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WE ARE HERE FOR YOU... WHENEVER YOU NEED US 18 19 STUDENT SERVICES/ RECEPTION The Student Services Office is located behind the main College Reception area in the St Bede Building. We are open from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm every day and can be contacted by telephone on 01772 460181 or via e-mail at studentservices@cardinalnewman. ac.uk. Or why not drop by and see us? Simply ask for Student Services at Reception. We aim to provide comprehensive support to all our students, assisting everyone who may need help to overcome obstacles enabling them to complete their studies. Our friendly and professional staff can provide advice and guidance on a number of different issues including Attendance, Transport, Bursaries, Welfare, Benefits and Duke of Edinburgh enquiries. STUDENT SERVICES TEAM If you have to leave during the Cross College Support Manager College day and will miss lessons, you must visit Reception before you Rachel Stewart, Extension 2024 go to sign out. You are expected Student Services Officer - Bursary to attend ALL lessons on your Jill Carr, Extension 2260 timetable and any extra support Student Services Officer - Transport sessions that have been arranged Karen Bingham, Extension 2261 for you. You are also expected to Reception be on time. Teachers and tutors will Eileen Bowman, Extension 2000 record all absence and lateness; unexplained absences or persistent ATTENDANCE lateness will be followed up by If you are absent from College or your Achievement Tutor and if are going to be late, you or your necessary, by Senior Tutors and parent/guardian can contact Senior Managers. Your attendance the college Reception on 01772 may be used on references. You 460181. Alternatively, you can can check your attendance and log on to Cedar and report the marks through Cedar. absence directly. BURSARY The 16-19 Bursary has two elements: Guaranteed Bursary This is for those students most in need, who will be eligible for a guaranteed £1,200 a year. You will be eligible for this bursary if you are: • In care or a care leaver • A young person receiving income support (e.g. young parents, young people living independently, young people who are registered disabled) • A young person receiving both Disability Living Allowance and Employment Support Allowance Income-Assessed Bursary College will provide an income- assessed Bursary for students whose Parents/Guardians household income is £20,000 or below. If you meet the free college meals criteria, you will be considered as a priority application. Free School Meal Criteria • Income Support • Income related Employment and Support Allowance • Income related Job Seekers Allowance • Child Tax Credit provided you are not entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual gross income of no more than £16,190, as assessed by HMRC • Support under Part VI of the immigration and Asylum Act 1999 • The Guarantee element of State Pension Credit • Entitled to Free School Meals TRANSPORT Getting to Cardinal Newman College couldn’t be easier, as the College is situated within five minutes’ walk from Preston bus station and the city centre, and is also within fifteen minutes’ walk from the railway station. There are a variety of cycle routes into the city and there is provision to store your bicycle within the College grounds. We also have free parking available for students, but places are limited and will be allocated on a first come first served basis. The College has service level agreements for the provision of transport for our students with all the major transport providers in the Lancashire Area: Stagecoach, Preston Bus and Transdev (Lancashire Bus). This allows us to sell travel passes to our students at a greatly reduced cost and gives students the flexibility of travel on commercial network services. Passes are valid for the entire academic year and can also be used at evenings, weekends and in the College half-term holidays.