Student Wellbeing

We work in partnership with local healthcare providers close to campus. The Park Green Surgery is within walking distance of our campus. For information on the services available, visit Park Green Surgery or register with the surgery. 

We encourage you to register with a local doctor as soon as you start your studies with us to make sure that you can see a doctor if you need medical care during the course of your studies.  

If you have a specific learning difficulty, physical or medical condition, or mental health difficulties, our Student Support & Experience team can help you find the right support for you. 

This includes helping you with your application for Disabled Students’ Allowance (DSA). Disabled Students' Allowances (DSAs) is financial support available from the government to help you with any costs and support you may need as a direct result of a disability, ongoing health condition, sensory impairment, mental health condition or specific learning difficulties. 

If you are applying for DSA, we recommend you start the process at least three months before your course starts. This is so you can complete all stages of the application and ensure support is in place before teaching begins.

If you’d like to talk about anything or find out what disability support is available to you, contact student.support@altech.ac.uk

We understand that money worries can really affect your mental health and welfare. Our Student Support and Experience team can help you with financial advice, guidance on budgeting and where you can go if you need further financial support. 

Our Hardship Fund is also available to support students with essential living costs to ensure studies are not impacted. You may be eligible to receive a one-off payment if you are experiencing unforeseen financial difficulties.  

Bursaries and Scholarships. 

To help you get the most out of your time with us, we have academic support available to help you through your studies. You can get one-to-one practical support with study and research skills, written work and academic writing, understanding briefs, referencing and organising and managing workloads. 

If you have spent time in local authority care or do not have contact with your parents, we can provide information, advice and support. 

We understand the often-complex requirements that you may have if you’re care experienced or have become estranged from your family. We have a dedicated Champion, who can support you in key areas where estranged students often feel like of support the most, including finance and health and wellbeing. 

Your Champion can help find external support when applicable, such as aiding networks, organisations and charities.   

To find out more about what support is available to someone who is either care experienced or estranged from their family, visit Become.

We’re committed to providing a providing a positive experience for our students. We ensure our space remains a safe, nurturing and inclusive environment for teaching, learning and research, as set out in our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and Safeguarding policy. 

We have a zero-tolerance policy on abusive behaviours of any kind. If you have any safeguarding concerns or incidents, including harassment, sexual harassment or bullying, our Student Support and Experience team are here to support you and help you make a formal complaint or report.

We are committed to ensuring vulnerable individuals within the student community are safeguarded from being drawn into terrorism, as set out in our Prevent Duty Policy and Referral Procedure. We take a risk-based approach to ensure appropriate measures are in place to minimise the risks of both staff and students being radicalised whilst upholding freedom of speech, academic freedom and promoting equality and diversity across the institution.

More information and guidance is available on the government’s Prevent Duty Training. 

Adjusting to Higher Education study and lifestyle can be challenging. That's why the Academy of Live Technology Buddy Scheme is here to help! 

Current students at ALT volunteer their time as Buddy Scheme Mentors to deliver a relaxed student-led scheme to support incoming first year students in sharing their own experiences. All aimed at helping new students successfully navigate early on in their higher education journey. Buddy Scheme Mentor’s provide a friendly and approachable service to ask all those FAQ’s that you may have! Having a Buddy Scheme Mentor can help you with: 

• Navigating around campus 

• Learning about on-campus operations 

• Networking with other students and academic/industry staff 

• Signposting to help and support services 

• Connect students to social activities/groups that are available in the local area 

• Help with impartial advice, support and guidance on studying  

If you would like further information about the Buddy Scheme and how to sign up, please contact student.support@altech.ac.uk