Resources for Students

Provided below are links to services that you may want to make use of during your time with B&FC, or to apply for any additional help in advance of your full enrolment. Some resources will not be available to students without an enrolment. Resources that are available to all current and prospective students will be marked with the All-Access Icon:

HELM Referral Form - To seek assistance from B&FC Higher Education Learning Mentors. Direct contact can be made at HELMinfo@blackpool.ac.uk for inquiries.

Financial Support for Degree-level - Information on Student Loans, Government Support, and Bursaries & Scholarships. Direct contact email: hebursary@blackpool.ac.uk

Wellbeing - Advice and guidance around Internal and External Safety and Wellbeing support. Direct contact email: wearewellbeing@blackpool.ac.uk

Disabled Student's Allowance - Support information for HE students or applicants with learning, physical, sensory and/or mental health disabilities. Direct contact email: dsainfo@blackpool.ac.uk

Careers Advice | B&FC - Advice and Guidance on planning your future and achieving career goals. Direct contact email: careers@blackpool.ac.uk

How to be Successful

Testing your understanding of the materials:

To get the most out of this Flying Start course, we encourage you to explore the materials at your own pace and engage with the activities provided. This space is designed to help you build confidence and develop essential academic skills before your full enrolment begins. The methods below will enable you to evaluate your own understanding of this course's modules.

Additional Resources
There are a range of techniques you can try out - particularly around time management and organisation and external/additional resources will be provided to you in the appropriate sections.. Everyone works differently, so use this opportunity to experiment and discover what works best for you!

Short Quizzes
Some sections include short quizzes to help reinforce your understanding, and there’s an end-of-course quiz to test your knowledge of the topics covered. These quizzes aren't assessed, though they’re a great way to check your progress and reflect on your learning. Some quizzes will also have recaps or links provided to additional resources and may be used as proof of activity.

Find Your Timetable

On regular courses, this section will revolve around what to do if you have missed lessons, and what materials tutors will provide to help you catch up. If you are registered to this course, it is unlikely that you will have lessons yet, but you should know where to find your Timetable, just in case! When you are properly enrolled at B&FC, you can easily access your timetable on any course with the blueprint by going to the course's navigation tab (red text, three bars icon on PC) and clicking the 'Timetable' option.