Supporting Learners at Research Council of Health (RCH London)
Learn at Work
The qualifications offered by RCH London have been designed to meet the needs of employers so learners can be confident that on completion they are well placed to compete in the job market.
A clear focus on practical skills is designed to ensure you are an extremely competent and valuable employee. The courses offered by LSMS are highly relevant and kept up to date with the latest industry standards.
Learner Support
RCH London offer learners the help and support needed to ensure that the courses are fun and fulfilling. The staff at RCH London are well experienced and know that for learners to successfully learn and pass their qualifications, they need to both enjoy and understand what is being taught.
Learners undertaking RCH London qualifications can expect:
├óÔé¼┬ó to gain the knowledge and skills required to practice safely and competently.
├óÔé¼┬ó to grow as individuals and have the chance to learn skills that are essential for professional development.
Support for students
Whatever your journey to your dream career looks like, you will be supported every step of the way.
RCH London has a number of teams dedicated to helping you with your personal and academic progress ├óÔé¼ÔÇ£ from choosing the right course and applying to be a part of RCH London, until the day you get your qualification and then progress in your chosen career.
We want to ensure that your time at RCH London is a positive experience ├óÔé¼ÔÇ£ some of the ways we can help you are detailed below.
RCH London has a number of teams dedicated to helping you with your personal and academic progress ├óÔé¼ÔÇ£ from choosing the right course and applying to be a part of RCH London, until the day you get your qualification and then progress in your chosen career.
We want to ensure that your time at RCH London is a positive experience ├óÔé¼ÔÇ£ some of the ways we can help you are detailed below.
At RCH London we pride ourselves in offering high quality additional learning support to students with disabilities and learning difficulties, and those students who need extra help with their English and maths. There are a wide range of options that are available to you as a student.
What support do we offer?
- In-class support
- Support at break times during the council day
- Hearing impaired support
- VI support
- Mobility support ├óÔé¼ÔÇ£ practical assistance
- Social and emotional support
- English, maths and assignment workshops
- Assistive technology
- Risk assessments, Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans for wheelchair users/students with mobility difficulties, expectant mothers risk assessments
- Specific Learning Difficulties Assessments; Exams & DSA assessments
- All students receiving support participate in a termly review to check on progress and ensure that the service meets their needs and is helping them to succeed.
Learner Services are here to help you with a variety of issues, ranging from transition to council to things that may be going on in your personal life.
The team includes a Learner Involvement Manager, Personal Development and Wellbeing Coaches and an Involvement and Engagement Coach.
The Learner Services staff are here to support those of you who may be anxious about moving on to a council programme. They will support you whilst in council to help you settle in and get used to the step up from school, making sure you are happy with your programme and that you are making friends. They can also offer you information and advice on a variety of issues that may be going on outside of the classroom. You can meet them on a one-to-one basis and work together to find solutions. While working with you they can offer:
The Learner Services staff are here to support those of you who may be anxious about moving on to a council programme. They will support you whilst in council to help you settle in and get used to the step up from school, making sure you are happy with your programme and that you are making friends. They can also offer you information and advice on a variety of issues that may be going on outside of the classroom. You can meet them on a one-to-one basis and work together to find solutions. While working with you they can offer:
- 1:1 sessions where you can talk through what is going on in your life in a non-judgemental environment
- Help to develop strategies and solutions
- Referrals to external agencies as required
- To talk to RCH London staff on your behalf
- Anger management
- Homelessness
- Problems at home and/or RCH London
- Pregnancy
- Self-harm
- Relationship problems
- Bereavement
- Difficulties with family members
- Housing\benefit advice
- Depression\mental health
- Substance misuse
- Eating disorders
- Suicidal thoughts
- LGBT
- Illness
RCH London supports all its learners to develop the skills, knowledge, sense of identity, confidence, and resilience needed to achieve a positive and sustainable progression into your chosen career. Career planning is a journey and the RCH London will help you on every step of the way.
The RCH London can provide information, advice and guidance on all aspects of careers including choosing a course, applying for higher education, looking for employment, writing a CV and preparing for interviews.
The RCH London can provide information, advice and guidance on all aspects of careers including choosing a course, applying for higher education, looking for employment, writing a CV and preparing for interviews.
Learners at RCH London will have access to:
- Careers guidance interviews and Careers Drop-ins
- Help with CV writing, completing application forms, preparing for interviews, and vacancy searching
- Specialist information and advice about apprenticeships
- Information and advice about RCH London London
- Information about careers, employability and enterprise
- Support from staff to help you make well informed, realistic decisions about your future
- Personal Statement drop-ins for those students who are applying to university
- Careers, employability and enterprise books in the Learning Resources Centre which are updated annually
- Higher Education prospectuses in the Learning Resources Centre which are updated annually
Whether you├óÔé¼Ôäóre looking for your first job or wanting to change career, there are a number of things you can do that can help you make the best decision. Firstly, get to know yourself ├óÔé¼ÔÇ£ your strengths, values, interests and ambitions. Next, do your research on your chosen job ├óÔé¼ÔÇ£ make sure you know as much as you can about what the job├óÔé¼Ôäós really like and if it├óÔé¼Ôäós the right job for you.
Finally, get some advice from a professional ├óÔé¼ÔÇ£ there might be other options or funding schemes open to you that you didn├óÔé¼Ôäót know about. And it always helps to have someone impartial as a sounding board to check if you├óÔé¼Ôäóre doing the right thing.
Finally, get some advice from a professional ├óÔé¼ÔÇ£ there might be other options or funding schemes open to you that you didn├óÔé¼Ôäót know about. And it always helps to have someone impartial as a sounding board to check if you├óÔé¼Ôäóre doing the right thing.
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