Information for DSA Needs Assessors
Disability Service Contact Information (for the ‘contacts’ section of the report)
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Name |
The Disability Team |
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Role |
Disability Advice Service |
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Telephone Number |
(main switchboard) 020 8051 3500 |
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Address |
The Royal Veterinary College |
Recommended NMH Providers
BAND 4 – Specialist Access and Learning Support Providers
The college has worked closely with the following providers to help ensure they can offer appropriate support for students on intensive veterinary medicine/animal sciences course and recommends needs assessors should check potential support availability with these providers in the first instance: -
| Specialist Mentor – Mental Health (SM-MH), Specialist Mentor – Autism Spectrum Conditions (SM-ASC) |
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| University Mentoring Organisation
UMO Ltd PO Box 70266 London N4 9BZ Tel: 020 3582 9730 (Monday to Friday 08.30 to 17.30 UK time) Email: info@umo.services Information at https://umo.services/ |
| Specialist one-to-one Study Skills and Strategy Support – Autism Spectrum Conditions (SS-ASC) or Specialist one-to-one Study Skills and Strategy Support – Specific Learning Difficulties (SS-SPLD) |
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| Equality Focus
Equality Focus Ltd, 79 Gallows Hill Lane, Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire WD5 0DD Tel: 01923 517850 Email: info@equalityfocus.co.uk Information at http://www.equalityfocus.co.uk/ |
Course-related information
Please explore and consider the demands of placements and practical research activities during the needs assessment.
Veterinary Medicine and related degrees can take 4 to 6 years to complete and include a large amount of time spent on placements and on hospital 'rotations' on and off the campuses. Typically, the first two years of the pre-clinical training are undertaken at the Camden campus and the last three years of clinical training undertaken at the Hawkshead campus, Potters Bar. Students can choose to undertake placement-based study activities across the UK.
The Veterinary Nursing degrees at the RVC follow a part-academic / part vocational route.
Other BSc. undergraduate degrees (including MSCi courses) can include a sandwich year and have a significant research element.
Most courses have significant placement / research elements. Students will have the best chance of success if they have fully explored the range of strategies they can use during placements e.g. organisation aids, use of ongoing NMH support via remote methods, aids to executive functioning, study and research tools.
Information for section "B-4 Higher Education Provider Support / Reasonable Adjustments"
Location and Physical Access
The college is based on 2 campuses:
Camden: Royal College Street London NW1 0TU and Hawkshead: Hawkshead Lane, Hatfield Hertfordshire AL9 7TA (includes Boltons Park Farm)
Campus accessibility information will be listed on https://www.accessable.co.uk/ in due course. Meanwhile please contact the college directly if you have any concerns about physical access to the campuses.
The Camden campus is located ‘within walking distance’ of Camden Road TFL overland station, Mornington Crescent TFL underground station and Kings Cross St Pancras national/TFL stations.
Buses also run between these locations and the campus for example the 46 bus route, more information at https://tfl.gov.uk/bus/route/46/. For information about accessible routes via TFL check https://tfl.gov.uk/transport-accessibility/plan-anaccessible-journey
Students with additional support needs while travelling into or across London can try arranging support in advance via the passenger assist service https://booking.passengerassistance.com/
The college operates a shuttle bus between Potters Bar Rail Station and the Hawkshead Campus.
Assistive Technology
The college currently provides ClaroRead and Inspiration on networked PCs for students to access. Software available for demonstration and evaluation in the Disability Service includes Booost, Caption.Ed, EquatIO, Glean, Read & Write and TalkType.
Lecture Capture/Recording
The college uses Panopto for recording and delivery of lectures and other teaching/learning resources. Information about accessibility features of Panopto can be found at https://support.panopto.com/s/article/Learn-About-Accessibility-Features
Examinations & Assessments
Students should contact the disability team in the first instance to discuss reasonable adjustments in examinations/assessments.
Study Skills
The college provides study skills support for all students, including help with time management, academic reading skills, research techniques, revision and examination skills. More information can be found at https://www.rvc.ac.uk/study/support-for-students/getting-support/study-skills
Student Advice and Wellbeing.
Students can find out about the range of wellbeing, advice and support available at the college by referring to https://www.rvc.ac.uk/study/support-for-students/getting-support/advice-centre/health-and-wellbeing or by contacting advice@rvc.ac.uk
Further information about disability support at the college.
More information about the support available at the college can be found at https://www.rvc.ac.uk/study/support-for-students/getting-support/advice-centre/disabilities-dyslexia-and-long-term-health-differences or by contacting the disability team on disability@rvc.ac.uk