Useful Information for Students Undergraduate Centre Undergraduate Centre

USEFUL INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS UNDERGRADUATE CENTRE UNDERGRADUATE CENTRE

FACILITIES AT THE COLLEGE FACILITIES AT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY website at RADMOOR CENTRE http:\\library.loucoll.ac.uk/ The library is the main study study-skills Health and Fitness environment at Loughborough Situated behind the main College and provides students The library is located on the college building, the Radmoor with access to books and first floor of the Hub building Centre offers a wide range of resources required for all and is used by all students in fitness activities and aerobics undergraduate courses offered. the college. During term-time, classes at discounted prices. There are various study spaces it is open from 8:30–19:00 The modern and spacious within the library, including Monday to Thursday, and from facilities include a gym, indoor a PC suite, individual study 8:30–17:00 on Fridays. During cycling and aerobics studios, rooms, silent and group working college holidays, it is open from plus a sports hall. If you prefer areas, and a designated Higher 8:30–17:00 Monday to Friday. outdoor sports, the AstroTurf Education study space for More information about the pitches are the ideal place to undergraduate students. The library can be found on the train. library website. library also provides access for Spa and Salon specialist software and laptops The Radmoor Spa and Salon which learners are able to offers high-quality treatments at borrow for use within the library. MULTI-FAITH ROOM affordable prices. Hair & Beauty In addition, the Discovery students work in luxurious search engine allows learners to This light and airy room (B109) can be used by anyone for beauty and hairdressing salons, access a vast range of electronic using the latest equipment resources, including journals worship, prayer, meditation, reading or quiet reflection. If and techniques, allowing them and e-books both in college to gain hands-on experience. and from home, ensuring that you would like to use this room, please ask at the reception in Discounts are available for learners are always able to students. access the resources that they the Hub building need. Radmoor Restaurant The Radmoor Restaurant offers The library also offers study an excellent dining experience skills support to all learners at at amazing value. Food is Loughborough College, helping prepared by out Hospitality & learners with: Catering students to the highest • understanding quality, giving them commercial assignments experience, supported by their • structuring and planning tutors. The restaurant offers a essays great venue in Loughborough to • understanding academic socialise and to enjoy fabulous writing expectations food and drink. • preparation for exams More information can be • presentation skills found on the Radmoor Centre • time management and website: organising workload www.radmoorcentre.co.uk • understanding and preventing plagiarism in work • Harvard referencing Support can be offered on a 1:1 basis as a one-off or as frequently as you wish. Written study skills support is also offered through the library

01509 618359 AWARDED SILVER IN THE TEACHING 01509 618359 AWARDED SILVER IN THE TEACHING [email protected] EXCELLENCE FRAMEWORK IN JUNE 2017 [email protected] EXCELLENCE FRAMEWORK IN JUNE 2017 UNDERGRADUATE CENTRE UNDERGRADUATE CENTRE

FACILITIES AT THE COLLEGE FACILITIES AT THE COLLEGE FOOD AND DRINK HALLS OF RESIDENCE NURSERY The Box Office Our accommodation has There are nursery facilities at Located on the ground floor everything you’ll need to the college, although places are of the Hub, The Box Office is feel happy and settled whilst limited, so please apply early. open during term-time from studying with us. Situated on Lessons at the college may 8:00–19:00 Monday to Thursday, the college campus, all halls are run between 9:00 and 17:30. and 8:00–17:00 on Fridays, with self-catering and have facilities If you have young children, reduced opening hours during for you to prepare your own please arrange childcare before college holidays. It offers a meals. Alternatively, you can starting your course. selection of hot and cold drinks, eat in the college’s cafeterias deli sandwiches, breakfast rolls, Monday to Friday and cater for Find out more at salad, fruit or pasta pots, and a yourself at the weekends. www.radmoornursery.co.uk hot meal option each day. We offer a total of 223 single The View bedrooms in purpose-built, Located on the second floor modern halls, including a of the Hub, The View is open block specifically designed for during term-time Monday to under-18s. Layouts range from Friday from 8:00–11:00 for six-person flats with shared breakfast and 11:30–14:00 for showers, toilets, and kitchen lunch. A wide variety of meal amenities to five/six-bedroom options is available on a daily flats with en-suite bathrooms basis, including the salad bar. and shared kitchen amenities. We also have rooms and Café Chino facilities that have been adapted Situated on the second floor for disabled students (subject of B Block, Café Chino is open to assessment) and all study Monday to Friday during term- bedrooms include Wi-Fi and time only. It sells snacks, drinks, network points. sandwiches and lunches. Our residences are situated Starbucks and the Students’ within walking distance of the Union Shop college, Students’ Union, and The Students’ Union shop is the town centre, making student based in S Block on the college living easy and convenient. You campus, selling a range of will also have full access of our snacks, sandwiches and drinks. communal areas, which include It also houses a small Starbucks a common room complete with facility, serving a comprehensive TV and Xbox, as well as outdoor menu of takeaway coffee, tea spaces for picnics and BBQs. and hot chocolate. Visit www.loucoll.ac.uk/ accommodation for more information.

