Home About Us » Courses » Student Information » Learning Opportunities & Resources » Contact Disability and Care Experienced Breadcrumb Home Feed Disability and Care Experienced REASONABLE ADJUSTMENTS AND ACCEPTABLE EVIDENCE Although the College is not obliged to make reasonable adjustments in relation to the application of a Competence Standard, it will always consider adjustments to help students to reach the standard. If an applicant / student requires individual adjustments, they must register with the Disability Support Team and provide appropriate evidence. It is a responsibility of an applicant / student to obtain appropriate medical or psychological evidence and submit it to the College. The College will make reasonable adjustments for applicants / students with disability, long term medical condition or specific learning difficulty only after suitable evidence has been received. Such adjustments will arise from an identified need relating to the relevant disability, which will be determined during the one to one meeting with the Disability Support Officer and with support of evidence submitted by the applicant / student. The College relies on the recommendations from the professionals / specialists included in the medical or psychological evidence or in an Assessment of Study Needs and Study Strategies Report (part of the Disabled Students’ Allowances claim) when determining the most appropriate adjustments for the person concerned. Click here for more information about Disabled Students' Allowance (DSA). Click here for Financial Support Acceptable evidence: Must not be more than four months old at the date of submission to the College Must be written by a medical or suitably qualified professional / specialist Must be written in accessible English (no technical medical diagnosis) Should, wherever possible, identify specific areas of difficulty in relation to study related problems Report (for specific learning difficulties) must contain a clear diagnosis – full psychological diagnostic assessment report The College will always consider requests for adjustments and accepts that student’s requirements may change during their course of study due to changes in their condition. The College will consider all requests for adjustments and provide reasonable adjustments whenever possible, however some adjustments may not be practical to implement or some adjustments may have a detrimental effect on other students. Also, if student requests that information about their disability is not shared with others, this may limit the ability of the Disability Support Team to put particular adjustments in place. Applicants / students with disability are encouraged to contact the Disability Support Team as early as possible so that appropriate support can be arranged. Care Experienced The College recognises the challenges faced by care experienced when entering higher education. We are committed to supporting students who have experienced care at any stage of their lives while they are at Nelson College London. The definition of a care-experienced is anyone who, at any stage in their life, for any length of time before the age of 18: Has been in care, which includes foster care or living in a residential care home or Is from a looked-after background including adopted children who were previously looked after. Although students up until the age of 25 have the support of a personal advisor allocated by their local authority, the College will provide the same level of support. To find details of your local authority please visit your local council website. Care experienced students may be eligible for the following support at each stage of the student lifecycle at the College: A pre-sessional induction event On-Course Support Care Leavers Bursary One to one sessions with the Student Welfare Officer Support on progression opportunities To see if you are eligible to the Bursary Package please visit our Financial Support. NCL Team Members to contact Tatiana Russell HR/Student Welfare Manager Kiara Suarez Student Welfare Officer Lucia Ismail Student Welfare Officer Nelson College London Ilford Campus 4th Floor Olympic House, 28-42 Clements Road Ilford, Essex, IG1 1BA, London UK +44 208 514 0033 For general enquiries: info@nelsoncollege.ac.uk Gants Hill Campus Commercial House, 406-410 Eastern Avenue Ilford, Essex, IG2 6NQ, UK +44 203 500 0239 For general enquiries: info@nelsoncollege.ac.uk Useful Links Student Gateway Login Quercus login Webmail eLibrary Blog Contact © 2020 Nelson College London. All rights reserved. Developed by Travnet About this site Cookie Statement Privacy Policies Sitemap Feedback