Aleena Farooq
NC Early Education and Childcare"The whole staff were amazing, not once did I feel like I was far from home."
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Be Well To do Well Campaign
Duty: Advancing Equality of Opportunity
To support students to improve their wellbeing and remain on their programme of study, in 2024 NCL invested in three Wellbeing Academies (WA’s) situated in each of our main campus sites, Coatbridge, Cumbernauld, and Motherwell. The Academies are a pioneering initiative designed to prioritise wellbeing at the core of the student experience.
Recognising the critical link between student wellbeing and academic success, the WA’s aim to provide holistic support services and programmes that cater to the physical, emotional, and social wellbeing needs of our students. By doing so, it seeks to enhance student retention, academic performance, and overall satisfaction, aligning with NCL’s Recruitment and Retention Strategy.
Activities in our WA’s have included holistic therapies intervention programmes, curriculum-based events, team building and health and wellbeing surgeries, and partnership events. To date our WA’s have engaged 4226 students, and 126 of those students are in intervention programmes with the WA across each of our campuses.
Be Financially Fit Campaign
Duty: Advancing Equality of Opportunity
Financial instability is intrinsically linked to poor mental health causing stress, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, and poor academic performance. NCL acknowledges that financial challenges are a key reason for student withdrawal. To mitigate against this, NCL introduced a flexible approach to learning, offering an adaptive curriculum to support students with work demands and family responsibilities. Whilst this was well received, it was recognised that students also require knowledge, skills, and support to take control of their finances and improve their overall financial well-being.
The Campaign empowers students with the knowledge, skills, and resources necessary to manage their finances effectively and alleviate financial stress. By fostering financial wellness, the campaign aims to equip students with the tools to make informed financial decisions and provides support to mitigate financial difficulties. Additionally, it seeks to reduce the risk of student withdrawal, thereby improving retention rates and overall student success.
This approach allows NCL to gain insights into students’ motivations and mindsets. By employing customer segmentation techniques, NCL can make more informed decisions to support its diverse student body. The campaign is framed around four broad themes: -
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- Gathering and integrating student data from prospect to graduate;
- Engaging new students in extended induction programmes;
- Understanding students’ social dynamics to create a more supportive and inclusive learning environment;
- Understanding students within an academic setting to create a supportive and enriching environment that empowers students to realise and achieve their full academic, personal and professional potential.