STUDENT SUPPORT DSA SUPPORT- A any support needs that you may MENTAL HEALTH WELLBEING have, and whether you have GUIDE FOR STUDENTS submitted an application for SUPPORT We offer a free, impartial and If you have received additional DSA. The Mental Health Team at confidential one to one service - learning support previously at Loughborough College are for sexual health and wellbeing I am eligible and would like to support. We can support you school or at college (including receive support. What should I on hand to support you in a Loughborough College), or any variety of ways. If you’re already to understand and address do next? your worries, so you have a form of exam concession, you Complete the application form seeking support for mental will not automatically receive the health difficulties outside of productive and enjoyable time found on the website www. at College and for your future. same support whilst studying a gov.uk/disabled-students- College, they can work with Higher Education course. you, and anyone involved in We can support you on a range allowances-dsas/how-to-claim of areas, for example if you Following the DSA Assessment, maintaining your mental health, This guide should help to explain to support your studies and struggle with exam stress, self- the process that you will need an approval letter outlining who esteem or are having a difficulty will be delivering the support help you to progress towards to follow in order to have your your goals. If you’ve never had with relationships you can come support needs assessed and (DSA2 letter) and the Needs and speak to us. We’ll make an Assessment Report, outlining support in this way, you can any required support put in still meet with them. They’ll initial appointment with you place. You are responsible for the support required, will be to discuss how we can help. generated to you, the student. support you in College and help applying for DSA and you are you make contact with other To arrange an appointment, responsible for informing us Where Loughborough College call 01509 517171 or email is named as the provider of services if appropriate. This when you have received your service is free, impartial, and wellbeing.mentor@loucoll. approval letter (DSA2). Without support, the Needs Assessment ac.uk. Report must be passed on to confidential. They’ll make an either, you will not receive any initial appointment with you to the learning support team via For sexual health information at additional support. Please read discuss how they can help. This [email protected] as soon the College please see: the information below, and if meeting will be very informal. as possible. www.loucoll.ac.uk/student- you require further advice and To arrange an appointment, call services/health/sexual-health guidance, please contact us Once we have received a copy of 01509 618313 or email using the contact information your DSA2 Letter and the Needs [email protected] provided. Assessment Report, a member of Alternatively, you can speak to the Learning Support Team will your Tutor, who will help you to CHAPLAINCY contact you within 1 working day make contact with them. WHAT IS DSA? to arrange a meeting with one Chaplains are available to of our SpLD Tutors, where you anyone wanting to understand Any student that has a disability will sign a copy of your learning or explore world faiths, their or specific learning difficulty support agreement with the own spirituality, or just in need (such as dyslexia) and who college. of someone to listen. requires support during their Telephone: 01509 223741 studies will need to apply All support appointments will be Email: cfschaplains@lboro. for DSA (Disabled Students confirmed in advance. A register ac.uk Allowance) if they are eligible. of activities will be completed, The eligibility criteria are defined which you will be required to under the Equality Act 2010 and sign to say that the support has can be found here www.gov.uk/ taken place. disabled-students-allowances- I’m still unsure about what I dsas/overview. The support should do, or how to apply you are eligible for is dependent There are plenty of ways to get on individual needs and not the information you need about on income. If you are applying how to apply for DSA. You can through Student Finance go to the website www.gov.uk/ England for your diagnostic disabled-students-allowances- assessment, you will need to dsas, or contact a member of complete this application first, as college staff: the DSA Assessment will incur a Email: [email protected] cost. Please inform the college Telephone: 01509 618313 at the earliest opportunity of

