at college and university that you would be able to take advantage of. Learning doesn’t just involve academic study it can open up a whole new world - so ask what’s out there and get involved.
Find out how to get help if you have additional support needs
Sazib Bhuyian
