Higher education services

Tender description

The Student Support and Employability (SSE) department is charged with ensuring that all our students receive the necessary support to enable them to succeed and thrive during their time at LSBU. The Student Wellbeing team, within SSE, is operationally responsible for delivering the Disability and Dyslexia services to students from across seven schools. This includes providing non-medical help (non-specialist and specialist) for students who require it. London South Bank University is seeking to appoint suppliers for a Framework Agreement for Routine Non-Medical Support and Specialist Non-Medical Support. It is vital that the suppliers working with University on this important requirement meet the high standards of professionalism, inclusivity, and excellence LSBU has set and demonstrate all values contained in the University’s Behavioural Framework and Values document. Support that requires a specific, specialist, or professional qualification/training alongside experience/understanding of working with disabled students and understanding of the Higher Education environment – support roles include: — communication support worker, — electronic notetaker, — speech to text reporting, — specialist transcription services, — British sign language interpreter, — language support tutor for D/deaf students. Highly specialist, specifically tailored one to one support which helps students address the barriers to learning created by a particular disability – promoting independence. This support is primarily provided for students with mental health conditions, autism spectrum disorders, and long term health conditions. Mentors require experience of providing one to one learning support and of working with students with disabilities including mental health conditions, and need to have qualifications and membership which satisfies registration for the role via DSA-QAG (https://dsa-qag.org.uk/practitioner/registering-dsa-qag). Highly specialist, specifically tailored one to one study skills support that aims to address barriers to study and provide strategies to promote independence. This support is primarily provided for students with a specific learning difference or an autism spectrum disorder. Study Skills Tutors require experience of providing one to one learning support and of working with students with relevant disabilities, a good knowledge of assistive technologies and strategies, and need to have qualifications and membership which satisfies registration for the role via DSA-QAG (https://dsa-qag.org.uk/practitioner/registering-dsa-qag).