Support for students with specific learning difficulties (SpLD)

There are many students with dyslexia or other specific learning difficulties enrolled on courses at the University of Leicester. There are a number of services available to support students in their studies, and many students with specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, use ours support services on a regular basis.

Disclosure of your circumstances

The University welcomes you and makes reasonable adjustments for all of its disabled students.  Please tell us about your situation before the start of your course so that we can make you aware of the services available to you and support can be arranged.  The information that you give us will be treated with sensitivity and the service operates in compliance with the the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA) and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) see the: Student Services Privacy Notices.

What support is available to me?

Specialist one-to-one support with an SpLD Adviser is coordinated through The Centre for Academic Achievement. The team of advisers can also assist with screening tools and interpreting reports from assessors linked to your SpLD. 

Your examination arrangements and other reasonable adjustments are managed and put in place through a coordinated effort between AccessAbility and the Centre for Academic Achievement. 

If you do not feel you currently have any support needs

If this is the case, please let us know so that we can amend our records.  If this should change once you are studying at the University, you can get back in touch with us at any time to discuss your support needs.  

Library

The University’s library also offers various services including the White Card scheme.  White Cards are available through the Library so please contact them to discuss if you feel that you will need some extra support with using the library services.

Email: library@leicester.ac.uk

Accommodation

The Accommodation office has information on its website about accommodation for undergraduate students and accommodation for postgraduate students.

About your specific learning difficulty

If you have evidence in the form of a full diagnostic assessment report carried out by a HCPC-registered Educational Psychologist or a Specialist Teacher Assessor who holds an Assessment Practicing Certificate, do send these over to us. We will advise you to apply for the Disabled Students’ Allowance (DSA) as soon as possible. 

If the report is in a language other than English, it will be necessary to provide us with a certified English translation of the document. 

If you do not have a diagnostic assessment report but have had extra time in other examination arrangements, we will be able to put the most common reasonable adjustments (e.g. 25% extra time) in place for your time at the University of Leicester. If further adjustments are needed, this will need to be explored through discussions with an adviser