Student Union
Students’ Union
The moment you become a student at City College Notttingham you become a member of the Students’ Union (SU).
Welcome to SU!
The SU is active throughout the academic year, arranging peer mentoring, volunteering, recycling and sustainability campaigns, fundraising for charity, trips out and fun activities. It provides a great way for you to get involved in college life, meet new people and enhance your CV.
Join in online!
The Students’ Union is active on social media. Join in the conversation on our Facebook and Twitter pages. We also share pictures on Instagram – why not see what our students get up to at college?
Visit the official Vision SU website to find out about upcoming events, fundraising and news.
NUS card
As soon as you have enrolled at the college, you can apply for an NUS card at www.nus.org.uk – it only costs £12 but gives you access to 100s of discounts in shops and online, including ASOS, Odeon Cinemas, Spotify and more!
Activities to get involved in whilst at college
- Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme
- Learner Voice
- Sport and fitness activities
- Volunteering
Personal Tutors
At College you will be provided with support from your very own personal tutor.
Whatever your issue, this dedicated tutor will support you through your course and can help with a range of issues including:
- Financial advice
- Part-time and full-time work opportunities
- Help with study difficulties
- Welfare rights
- Higher/Further Education advice and application
- Safeguarding
If for any reason you begin to feel any personal or practical problems such as exam stress, relationship issues, bullying or health-related problems we also have expert counsellors on site to help you. All counselling is completely confidential bar extenuating circumstances, all of which will be explained to you in your first session.
Additional Support
How can it help you?
ALS provides support for learning over and above normal class contact hours. It helps you to progress and successfully achieve your qualification.
Support Services include:
- Literacy and numeracy support.
- Help with study skills.
- Support for specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysphrasia or dyspraxia
Assistance for students with a visual impairment including enlarged print, brailed literature and computer software.
- Personal assistance if you have a physical disability or long term illness.
- Support for disabilities such as Attention Deficit Disorder, Hyperactivity, Aspergers and the Autistic Spectrum.
- Concessions in examinations (subject to examination board regulations).
Helping you succeed
Learning Support Tutors work in partnership with Personal Tutors and Programme Managers to make sure that you can complete the course successfully. The Learner Services team will talk to you about the support that can be offered; this includes help from your tutors and resources such as computer software packages and materials used in the class. Your Personal Tutor will meet with you to review your progress at regular intervals. At this review you will talk about the support you are getting, your progress on the course, your career aspirations, your attendance and your behaviour.
How to access support
If you have a disability or learning difficulty or you received support when you were at school, please tell us at or before the interview. We will then organise a meeting with one of the Learning Support Team who can talk to you about support arrangements and facilities.
Once you are on a course at College, your support needs will be discussed by your Personal Tutor. There will be plenty of opportunities to ask for help if you need it.
Many students welcome the extra support because they are able to work through things at their own pace and do well in their assignments.
Make sure that you get the help you need.