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At City of Glasgow College staff work in partnership to ensure students with a disability or additional support need are offered the tools and support required to develop the skills needed to become an independent learner.
Staff within the Learning Support team act in accordance with external, college, and departmental procedures to ensure that standard practice is followed when making decisions about your support. This page will explain the process followed and your responsibilities if you require a Personal Learning Support Plan (PLSP).
Learning Support Recognise:
A PLSP, reasonable adjustments, and recommendations must not give students an unfair advantage over other students or create any disadvantage.
PLSP's are flexible, changeable agreements that depend on individual circumstances.
Staff and students have a responsibility to contribute to the PLSP process to ensure that appropriate reasonable adjustments are agreed and implemented.
What to expect at your PLSP Needs Assessment
What to expect at your PLSP Needs Assessment
Who is eligible for a PLSP?
Who is eligible for a PLSP?
Students who have a recognised disability or additional support need.
What is a Needs Assessment?
What is a Needs Assessment?
A needs assessment is the first stage in your Learning Support journey. It is essential for identifying any barriers you experience with learning so that recommendations can be made about how best to support you.
The information gathered at your needs assessment will be shared with your subject lecturers so that they are aware of any learning challenges you experience and ways in which they can better support your learning in class.
What will I be asked?
What will I be asked?
You will be asked a range of questions that will help your Advisor understand how your needs affect your learning such as:
General background information - disability or health diagnoses, academic concerns.
Relevant education/employment history and support received.
Current peer and family support network.
Mobility - traveling to campus, accessing classes.
Reading - print, computer screen, understanding.
Written work - course assignments, spelling, grammar.
Note taking - on-campus lessons, online lessons.
Memory - focus, remembering details, concentration.
Study Skills - organisations, meeting deadlines, revision technique.
Social communication - groups, face-to-face.
Hearing - clear hearing, understand tasks, sensitivity to noise.
Vision - lighting, reading print and information on sheets.
Exams/Assessments - personal experience, challenges.
Who will I meet?
Who will I meet?
You will meet your assigned Learning Support Advisor who will be your main point of contact within Learning Support for the academic year.
How long will the meeting take?
How long will the meeting take?
Usually, your meeting will take 45 minutes to an hour depending on the amount of information that needs to be gathered and discussed. You can take breaks and meet more than once to complete the process if required. Speak with your Advisor to discuss this and agree on further dates and times if needed.
How do I prepare?
How do I prepare?
Make sure to take a note of the date, time, and location of your meeting.
Bring along any relevant supporting documentation such as a diagnostic letter/report or a letter from your previous school/college outlining support they put in place for you.
If needed, you can ask a support worker, friend or family member to accompany you to your meeting so you feel supported.
Then what happens?
Then what happens?
Your Learning Support Advisor will agree your support plan with you and will share your information with your Subject Lecturers.
Your Learning Support Advisor will email you to check-in and ask about your experience.
If you have any challenges or questions, you are welcome to get in touch with the Learning Support Team.
Student Checklist
Student Checklist
Please bring any evidence/documentation of your disability/additional support need to your PLSP appointment. If you need to provide any further evidence your Learning Support Advisor will let you know.
How to contact Learning Support:
How to contact Learning Support:
City Campus / 0830 – 1630 Tel 0141 375 5510 (Level 2)
Riverside Campus / 0900 – 1600 Tel 0141 375 5369 (Level 0)
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