Centre for Academic Success - student support
The Student Life Coach
Student life coaching for first year repeating students
In addition to the academic support offered at the Centre for Academic Success, the Student Life Coach is here to help you explore your individual strengths so you can achieve your academic goals
What we do:
- 1:1 regular meetings to discuss goals and progress
- Bespoke sessions to support your skills development
- Continuous support throughout the year
We focus on:
- Goals setting
- Time management
- Motivation
- Communication skills
- Assignment planning
- Procrastination
- Improving grades
- Remote learning
- Study techniques
- Healthy habits
We expect you to:
- Attend meetings on time
- Be honest about your progress
- Reflect on your academic work
- Keep in regular touch
You can book your appointment:
- Via Moodle in the slots provided
- By emailing your Student Life Coach at coaching@bcu.ac.uk
Student life coaching workshops available for all students
All the workshops are now delivered live via Teams and they last about 40 minutes. We encourage you to sign up via iCity so you have the opportunity to ask questions to the Student Life Coaches and interact with other students about study skills that are relevant to you.
You can find student life coaching workshops on our workshop timetable.
Self-coaching journals for personal and professional development
The Journals below are designed to help you make the most of your learning with us here at Birmingham City University.
You can use any journal on its own, or alongside any other to help support your University journey.
Please note: you will need to be logged in with your BCU account to be able to access these journals.
- Key Skills to Succeed at University
- Motivation and Goals
- Optimism and Mindset
- Resilience and Coping
- Strengths and Virtues
- Emotional Intelligence
Further Support
You can access helpful relevant materials on the CAS resource page.
If you are interested in any other topics which are not included in this list, please let us know at coaching@bcu.ac.uk so we can incorporate them in our provision to support you.