Meet your Student Support Team
What do we do?
The Student Support Team supports the pastoral and academic needs of our diverse student body, including:
Supporting the academic development of undergraduate and postgraduate students
Ensuring a learning experience of the highest quality, both at the University and in partner colleges.
Communicating with students in order to ensure a positive learning experience at CLL
Study Skills
- Academic writing.
- Critical thinking and reading
- Giving presentations
- Plagiarism and referencing
- Using the library
Technology & E-Learning
- Digital skills mentoring
- Your Warwick email account
- IT training and workshops
Careers and Development
- Careers planning
- CV writing
- Application forms
- Cover letters
- Interview tips
Who we are
Dr John Gough - Director of Student Experience and Progression
John’s role is to work in close collaboration with course teams to develop enhance the student experience from recruitment and induction through to graduation and the alumni. His key concerns will be:
- Our pre-enrolment information
- Providing an inclusive induction and orientation programme that provides a firm foundation for student success
- Developing learners’ skills to progress on their course, including study skills and ICT/digital capabilities
- Working with course teams to review, develop and enhance assessment strategies that are inclusive, innovative and robust
- Monitoring students’ progression and supporting course teams to address any concerns or issues
- Developing constructive and productive links between colleagues and students, including SSLCs
- Helping to develop students’ employability skills
- Enhancing our communication channels with students
- Develop further our student support services, e.g., through offering a new student hub for drop-in queries
Email: John.Gough@warwick.ac.uk
Dr Anil Awesti - Senior Tutor
Anil’s work as Senior Tutor focuses on leading on the pastoral support of CLL students. He is the first point of referral for personal tutors in resolving more complex student cases and is responsible for the effective operation of the personal tutor system. He provides advice and support to students directly if the personal tutor is unavailable/unable to support. In addition, he maintains awareness of and communicates University policies relevant to student support and advocates for the needs of CLL students to University bodies. As Senior Tutor, he also chairs CLL mitigating circumstances panels and adjudicates on undergraduate extension requests.
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