Beacon Support has earned a reputation for high-quality support delivered by our amazing team who are all deeply committed to our students.
Please visit the relevant sections below to find out more about the services we provide.
Philippa’s help has been invaluable to my success at university.
(October 2023)
Marlene has been brilliant. We’ve got into a rhythm with sessions and how to use...
(October 2023)
I would like to add that my mentor during the course was excellent!!!!
(October 2023)
Caroline should be seen as an invaluable asset to the Beacon team. Working with her...
(October 2023)
Lucy Maulin has been fantastic and given me so much support. I have been extremely poorly and in hospital recently and Lucy supported me in applying for mitigating c...
(September 2021)
The support was amazing and helped me whenever I needed it. She was amazing!!
(September 2021)
Are you a Student?
Find out what to do if you have received your DSA2 letter and want to arrange your support. We also explain more about the support you can expect to receive. You will also find this section helpful if you want to know how to apply for Disabled Students’ Allowances (DSAs) or how to book your Study Needs Assessment.
Needs Assessors
We enjoy good working relationships with Needs Assessors and Disability Advisers. Find out more about our services, including our rates. We have also provided answers to popular questions regarding our service provision. We are pleased to provide support to many Open University students. Read more about our specialist support for our OU cohort.
Workplace Provision
Our team deliver high quality coaching, mentoring and training in the workplace. We provide Access to Work services and are also able to arrange other bespoke training. Please visit our Workplace Provision page to find out more about our services which include assistive technology training, disability awareness and wellbeing training, proofreading and coaching.
Our Services
We are based in South Wales, but provide our services across Wales and England. We are pleased to offer a range of services delivered by our fully qualified team. We believe the following sets us apart from other providers:
- We are ADHD Specialists
- We can provide Welsh speaking support staff, including assistive technology trainers.
- We always offer support in-person and, whilst we can provide flexible support such as Skype, we will always ensure our students are able to receive face-to-face sessions.
- We are committed to in-house training for our staff and regularly provide staff disability training, including training in assistive technology.
- Our team is trained in Brain-in-Hand and can utilise this within support sessions where it has been allocated through DSAs.
- We have a range of specialisms among our study skills tutors, including Maths, Accountancy, Law, Psychology, Music and Chiropractic. This ensures we have an excellent understanding of disciplines which are highly specialised.
- We have a special interest in ADHD and offer tailored support that has been developed in-house for our students who have been diagnosed with this specific learning difference.
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Here's what our clients say...
It has been brilliant, I receive far more support from this service than I do from university.
I am extremely grateful for all the support I have received from Lucy. I couldn’t ask for a better mentor.
Always patient and willing to help with anything from reading of material or explaining things so I can better understand them.
Very happy as to the level of support I receive, I have had the same mentor since starting this degree which has been a huge benefit and honestly would not have made it through last year especially with all the issues surrounding covid if it was for the support of my worker I am very grateful
Philippa’s help has been invaluable to my success at university.
The support I have been receiving is brilliant and far better than the service the university supplies.
