Accommodation support

The University recognises that life in its residences is an important part of the educational experience of its students. There is a strong commitment to pastoral support - staff, in various residential and non-residential roles, encourage safe, secure and peaceful regimes. Discreet support for students, whether practical or emotional, is also provided.

• Needler and Thwaite Halls comprise a Warden, Deputy Warden and two Assistant Wardens.
• Each Lawns Hall has a resident Warden, Assistant Warden and a student Senior Resident.
• University Owned and Taylor Court Flats' pastoral support is provided by non-resident staff tutors who visit occasionally.
• A similar system operates in the Head Leasing Scheme's accommodation, where staff visit properties on a regular basis and have responsibility for general management, domestic arrangements and pastoral matters, liaising with each nominated house representative.
• There is a minimum of direct individual supervision. Regulations are designed to protect the privacy and well-being of the group concerned. Wardens, tutors and Accommodation Office staff are available for consultation and advice.
• It must be recognised that the University provides adult education and its students are legally adults (with rare exceptions). Pastoral staff do not provide the same level of care as a parent. The University's policy for under-18s on arrival is that they must live in one of the halls of residence, where there is resident pastoral staff in loco parentis.
• Other sources of confidential help are available within and outside the University. Details are published by the University's Student Support Services Office and the Students' Union.