Our Student Support teams are here for you, both on campus and online, ready to help whenever you need it. Whether it’s navigating college life or dealing with personal challenges, you’ll always have someone to talk to.

And, of course, being a West Herts student comes with perks! With your college email, you’ll unlock discounts and deals from Student Beans, UniDAYs and more.

We’re here to support your journey – because college is about more than just the classroom.

Resources Available For You.

All students have access to Health Assured, our Student Assistance Programme. This is a FREE confidential 24 hour helpline to support you with a variety of areas including stress and anxiety, debt, relationships, housing concerns, low mood, family issues and many more!

The Health Assured Wisdom App provides a set of tools and features to support your overall wellbeing and wellness.

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student with student support advisor

Financial Support.

Our Learner Support Fund available to help you with the costs of coming to College. If your household income is less than £40,001 you could be eligible to access financial support to help with:

  • Travel costs
  • Kit and Equipment
  • Free meals
  • Childcare

Additional Learning Support.

Be it in class, during exams or a little help outside of your lessons, our learning support teams will help you reach your goals. We have a range of support available including: 

  • Classroom support
  • Specialist 1:1 support
  • British Sign Language Communicators
  • Teachers of the Deaf
  • Examination arrangements
  • Adaptive materials and specialist equipment
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student with student support advisor

Personal Support.

Our Student Support Advisors are always on hand to provide guidance about the issues that matter. You can talk to them about mental health and wellbeing, healthy relationships, online safety and more. You can benefit from 1:1 meetings with our expert support advisors.