Contents
- 1. Guidance and frameworks
- Practical information for university staff who are involved in student support.
- 2. Case studies
- How other providers have approached the problem, and what they learned.
- 3. Example student-facing resources
- Examples of resources, content and activities that providers have created for or with their students.
Guidance and frameworks
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Parent, guardian and teacher resources
University of Lincoln
Guides that provide information, tips and tricks to use with pupils or children. These guides talk about mental and emotional wellbeing and provide links to support services that may be helpful.
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University of Lincoln
Resources to support you in running an emotional fitness and self-care workshop.
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University of Lincoln
Resources to support you in running a looking ahead after further education workshop.
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University of Lincoln
Resources to support you in running a skills workshop, focusing on time management, prioritising and procrastination.
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London South Bank University
A collection of resources created by or on behalf of the Unite Students Living Black at University Commission to support institutions in improving Black students’ university experiences.
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University of Chester
A toolkit of guidance produced in collaboration with Autism Hub West Cheshire. It includes guidance for parents and guardians of autistic students, and a repository of Autism Hub documents and forms that could be of benefit to students.
Case studies
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University of Lincoln
This project implemented digital interventions to support students in their transition from school or college into university. It embedded a student co-production model to allow student ownership of the design of digital resources and tools, as well as in their evaluation.
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A peer education project for sustainable improvements in student transitions
University of Sussex, Mental Health Foundation
For this project, the University of Sussex and Mental Health Foundation worked with students to co-produce five workshops delivered by students. The result was a peer education programme aimed at improving student transitions.
Example student-facing resources
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University of Lincoln
A podcast created by students, for students where hosts discuss different topics each episode, from budgeting to deadline and time management to homesickness.
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University of Lincoln
Guides written for students and staff at all levels of higher education. Covering topics such as managing digital wellbeing and organising summer schools.
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University of Lincoln
YouTube channel featuring videos from students, discussing their own experiences and offering advice for their peers.
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Transitioning into higher education
University of Lincoln
A webpage about transitioning into higher education along with videos about what prospective students can anticipate as they enter university.
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University of Sussex
The #BehindtheBooks university campaign aims to help students talk about their mental health, realise when they're struggling, provide tips on ways to cope, and normalise the ups and downs of university life.
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U OK? Peer education workshops
University of Sussex
U OK? Is a series of student-designed and student-led workshops.
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St Mary's University
A programme for undergrads who are the first in their family to attend university or are studying without other forms of familial support. It was co-created with students with lived experience of studying without various forms of familial support.
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Care Experienced Students Programme
University of Roehampton
The CLASS transition programme offers care experienced students starting their studies at London-based universities support and guidance on university life, mental health, and academic success.
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Keele and Staffordshire University
A collection of resources to support effective transitions into, through and out of higher education, produced by a project that took a whole community approach to supporting the mental health and wellbeing of students.
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