Guide to Applying: Study Support
Please answer the questions in this section honestly. We won't reject your application for answering yes to any of these questions. We are committed to meeting the needs of students with learning difficulties, disabilities and medical conditions.
Study Support
| Question | Guidance Notes |
|---|---|
| Do you have a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia? | If you answer "Yes" to this question, please also remember to send us a copy of your assessment report by post. Our address is:
Admissions Department Peter Symonds College Owens Road Winchester Hampshire SO22 6RX |
| Do you have a physical or sensory impairment? | Do you have an impairment that may affect your life at College?
Although situated on a hilly campus, adaptations have and will continue to make College more accessible, ensuring all students can participate fully in College life. |
| Do you have a medical condition? | It is important that you tell us about any medical conditions that you have so that we can meet your needs if necessary.
If you answer "Yes", please remember to provide further information in the box at the bottom of the page. |
| Do you have access arrangements for exams? For example, extra time, use of a word processor, or scribe, reader or smaller room. | If you answer "Yes" to this question, please also remember to send us evidence of this provision from your school by post. Our address is:
Admissions Department Peter Symonds College Owens Road Winchester Hampshire SO22 6RX |
| If you have answered YES to any of the above, did you receive additional support at school? | Does the support you receive include someone being with you in your lessons, or is it some other form of support or do you not receive support at all? |
| Do you have a local authority agreed EHCP (Education, Health & Care Plan)? | If you don't know what a "Education, Health and Care Plan" is, answer "No" |
| If you have answered YES to having an EHCP, what is the name of your SENCO or Head of Learning Support at your school? | A SENCO is a Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator. If you have an Education, Health & Care Plan, please let us know the name of a person that we can contact. |
| Are you supported by the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS)? | CAMHS is part of the NHS, more information can be found on their website.
If you don't know if you are supported by CAMHS, answer "No". |
| Further information | If you answered "Yes" to any of the questions, please provide more detail in the box provided. We can then discuss this with you during your interview.
If you have answered "No" to all the questions on this page, please leave this box blank. |