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IFY Student Support

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Welcome

Your Integrated Foundation Year (IFY) is designed to develop your academic skills, as well as provide an introduction to your chosen subject, and university services, systems and processes, before you embark on the rest of your degree. 

Here at IFY Support we offer lots of ways to assist your success on your IFY journey.

If you spot a member of the IFY Support Team in the canteen or library at any time with our IFY Support signs, please come over for a chat.

Click the options below to find out more about the support you can access:

  • Workshops and Drop-in sessions

    The Learning Developers run a variety of workshops, drop-in sessions, group study sessions and more throughout the year. There are all specifically tailored to IFY students and are based on the specific modules you are studying and the types of assignment you have to complete. 

    Click on the links below to find out what's on at your campus this semester. 

    If there's a workshop or an event you'd like to see but we don't currently run, or if you can't attend a workshop or event, please let us know by emailing IFYsupport@cumbria.ac.uk and we'll do our best to find a solution. 

  • 1:1 Support

    As an Integrated Foundation Year student you have access to 1:1 appointments with IFY Learning Developers who are here to support your transition onto your chosen degree pathway. We can offer support on challenges and questions you might have during your Foundation year. This could include help understanding and using your feedback to develop your work, guidance you may need with assignments, your course, or just to check in with us for a chat.  

    To book an appointment with one of our Learning developers click on the link here or email IFYsupport@cumbria.ac.uk

     

  • Resources for Independent Learning

    Our great library service includes ebooks, journals and a wide range of online resources in addition to physical resources and books. We have a library at each campus and expert staff who can help you with queries. 

    We also have a number of resources available to you if you want to work on your academic skills independently, such as:

     

  • Peer Support

    You may feel like you would appreciate being able to ask questions and speak to other students who know what you are going through.

    We are very lucky and have a team of Peer Support volunteers who recently finished their IFY and are happy to offer support to new IFY students. They are going to be hosting regular drop in sessions, responding to questions via the Peer Support Teams channel and creating useful resources to support you on your IFY journey.

    If you would like to get involved and find out more click here.

     

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  • Other Useful Services

    Other Useful Services

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    Besides the dedicated IFY team, you also have a range of other services at your disposal, and we can help with signposting to these. Some of the key services you may find useful are listed below, just click on the link to get to their page.

    Careers team can help with finding a part-time job, completing applications and preparing interviews for Allied Health Programmes, and much more.

    Money advice team can help with student loan application issues, budgeting your money, and more.

    Mental health and wellbeing team: You can arrange 1:1 confidential meetings with someone from this team, and they also have a wide range of self-help resources on their site.

    Disability Services and Specific Learning Needs team provide specialist support to those with specific learning needs, and write up support plans to be followed.

     

If you've checked all the above sections and you're still not sure who to contact, remember you can contact us via ifysupport@cumbria.ac.uk or log a request via the Student Enquiry Point tile on the Student Hub. 

Whatever your concern, please don't hesitate to get in touch with us. We are here to help ease your transition into University life and set you up for success on your academic journey. 

We look forward to working with you.  

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