Tutorial Support

All full-time students are appointed a personal tutor. They will form a close relationship with you, making sure you are matched with the most appropriate course, are motivated, supported and become an independent learner. The tutor liaises with your parents, writes reports and can refer you to other experts within the College where necessary. They can also help you to find strategies that work for you and establish confidential arrangements if needed between you and your tutor/s.

Work Experience

Work experience – which can include internships, placements, volunteering, or job shadowing – is a crucial bridge between education and employment. It gives students and job seekers hands-on exposure to a real work environment, helping them understand professional expectations and routines.

Its importance lies in developing highly valued employability skills, often called “soft skills”, such as teamwork, communication, problem-solving, and time management. For job applicants, a lack of experience is a top reason employers reject candidates. Work experience addresses this directly, making CVs and job applications significantly more competitive and increasing the likelihood of securing an interview.

We try to feature a form of work experience or placement across all of our programmes, where possible. We believe it is vital in bringing out the best in each of our students, and ensuring they are well-rounded when leaving college; whether they go onto higher education or straight into the workplace.

Student Wellbeing

We have a Wellbeing service across all three campuses that students can request either at their interview or when they are at College. The service is really accessible, supportive and confidential but there may be a waiting list during busy times. We also have a professional counselling service, and students can ask for these services through their personal tutors or refer themselves.

We have social, quiet and private spaces for wellbeing meetings and time out, and all common rooms have wellbeing staff available to provide support.

Additional Learning Support

A dedicated team works across the College to support and advise students with additional needs. Students with physical disabilities, specific learning difficulties, emotional difficulties, medical problems or mental health difficulties have access to a range of support mechanisms. For further information visit the Additional Learning Support page.

Physical Access

We seek to ensure all our campuses are accessible to all students. Corridors are wide and classes are generally timetabled within one building to minimise the need for travel and the risk of getting wet. Most of our buildings have automatic doors and lifts and there are reserved drop-off and parking bays. Internal fire doors are held open magnetically and there are fire refuge areas for those who cannot manage staircases. The Restaurants have flexible seating to allow for wheelchair users.

Functional Skills

There are three Functional Skills; English, maths and ICT, that underpin all learning. They are included in full-time programmes of study and are a mandatory part of vocational courses. Adult students who do not already have a GCSE in Maths or English are also entitled to access this support and classes.

Further Functional Skills support is available if required, on a one-to-one basis or in small groups. To find out more call 01278 441316 or email learningsupport@btc.ac.uk.