STUDENT DEVELOPMENT COLLEGE CAMPUS MAP STUDENTS’ UNION CAREERS & When you become a student EMPLOYABILITY at Loughborough College, you HE Employability Advisors are FS BLOCK will also become a member available to help you to plan 1 of Loughborough Students’ your future career. You will Student Parking 2 Union, which is one of the be able to access information largest in the country. This and support to develop your 1 famous organisation is based on employability skills, allowing the Loughborough University you to meet the requirements A6004 WAY EPINAL RADMOOR NURSERY campus and provides a range of that employers are looking for. facilities and services to make Once you get to the stage of your college experience even HE CENTRE 2 applying to jobs, our advisors Radmoor more enjoyable. RECEPTION Visitors Parking can also support you with the Visitors X application process. The union is unique amongst RADMOOR KEY British universities in that its Whether you are looking for CENTRE HUB Parking premises are owned and run postgraduate study, training, ARTS Disabled Parking by the students themselves, employment or starting up your ACADEMY Bus Stop (Sprint) so LSU students are always at own business, the team will be Pedestrian Access the heart of everything that the able to support you. You are 1 Fire Assembly Points union does. This allows them to able to book 1:1 appointments Building Entrances ensure that students have the for help with your CV, cover Sta Parking best experience possible whilst letters, job applications and S BLOCK Lifts studying in Loughborough by interview preparation. LSU SHOP 3 Accessible Toilet making new friends, learning Restaurant/Café

Our careers andemployability B BLOCK new skills and enjoying new X Turnstiles experiences outside their service is free and is available TECHNOLOGY No Vehicle Access courses. before, during or after your L BLOCK CENTRE Barrier studies. Our Employability X You can get involved with the Advisors are based in the Hub various sections of the students’ behind reception. Drop by 3 union, including sports clubs, a reception, call 01509 517173 or 4 range of societies, faith clubs, email employment.advisor@ WILLIAM STREET volunteering, community loucoll.ac.uk to make an Sta Parking projects, fundraising, enterprise, appointment media and much more. You can 4 find out more about getting involved with LSU here: www.lsu.co.uk PROGRAMME Facilities in the students’ union REPRESENTATIVES building also include shops, Programme Representatives are cafés and bars. selected for each programme at the start of the year. This is your chance to represent the RUBBER GRASS PITCH views of your fellow students CRUMB PITCH COLLEGE at department meetings and PAVILION programme reviews, and to help to develop the college. All Programme Representatives become members of the Student Council, which meets A6004 WAY EPINAL three times a year. HALLS OF RESIDENCE

IMPORTANT INFORMATION IMPORTANT INFORMATION COUNCIL TAX LOCAL DOCTORS LOCAL DENTISTS LOCAL PHARMACIES BANKS MISC.

