Welcome Pack ———— Rethink Music Education Year 2021/22 ——— bimm.ac.uk Welcome To Your BIMM Institute Manchester Congratulations On Being Offered A Place! ------ I am delighted that you have chosen to study at programme, is designed to provide a creative the UK’s leading establishment for modern music environment that’s challenging, stimulating and education. connected, enabling the music professionals of tomorrow to hone their skills in the best Manchester is an incredible, multifaceted city with possible way. many subtleties and scenes and our college reflects this in the student cohort and the great range of We have the finest and most up-to-date resources talent and experience represented in our for students to use, and the College is endorsed teaching teams. and supported by leading equipment brand manufacturers. Whatever your ambitions within the BIMM Institute Manchester’s tutors have between modern music industry, BIMM Institute Manchester’s them amassed a vast body of experience working unparalleled level of career relevant expertise, in the music industry spanning many years, and facilities and support networks guarantee that you all combine their teaching with professional music will be given the best guidance, assistance and industry profiles as performers, writers, arrangers opportunities to achieve your goals. and entrepreneurs. This ensures that our students benefit from their first-hand professional expertise I look forward to welcoming you to BIMM Institute and experience throughout their courses. Manchester for the 2021/22 academic year. This approach to curriculum delivery, allied with Dr. Nick Donovan our fantastic visiting faculty and guest/events College Principal Contents ------ Induction and Enrolment 5 BIMM Mentor Scheme 7 Student Support 8 Manchester Life 11 Get Connected 16 Freshers’ Guide 19 Faculty Information 21 ———— Induction And Enrolment To study at BIMM Institute, you will need to complete enrolment. You will be sent instructions on how to Useful Contacts enrol via email. There are up to 3 stages to complete enrolment before you become a registered student. ------ Stage 1 – Enrolment Form Enrolment Support Complete the enrolment form and upload essential [email protected] personal information, as detailed at the bottom of Monday – Friday 9am – 8pm (GMT) this page. You must complete the enrolment form Saturday 10am – 4pm (GMT) before you can begin studying on your course. How UK – 0344 364 6666 to complete this stage will be sent directly to you via email. Admissions [email protected] Stage 2 – Tuition Fees We need to confirm your tuition fees. You may be Student Support asked to contact student finance for verification. [email protected] Stage 3 – Logging in to BIMM systems Finance The last part of enrolment is making sure you have [email protected] access to the applications and systems you will use daily as a student. We will issue you with your IT credentials and show you the student portal where all applications are in one easy to use place. Online Enrolment Induction & Freshers’ For Your Course Closer to the start of the course, your college will contact you with induction and freshers’ information, ------ look out for this in your inbox and on social media platforms. Some of the events offered to you will be All students are required to complete enrolment. essential for you to attend and others will be more You will have been sent an e-mail with a link to the informal events. Make sure to take full advantage of enrolment portal, which will guide you through all the activities and events the colleges are putting on the required processes. Below are a list of things that for you. MUST be completed before you can start the course: Induction events include important information Enrolment form – must be completed in full and about your course, give you the opportunity to meet submitted – the link to this form will have been sent your course leader and your future classmates. to you by e-mail. Passport style photo – this will be used for your student ID card. Please follow the guidelines on the enrolment form. You will not be able to enter BIMM Term Dates buildings without an ID card. ------ Proof of ID – we require proof that you have the right to study in the UK. Ideally this will be a valid Semester/Term dates passport. You will upload a copy when completing You can check the dates of your course here. the online enrolment form. The online enrolment form must be completed in full before you can become an enrolled student at BIMM Institute. ------ Access and Participation We believe that there should be an even playing Bursaries and Financial Support field and equality of opportunity, no matter We have a package of bursaries and scholarships who you are. That’s why we are wholeheartedly to remove any financial barriers when it comes to committed to widening access and participation access. These include: from underrepresented groups in Higher Education. Whether you are an applicant or a current student, • Low Income Household, Care Experienced and we strive to improve the equality of opportunity Disabled Student Bursaries for all. What is Access and Participation? • The Fair Access Fund which offers bespoke financial Access and Participation essentially supports support to students from Black, Asian and minority specific groups of students to access higher ethnic backgrounds, low income backgrounds and education, improve your success and support career low participation in Higher Education areas development where there might have been past challenges. In particular, we are encouraging and Further Education students can also access supporting applications from underrepresented additional financial support via New College groups, such as Black, Asian and ethnic minority Swindon, our partner college. Their range of financial communities; students from lower-income support includes a Learner Support Fund and a backgrounds and areas of low participation in Higher Bursary for Vulnerable Groups. We can help support Education; students with disabilities; care-leavers; your application to these support funds as soon as and mature students. you have accepted your place with us. We’re dedicated to making higher education more Access and Participation Coordinators equal and fair. It’s something we passionately believe Our AP Coordinators work within our fantastic and in – and it’s why our Access and Participation (AP) friendly College Student Support teams on initiatives department exists. As a team, we constantly review like the Fair Access Fund, the Mentoring Scheme, and evaluate our initiatives and progress against the and help students transition into higher education. targets in our approved Access and Participation You may have met your AP Coordinator already at Plan. That way, we can iron out any inequalities and an Open Day, they can help with any arrangements make ourselves as diverse and inclusive as possible. you may need to make in advance of starting your course, like disability support and applications to the You can also check out our BIMM Access and Disabled Students Allowance. The AP Coordinators Participation Plan here. It sets out our commitment are here to help you get everything in place before to remove any gaps or hurdles that might be in place you start your course, so drop them a line if you have for someone when it comes to access, success and any queries or concerns and they can help get you up progression. to speed and ready to go! Our Access and Participation Initiatives and Access and Participation Student Group Support Schemes Our Access and Participation Student Group means As part of our commitment, we’ve developed that students can review and feedback on all our several targeted initiatives and activities to help initiatives. This group of volunteer students meets you thrive throughout your time with us. Each of every term to discuss progress against the targets in these initiatives provides you with the best possible the AP Plan. This student-led meeting feeds into the opportunity to succeed and progress to a sustainable Access and Participation Committee, which creates career in the creative industries. and oversees new proposals and works with the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion student group. ———— Student Student Support Support ———— Student Support Services Counselling ------ ------ We are committed to helping students fulfil their BIMM Institute Manchester offers counselling to potential during their time at BIMM Institute any student in need of the service with it’s own Manchester and we place an emphasis on supporting dedicated full time student counsellor. This free students both academically and personally. With this and confidential provision offers individuals the in mind, the Student Support team is available at opportunity to explore a wide range of emotional every step of the student journey to offer confidential and psychological issues. support and guidance on issues such as stress, depression and anxiety, relationship problems, The counselling service provided is hugely smoking, alcohol and drugs, sexual health, eating experienced and abides by the British Association disorders; as well as on-going academic and practical for Counselling Code of Ethics. learning support and advice. We also offer a wide range of additional support services that are designed to meet students’ Disability And Learning academic and welfare needs to enrich the BIMM Institute Manchester experience. Support ------ Pastoral Support