Support Available to You

At Luton Adult Learning we aim to support as many eligible adult learners as possible to access learning and provide those who need it with additional support to start or stay in learning.  We do this by supporting the learner if there is a financial need or by supporting learning if there is an identified learning difficulty or disability.

Learning Support

We can provide support for those learners who have an identified learning difficulty and/or disability to help achieve their learning goal. Support available:

Information and guidance

• Course Information

• Information sessions or 1:1 interviews

• Initial assessment

Assistance in learning situations

• SENCO and SEND team

• Learning Support Assistants to support learners outside class time

• Learner progress will be reviewed regularly to ensure learning goals are being achieved

Specialist support as appropriate for:

• Sensory impairments, physical difficulties, learning difficulties, medical conditions including mental ill-health

• Communication support: signers for the deaf, hearing loops, note takers

• Dyslexia assessments for courses where there are special arrangements for examinations

• Material adaptation

• Special arrangements for examinations in line with awarding body protocols

Study Support Appointments

These are available for learners who are at risk of withdrawal and/or non-achievement because they either:

• feel stressed about or are struggling to cope with their course work submissions or exam preparation

or

• have difficulties in their personal lives that are impacting on regular attendance, coursework completion or exam attendance 

Learning Mentors/Progress Coaches available to:

• Boost learners confidence and self-esteem

• Help create an action plan with the learner 

• Help learners to develop organisational skills, communication skills and study support techniques

Resources and Specialist Equipment

• Course books

• ICT equipment

• Calculators

• Hearing loops

• Coloured overlays

• Magnifiers

• Writing Equipment

Learner Support Fund (Discretionary) (DLSF)

Learner support is discretionary and is available to provide financial support for individuals with a specific financial hardship which prevents them from taking part in or continuing with learning. Support can be provided towards the cost of childcare, public transport, course related costs, exam fees and IT devices or connectivity where appropriate.

DLS funding is means tested and the amount a learner may receive depends on their income.  Ask your teacher or at reception for an application form.

The following categories represent a sliding scale of income* which is used to determine the amount of Discretionary Learner Support that is available to a learner:

*Monetary values correct as at 1 April 2024 to be reviewed in April 2025

Further information can be found in our Supporting Learning Policy.

Travel Club

Luton Adult Learning and Arriva have joined together to offer great value travel ticket discounts.

If you are working or learning at Luton Adult Learning this scheme will not only provide you with reduced bus travel costs to and from your place of work or learning, you’ll also be able to use your ticket for unlimited bus travel 7 days a week. This means that for no extra cost you'll be able to get out and about on your days off too. Furthermore up to two children can also travel free with the ticket holder at weekends.  Eligibility is subject to terms and conditions.

You can find more information on Arriva about ho wyou could save on your travel.