What is Specialist Study Skills (ASC) support and how will it benefit me?

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• A personal tutor who is a qualified professional

• Regular weekly support

• Understand your learning needs

• Working together towards your course requirements 

• Supporting you to succeed and achieve

• Weekly improvements and progress

• Prioritising and breaking your work down into achievable tasks

• Practical support and strategies to help you maximise your strengths and improve on your weaknesses

• Adapting the sessions to your learning style

• Teaching you clear strategies to help you overcome difficulties and achieve in life and the workplace

 

Areas they can help you with:

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• Time Management

• Organising yourself and timetable including work goals

• Organisation 

• Thoughts and ideas

• Lecture notes into key sections/hi-light

• Planning

• Breaking the task down into achievable weekly goals

• How to write your essay

• What to include 

• Getting to the library

• Mind mapping ideas

• Group Work – building confidence and assertiveness

• Presentations – skills and practice. Overcoming fear of public speaking