Many full-time students are Bridge Street Medical Practice Loughborough University The Medicine Box Pharmacy Lloyds TSB Police, Fire and Ambulance exempt from paying council 20 Bridge Street, Dental Practice Students’ Union, Students’ Union, 37-38 High Street Services: tax, for example if you live in Loughborough, LE11 1NQ Ashby Rd, Loughborough, University campus Loughborough, LE11 2QG halls of residence. Most full-time Telephone: 01509 263018 LE11 3TT Telephone: 01509 635050 In an emergency, call 999. students will also be exempt in www.bsmp.co.uk Telephone: 01509 261602 HSBC For non-emergency crimes, the majority of situations. If you Boots 41 Market Place contact the police on 101. need further information or a Park View Surgery YourSmile Dental Care 13 Market Place, Loughborough, LE11 3EJ The police station address is: letter to confirm your eligibility 24-28 Leicester Road, 91 Ashby Road, Loughborough, LE11 3EQ Police Station Southfields, as a qualifying full-time student, Loughborough, LE11 2AG Loughborough, LE11 3AB Telephone: 01509 214761 Natwest Loughborough, LE11 2XF please ask at reception in the Telephone: 01509 230717 Telephone: 01509 267451 Market Place, Telephone: 0116 222 2222 Hub. www.parkviewsurgery.nhs.uk www.yoursmiledentalcare.co.uk Lloyds Pharmacy Loughborough, LE11 3EA 26 Pinfold Gate, Pinfold Medical Practice Dentoral Dental Practice Loughborough, LE11 1BE Barclays Bank Pinfold Gate, 4B Swan Street, Telephone: 01509 237220 3 Market Place, Cinemas: Loughborough, LE11 1DQ Loughborough, LE11 5BE Loughborough, LE11 3EA Telephone: 0844 477 1881 Telephone: 01509 213385 Superdrug Odeon Cinema, 2 Market Place, Santander 7 Cattle Market, Charnwood Medical Group: Carillon Dental Care Loughborough, LE11 3EP 63 Market Street, Loughborough, LE11 3DL Rosebery Medical Centre 44 Baxter Gate, Telephone: 01509 234531 Loughborough, LE11 3ER Telephone: 0333 006 7777 Rosebery Street, Loughborough, LE11 1TQ Loughborough, LE11 5DX Telephone: 01509 219699 Nationwide Cineworld Cinema, Telephone: 01509 324115 www.carillondentalcare.com 29 Swan Street, Old Hospital Court, www.charnwoodcommunity Loughborough, LE11 5BY Loughborough, LE11 1TH medicalgroup.co.uk The Dental Suite Telephone: 0871 200 2000 27 Park Road, Loughborough, Halifax Charnwood Medical Group: LE11 2ED 27-28 Swan Street, Outwoods Medical Centre Telephone: 01509 231144 Loughborough, LE11 5BS 4 Beaumont Road, www.dental-suite.co.uk Public Library: Loughborough, LE11 2JB Granby Street, Telephone: 0844 5769811 Victoria House Dental Practice Loughborough, LE11 3DZ www.charnwoodcommunity 2 Victoria Street, Telephone: 0116 305 2420 medicalgroup.co.uk Loughborough, LE11 2EN Telephone: 01509 611035 NHS Loughborough Urgent Care www.victoriahousedental.co.uk Centre Loughborough Hospital, Post Office: Hospital Way, Granby House Dental Practice 10 High Street, Loughborough, LE11 5JY 25 Granby Street, Loughborough, LE11 2PY Telephone: 01509 553998 Loughborough, LE11 3DU Telephone: 01509 239878 Telephone: 01509 212170 www.postoffice.co.uk If you are unable to see your www.granbyhousedental.co.uk own doctor, the NHS Urgent Care Centre is open 24 hours a Gorse Covert Dental Practice day, 365 days a year, for urgent 34 Maxwell Drive, Gorse Covert, treatment of minor injuries and Loughborough, LE11 4RZ illness. Telephone: 01509 844118 www.gorsecovertdental.co.uk

If you do not live in Loughborough, you can find your nearest medical centre and dentist at www.nhs.uk

A S H B Y R FAITH MAP OF LOUGHBOROUGHD

In addition to the multi-faith HINDU SIKH room and chaplaincy services within the college, there are Punjabi Gurdwara Sahib, Loughborough is a buzzing numerous places of worship Geeta Bhawan Temple/ 33/34 Clarence Street, market town with loads on within the local community: Community Centre, Loughborough, LE11 1DY offer for students. Whether

R A D Lemyngton Street, Telephone: 01509 558027 M you’re looking for shopping, O O R R Loughborough, LE11 1UH D clubbing, eating or getting RADMOOR Telephone: 01509 233570 ROAD PARK in touch with nature, BUDDHIST Loughborough has it all. RADMOOR RD Gujarati For details of all local Nagarjuna Kadampa Shree Ram Krishna Mandir churches, student and Meditation Centre, Alfred Street, local faith groups, refer to 17 Guildhall Lane, Loughborough, LE11 1NG the Centre for Faith and Leicester, LE1 5FQ Telephone: 01509 232401 Spirituality website: Telephone: 0116 2620317 www.lboro.ac.uk/services/cfs

Regent Place

Shopping

B D

A E

Y R

R N

A A A

L D JEWISH D CHRISTIAN Supermarket

Orthodox G

A R A

S N

H D

G B U R N

Y E E IO

N N S

QUEENS PARK C T C G

Leicester Hebrew H

Anglican Emmanuel Church, Q L A

R O N

U S A R N

A E

A L

L U

R A S

E N H

Y E

Forest Road, Congregation, Highfield S

E B

E D R T I F E D OR R G E Loughborough, LE11 3NW Street, E B S T Y S R T O A S R D Q E

E U T

A Telephone: 01509 261773 Leicester, LE2 1AD R E B ED The Rushes FO RD Telephone: 0116 2706622 S Shopping TR EE WA T RD

S E Carillon Court

ND F E

Shopping N E

A L

T T

E E

Progressive E

T T

S O The Synagogue, U CATHOLIC T H

I E MARKET L W D O

24 Avenue Road, Clarendon R O PLACE O D G A A

D T

TOWN HALL E

Park, Leicester, LE2 3EA T M

St. Mary’s Church, E Y

E B N R G

T A X T

H S T O E N

G R I

Telephone: 0116 2715584 S

H G Ashby Road, T A

T R

E E E

Loughborough, LE11 3AB D B A 5 O T 8 R H 9 R E E ST C Telephone: 01509 262123 E O IC N LE E R IE S

