Dear All,
I ran study skills sessions at Oxford Brookes for many years. We told
the LEAs about them when setting up the support and what the rates
were. We had few problems with DSA funding.
The benefit is that students can see their difficulties in quite a
different light because others are talking about the same problems. It
sometimes happens that they can then take ownership of the problems and
do something about alternative methods with more eagerness than they
manage in the isolation of individual support. Some found the groups
had enough for them; some needed one-to-one as well.
Ginny Stacey
Simon Bloor wrote:
>Dear all
>
>In Manchester Access SUMMIT resources a couple of Drop-In Study Skills
>Support Sessions which have proved to be a useful and I believe
>legitimate, model of delivering study skills support which is still
>individual but more suited to certain students.
>
>Its tricky to recover DSA funding because of the paper trail required
>but it is possible and we have done it with some success. We have
>resourced sessions with 2+ tutors who also benefit greatly from having
>colleagues to share experiences and good practice with and in that
>respect we conceived it as offering a potential training ground for
>new/less confident tutors as well.
>
>We have experimented with Group sessions which were not
>successful...they tended to run ok for a couple of weeks and then run
>out of steam as students realised that they would have to fit in with a
>pre-determined programme and that this may or more likely, would not
>match their needs.
>
>I am considering extending drop-in provision and also introducing
>electronic support so would be interested in any further views or
>experiences...
>
>Regards
>
>Simon Bloor
>Access SUMMIT
>
>
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Discussion list for disabled students and their support staff.
>[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Paul Dilley
>Sent: 26 October 2006 14:34
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Group Sessions
>
>Bryan has beaten me to it!
>
>The relevant section in the guidelines is:
>
>"Study support to help with basic study skills to manage dyslexic
>thinking styles and difficulties within higher education, language and
>numeracy.
>Individual study support sessions may be required because generalised
>advice offered by a department may not take into account different
>learning skills."
>
>Emma is offering a really useful service to her students at King's
>College.
>However, as she says, it's not charged to the DSA.
>
>Regards
>
>Paul
>
>Paul Dilley, Assessment Centre Manager & dis-forum list owner Central
>London Assessment Services (CLASS) University of Westminster
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Discussion list for disabled students and their support staff.
>>[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Bryan Jones
>>Sent: 26 October 2006 14:04
>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>Subject: Re: Group Sessions
>>
>>The DSA guidelines have rubber boundaries and evolve over time, but as
>>it stands asking a student to pay to attend a group session on general
>>dyslexia strategies (which it must be as a group session cannot be
>>aimed at dealing with an individual's specific needs) is not something
>>that is funded through the DSA. But anyway, the student does not have
>>to attend study skills sessions at the University if the one to one
>>provision is not available, or even if it is, they are allowed to take
>>their money (which is what the DSA is) elsewhere and go private, as it
>>
>>
>where.
>
>
>>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 Claire Shanks
>>Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2006 11:40 AM
>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>Subject: Group Sessions
>>
>>
>>Good morning!
>>
>>We are having to consider running group dyslexia study skills sessions
>>for some of our students as there is quite a long waiting list. I
>>wondered if anyone runs similar sessions and how much you icharge for
>>these sessions? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>>With best wishes
>>Claire
>>
>>Disability Coordinator
>>Disability and Dyslexia Support Service The Hillsborough Centre Alfred
>>Denny Building Western Bank Sheffield S10 2TN
>>
>>Tel: 0114 222 1371
>>Fax: 0114 222 1373
>>
>>
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Dr Ginny Stacey
Senior Dyslexia Study Tutor and Researcher
Tel: (01865 2)72495
University Laboratory of Physiology
Parks Road
Oxford OX1 3PT
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