Disabled Students' Allowance
The Disabled Students' Allowance is a grant available to support you with the extra costs you may incur on the course as a direct result of a disability, mental health condition or specific learning difficulty (e.g. Dyslexia).
To be eligible, you must be on a full- or part-time higher education course (at least 25% of a full-time course). Diploma level courses at Metanoia are not eligible for DSA. However, all course that are at degree level and above are eligible.
For further details please visit https://www.gov.uk/disabled-students-allowances-dsas/overview or contact the Wellbeing and Disability and Student Support department (disability@metanoia.ac.uk).
Learning Support for Students FAQ
Several support accommodations can be put in place to support your studies. These are called reasonable adjustments, and they include:
- Extra time for assessment deadlines,
- Extra tutorial sessions
- Viva adjustments
Other accommodations can also be considered based on your specific needs. The reasonable adjustments will be included in a document called a Learning Support Plan (LSP).
If you are registered as a student on degree, masters or PHD programmes , you may be able to claim disabled students allowances (DSA). This is a scheme run by the government and if you are eligible, you may be entitled to the following:
- Specialist equipment – for example costs for a computer and specialist software e.g., speech to text software. Recording equipment can also be awarded.
- Non-medical helper – for example, if you need a study skills tutor /BSL interpreter to attend lectures
- Travel – for example, if you need to use a taxi to attend Metanoia
- Printing costs
More information about DSA and details on how to apply can be found by clicking on this link:
Please see the Learning Support Plan document below
You can get an assessment from an educational psychologist or a specialist dyslexia teacher. You can find contact details online. Here are some details of a few but these are provided as a guide only and are not an endorsement. You should make your own enquiries and research.
Independent Dyslexia Consultants
http://www.dyslexia-idc.org/whoweare.html
IDC, Fifth Floor, Tavistock House,
Tavistock Square WC1H 9HX.
Assessments: 020 7383 3724
British Dyslexia Association
You can also contact the British Dyslexia Association here is the link https://www.bdadyslexia.org.uk/ Click on the link marked our services and then the tab assessments. To contact them here: https://www.bdadyslexia.org.uk/contact
Costs: Approximately
UK Adult ADHD NETWORK
The ADHD Centre
08000614276
We have other contacts for students upon request.
Metanoia Institute is committed to a ‘universal design for learning’ model, which aims to ensure that all slides, PowerPoints, handouts and written information is provided in the clearest possible format. We pledge to pay attention to font size and style, background colour and the clarity of language used. We aim to remove barriers to learning where we find them. Our academic staff seek to ensure that learning and teaching is well-paced, allows good time for questions and periods for absorption. We also encourage students to speak to their tutors and their Head of Programme about any concerns or issues they may have about their own learning. We want to support our students – and also to improve our own teaching and learning in response to feedback from students!