AY W EE IL SOUTHFIELDS PARK B MUSLIM U J

NO TT IN GH AM

RO AD D A Loughborough Mosque, O ELIM PENTECOSTAL R R TE ES IC

83-85 King Street, LE

5 8 St. Peter’s Centre, Loughborough, LE11 1SB 9

A 6 Storer Road, Telephone: 01509 214500 0 Loughborough, LE11 5EQ Telephone: 01509 234306 There is also a well- equipped prayer room in N O T T IN 0 G the Brockington Building at 6 H A A M R O A Loughborough University. D

Sprint bus route from Loughborough railway station to Loughborough College

GETTING HERE/ BUS LINKS

We’re easy to reach by bus from local towns and cities. Take a look Nottingham City at our bus map or find out more Beastmarket Hill at www.traveline.info NOTTINGHAM Nottingham, Nottingham City Morledge DerbyStop C8 BusOpp. Station Train Station Castle DoningtonLong EatonBeeston QMC Canal StreetNottingham Shardlow Friar Lane

EMA EMA West DHL Trent Bridge DERBY Nottingham, Broadmarsh EMA Terminal Wilford Green West Bridgford

Ruddingtion Business Park Pegasus Clifton NTU Business Park Bunny Primary School ASHBY-DE-LA-ZOUCH Kegworth Clifton Lane Rempstone Sutton Bonnington Costock MELTON MOWBRAY Gotham

East Hathern Leake

Ashby-de-la-ZouchLount Newbold PeggsSchool Green LaneGriffydam OsgathorpeBelton Lymyngton Street Stanford on Soar Loughborough Burton-on-the-Wolds Shepshed Nanpantan Baxter Gate WymeswoldAsfordbyBrooksby College

Loughborough, Train Station Swan St. LEICESTER Town Coalville Centre LOUGHBOROUGH Thringstone Barrow Sileby CossingtonBirstall

Shepshed, Bull Ring Whitwick Day NurseryShepshed, Anson Road Quorn

Loughborough Fox Loughborough, Wheatsheaf College is just a COALVILLE Loughborough, PitsfordLoughborough, Drive Fennel Street 10-minute walk from Quorndon Rothley the town centre

Anstey SwithlandCropston Thurcaston Train Route Arriva Bus 126/127 Beaumont Leys Arriva Bus 126 Kinch Bus 2 Woodhouse Eaves Paul S. Winson Bus 129 Centre Bus 154 Kinch Skylink Bus Centre Bus 8 St Margaret’s Bus Station Leicester, Avebury Avenue Kinch Skylink Bus Kinch Bus 9 Sprint NCT Bus 1

GETTING HERE/ TRANSPORT LINKS

In keeping with our emphasis on maintaining a healthy lifestyle, we have a travel policy which encourages walking, cycling, and the use of public transport wherever possible. Appropriate arrangements are made to meet the needs of anyone with mobility difficulties.

With the M1 less than three We are widely accessible miles away, the College by bus with various can be easily accessed services operating in and from all over the country. around Loughborough. The Parking, however, is heavily college is well connected limited and is not available by regular, direct buses to local students, except running from Leicester, for those who hold a Blue Nottingham, Derby, Melton Badge or have other special Mowbray and Ashby. requirements. Parking is always on a strict first- come, first-served basis for permit holders and visitors alike, and once all car park We are only a ten-minute spaces have been filled, walk from Loughborough you must find alternative town centre. Please allow parking off-site. approximately 25 minutes if walking from the train station and 15-20 minutes from the Baxter Gate/Swan Street bus stops. The train station in Loughborough connects regular rail links countrywide with main services passing through the major surrounding cities, including Leicester, Nottingham, Derby and London. The station is a 25-minute walk from the college or you can catch the shuttle bus, which departs every 10 minutes.

For detailed maps, timetables, and information on how to get to Loughborough College from other parts of the UK or abroad, please visit the How to Find Us section of our website. Loughborough College, Radmoor Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3BT 01509 618375 [email protected] www.loucoll.ac.uk 002858_09/18

01509 618359 AWARDED SILVER IN THE TEACHING [email protected] EXCELLENCE FRAMEWORK IN JUNE 2017