Accommodation
Our Student Support Team is on hand to offer guidance and support on any issues surrounding accommodation. If you are over 18 and need somewhere to live, we can provide a list of current accommodation. If you are under 18, special arrangements can be made. For more details telephone 01252 407394.
Chaplaincy
Our college chaplain offers confidential help and pastoral care. Spiritual support is available whatever your faith and we have a multi-faith prayer room in Q15.
If you would like to talk to the chaplain, contact him to arrange a time on 01252 320618.
Connexions
Connexions is a confidential service for all young people up to the age of 19 (or up to 25 if you have learning difficulties or disabilities), which can give advice on a range of topics, including careers, training, relationships and homelessness.
A personal adviser will put your needs first, focusing on the issues affecting your life and/or studying. Contact Connexions on 01252 324037.
Confidential advice is also available from 8am-2am, 7 days a week, 365 days of the year via Connexions-direct. Simply call 080 800 13219 or text 07766 413219.
Counselling
Every student at the College on a full-time or part-time course can use the free and confidential Counselling Service. Counselling is what students want it to be – a place to offload when they are worried or anxious, in a crisis or a place to explore changes and decisions they want to make about their lives. Students can attend once, or have further sessions if they wish. The Counselling Service is based in the Information Centre (Reception Westminster Building), and a College Counsellor is available Mondays and Tuesdays, from 10.30 to 14.30 and Wednesdays to Fridays from 9.00 to 17.00.
You can make an appointment by phoning 01252 407069 – you may have to leave a contact telephone number on the voicemail. Alternatively, you can call into the Information Centre in Reception during the Drop-in Time between 10am-11am Wednesday to Friday. You can also email – counselling@farn-ct.ac.uk
Student Health Advisor
If you have any health-related needs, our Student Health Advisor, offers advice and guidance. She is a qualified nurse and is available to all students. Contact 01252 407067.
Student Retention
Our Student Support Team, is there to support FE students aged between 16 and 19 for whom regular attendance is a difficulty. They are on hand to point you in the right direction should you encounter any problems which impede your learning experience. We all have problems from time to time - what matters is how we tackle them and make a positive difference to our lives. Contact 01252 407345.