Support Arrangements

Our students report 98% satisfaction with the Learning Centre facilities. You can find the services on offer here.  

They provide support with referencing, searching and study skills. Many of the key texts are now available as electronic books.

General help and guidance is offered for a range of issues influencing your university experience. You can find details of this support here. 

Student Support Advisers (SSA) work alongside the Course Management Team helping to provide support, co-ordinate and monitor student progression. They provide instant access for students who are struggling to manage the demands of the course.  Details of your SSA can be found here.

The placement team are responsible for the organisation and planning of practice placements for the pre-registration provision. The team liaise with practice partners and members of the course management team to ensure students receive a variety of experiences throughout their course.

It is important that you prepare for your placements by visiting the practice module sites on Blackboard as well as considering the advice on the SHU placements website.

All the information on the site is aimed at making your placement experience as smooth and enjoyable as possible and allows you the opportunity to feel well prepared for each placement before you attend.

Link Lecturers provide additional support for students, supervisors and assessors to ensure fair and consistent assessment of the student. Working with LEMs, supervisors and assessors to make available information and resources that enable students to be empowered to take responsibility for their learning. A student may also contact the Link Lecturer to request additional support and guidance. Link Lecturers will collate information on student evaluations and be available, where necessary, to support the monitoring and response to evaluations if required. Collaborating with placement providers to identify and take forward areas for development to enhance student learning in practice, reporting as necessary to the Director of Placement Learning and Subject Area Placement Leads.

Further information is available here.

In line with NHS England A-EQUIP model, Professional Midwifery Advocates (PMA’s) deploy the valuable function of leadership, education, restoration, and quality improvement. Every midwifery student can access a PMA within their placement Trust to receive restorative clinical supervision. This intervention has been shown to support midwives in developing skills of resilience that will protect their future health and reduce the chances of attrition from employment.  The PMA teams in each Trust aim to offer this for students at various points from the beginning of the programme until completion.

This website offers helpful advice on how to contact the careers advice service, and what help they can offer.

Our careers advisor is Jill Valentine and Careers, and employability advice can be located here. She can provide help, in addition to that provided by Academic Advisers, with application process, searching for jobs and writing strong applications for post. Jill can also support you in the interview /selection process by discussing tactics/strategies for successful interviews and arrange a “mock” interview for you (in addition to those provided during the course) providing feedback and advice on your interview techniques. Jill's contact details are j.valentine@shu.ac.uk   or you can go to the Hallam Help Point at RWB and book an appointment to see her there.

The University is committed to developing your digital skills during the programme. During the programme you will have access to and be required to utilise the following:

• PebblePad

• Online Medicines management

• Systems of e-care (Health informatics) e-learning module at all levels

• Authentic world

• Google Apps

• Midwifery online, profession specific, mandatory learning such as eLearning for Health (eLfH), K2, Newborn Blood Spot Testing & GAP training

Please see Digital Learning and Skills for more information.