Dear colleagues,

I hope you're well and enjoying a lovely week in your departments.

You'll now no doubt be aware of the new University Report and Support
platform<https://reportandsupport.le.ac.uk/>, therefore we wanted to
take the opportunity to update you on the Students' Union
support<https://www.leicesterunion.com/support/> available as we've
undergone various changes in the past 6 months. We're trying to spread
the word on this to staff and students to improve signposting and
access to us, so please do read on, forward on to colleagues and refer
away. Please do also update your various communications about our
service when possible also e.g. webpages etc.

The Students' Union Support functions are:


1.  Advice
Service<https://www.leicesterunion.com/support/adviceservice/academic/step-by-step-guides/>
- provides advice and support on academic, housing and signposting
needs,



2.  Leicester Talks Support Services
Directory<https://www.leicesterunion.com/support/leicestertalks/> -
provides details of all Students' Union, University, student-led,
community and online support functions in one place for improved
signposting for students and staff,


3.  Peer Mentoring
Scheme<https://www.leicesterunion.com/support/peermentoring/> -
provides all campus based first year students with a peer to help them
settle in to University life,


4.  Wellbeing Officer and Part-time Liberation
Officers<https://www.leicesterunion.com/voice/representation/> -
elected students that represent and campaign for students on a wide
variety of issues,



5.  Self-improvement
workshops<https://www.leicesterunion.com/opportunities/workshops/> -
designed to help students improve knowledge and confidence on various
skills,


6.  How to Adult
guidance<https://www.leicesterunion.com/support/howtoadult/> - online
information to help students transition in to independent living and
beyond,


7.  Reporting incidents
guidance<https://www.leicesterunion.com/support/reportingincidents/> -
provides students and staff with an overview of what and how they can
report incidents via the University or Students' Union,


8.  Drinkaware Club Crew
<https://www.drinkaware.co.uk/about-us/our-campaigns/drinkaware-crew/>
- a team of trained student staff working in the O2 club nights to
provide welfare and wellbeing support to the students on a night out,


9.  Drop-in clinics running from the Advice
Service<https://www.leicesterunion.com/support/leicestertalks/a-z/timetable/>
- Headspace mental health, Free Legal Advice, Victim First and Therapy
Dog clinics run throughout term-time.

The attached briefing provides you with a quick reference overview of
the key functions of the Advice Service and Leicester Talks. This
includes signposting to the our Advice Service team via our online
form<https://www.leicesterunion.com/support/getintouch/> (rather than
email/phone where possible please).

Leicester Talks is a tool for all at UoL to use, it's aim is to
improve knowledge and access to services, but also to help you change
the culture further here and encourage all students no matter what
background and norms, to talk to these services and get the support
they need. We therefore encourage you to utilise the resources
available, these are attached and include:

1.  Digital versions - to post on your webpages, TV screens,
Blackboard, staff resource areas etc,

2.  Print versions - to encourage you to have the resources printed to
the numbers required for your service and make available to students
and staff - University Print
Services<https://www2.le.ac.uk/offices/printservices> &
Instantprint<https://www.instantprint.co.uk/> both good print
services.

We're building further webpages to support the Standing Together
initiative and have various equality, liberation and inclusivity
functions and campaigns of our own. Look out for updates on these.

Many thanks for your time here, thanks for your support thus far and
we look forward to continue working further with you all. Do let us
know any queries on the above or if you have any students you'd like
advice on.