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 StudentLife Coach at coaching@bcu.ac.uk
• By phoning CAS reception 0121 313 7685

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.

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.