Our management team has a background in leadership in higher education and business and were keen to bring best practice to the company. Our senior staff are passionate about delivering the best service possible to disabled students as expressed in our vision statement.
Our Vision
We believe in putting our students first and achieve this through a consistent level of quality in our service provision. We subscribe to the social model of disability and believe that any ‘problem’ is not in the learner but in the wider environment. It is our responsibility to address external barriers to enable our students to succeed.
We are committed to a holistic approach which includes being proactive in relation to our students’ wellbeing. Every student is valued and will never become just a ‘number’ at Beacon. We are also fully committed to supporting our staff and believe that together we will continue to deliver an outstanding service through a positive culture and encouraging the achievement of professional goals.
Our Team
Specialist Study Skills Tutors and Mentors
Our Specialist Study Skills Tutors and Mentors are all registered with a professional body. They have received National Autistic Society (NAS) and Brain-in-Hand training and have many years’ experience in supporting disabled students. We ensure that all of our staff regularly engage with Continuing Professional Development (CPD) so that their knowledge of disabled students’ needs and how best to meet them is up-to-date. The team at Beacon is passionate about student experience and fully supporting learners towards autonomy and successful completion of their academic studies.
Brain in Hand and Assistive Technology Trainers
Our AT trainers regularly engage with CPD to ensure they are up-to-date with current and emerging technology. The majority of our AT team has a background in study skills and/or mentoring. AT trainers draw from their wider skills and knowledge to ensure that the AT training they deliver is relevant to their students’ studies.
Once our AT trainers have established their student’s learning profile, they agree a learning plan with the student which ensures that the AT training sessions are mapped to the student’s studies. We have found that this helps students to connect their AT with their university course, which results in a higher engagement with their AT.
Visual Stress Screeners
Visual Stress is a condition whereby individuals are sensitive to glare and experience visual distortions when they read, even though they may have perfectly good eyesight. Children are often diagnosed with ADHD or Dyslexia when visual stress is actually to blame. Many of our students have visual stress to varying degrees. Our qualified screeners can provide our students with relevant advice and guidance.
