Funding is based on a 30 week academic year, but some instiutions have 32, 33, 34, or more, week years. Students are given the payment to cover these extra weeks in the grants and loans. Having the extra weeks DSA support over summer doesn't count.
Bryan Jones,
Manager, Disability Support Services
& North London Regional Access Centre,
Middlesex University
Tel: 020 8411 5366
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From: Margarida Dolan [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Friday, July 29, 2005 3:23 PM
To: Discussion list for disabled students and their support staff.; Bryan Jones
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Subject: Re: Summer tuition
Dear Bryan,
I do not undertstand what this means in practice. Could someone explain?
>However, any such training undertaken outside term time
> would not count as attendance on the course and therefore would not
>trigger extra weeks' allowances or loans
Thank you
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Quoting Bryan Jones <[log in to unmask]>:
> Already has been.
>
> The DfES guidance is:
>
> § DSAs may be used only where a student is obliged by reason of his
> disability to incur costs in receiving specialised individual support.
> Some students will require additional support to develop appropriate
> learning strategies because of their disability, for example dyslexia
> and mental health problems. The aim of this support is to maximise
> their ability and remove the barriers caused by the impairment. The
> costs of extra tutorial support to improve his study skills (e.g. in
> essay construction and writing, examination techniques, revision
> skills) would be appropriate for DSAs. However, LEAs should satisfy
> itself that the cost is reasonable and appropriate. If such study
> skills or IT support or IT installation and training are provided
> through the summer, it would seem reasonable to use DSAs to pay for
> it. However, any such training undertaken outside term time would not
> count as attendance on the course and therefore would not trigger
> extra weeks' allowances or loans;
>
>
>
> Bryan Jones,
> Manager, Disability Support Services
> & North London Regional Access Centre,
> Middlesex University
> Tel: 020 8411 5366
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Discussion list for disabled students and their support staff.
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Liz Thompson
> Sent: Friday, July 29, 2005 2:26 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Summer tuition
>
>
>
> Does anyone know if there is the intention to drop the 'term-time'
> only proviso for one to one tuition from the DSA?
>
> It is time-consuming for both disability officers and DSA admin staff
> at funding authorities to have to agree tuition over the summer break
> for each undergrad who has either course required work or resits /
> referrals to do over the summer break.
>
> Surely if a student is continuing, there is an argument that 1:1
> should be available around the year? Just because the student is not
> officially in attendance does not mean that the need for support ends.
> Indeed , one could argue that improving study skills over the summer
> will benefit study during the next academic year.
>
>
> Regards
>
> Liz
>
>
>
> Liz Thompson
> Learning Support Officer
>
> Student Services
> University of Brighton
> Room 2, Manor House
> Moulsecoomb Place
> Brighton BN2 4GA
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