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your guide to studying at huish 2014-15
Your studies This starts with your teachers and we have all the resources to make your studies easy to research and access. You will be able to have remote access from your laptop or from your home computer to all the online resources. The Arthur C Clarke Learning Centre (LC) is an excellent place designed to meet all your study needs in a supportive environment. You will be able to borrow books, films, music, audio visual equipment and computers (including laptops) with lots of helpful guides to help you. The LC staff will provide you with useful tips for searching or writing a bibliography and the team is always available to help you if you have a specific question or need. The LC offers a silent study area if you prefer to work undisturbed. There are small group study areas and over 50 bookable computer workstations and netbooks. In addition to the LC there are 4 main study centres, one each in Hawthorn, Juniper, Willow and Beech, offering space for quiet group work and additional computer workstations.
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Support staff in college to help you with your studies
IT facilities Computer workstations and printers are available across the college campus in open access areas, the LC, workshops and classrooms. College-wide wireless is available so that you can connect your laptop anywhere on the campus. Whilst working at home you have the ability via the internet to remotely connect to electronic learning resources and your own network and e-mail accounts. If you are doing a course that uses IT extensively you will find that the areas are equipped with the necessary computers, digital projectors, associated sound and video equipment. There are extensive multi-media suites to support film making and Apple based music/media suites for Music and Music Technology. This is just a snapshot of our facilities and they are constantly being updated as technology advances.
Academic support As well as lessons in each subject, additional support is offered to help meet the individual needs of students. The study skills programme will help you to improve your organisation, essay or other writing, time-management or general study skills. Additional support can also be arranged through Student Services at any time in one’s course. Many students get specialist support in their subjects to help them reach their full potential, including aiming for the A* grade at A level. For example, some subjects encourage students through an Olympiad or other challenging experiences. Subject-based competitions also provide an alternative challenge for students such as Business Young Enterprise or 2.0 – run by the Bank of England for students to decide on interest rate policy. As well as college trips that are open to anyone, departments may run trips that specifically support their course such as language exchanges, visits and fieldwork-related trips in the Earth Sciences and Archaeology to develop practical skills. Many students get support from relevant subject areas when applying to university or for competitive jobs, as well as the extensive range of general progression planning and support that is offered through the tutorial system. A number of vocational courses arrange work experience with local companies to put theory into practice.
Marianne / GEOGRAPHY I think Huish has been great at giving support in general: I always felt that there was somebody who I could ask if help was needed, and we have meetings with our tutors throughout the year to check things are going well. I find the work done at Huish is much more academic and focused than anything I’ve done before, which is hard, but I enjoy it. I think the best way to ensure you enjoy college is to choose subjects that you know you love; then the work you are given doesn’t feel like work.