96 Askham Bryan College reviews

Writing assignments on potentially jobs for the future and how to achieve them

That they talk about how exactly to do assignments well and show us examples of how to write it.

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Very good, clean kennels, good food at the cafeteria and good accomodation

We have several classes a week on what we are liking and disliking in college.

We review many case study examples to give us an idea of future developments and progression within the industry. We additionally have alot of practical experience with the help of experts, giving us a fluent idea of what skills we can develop further and what skills we can integrate into out careers.

I love the module content, I feel that its very relevant to our career goals and the support provided is necessary for our skill improvement. I dislike the lack of out of campus activities, it will oupd be great to do more community work.

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We only use a few for our course but they're all useful for different courses. We have access to mqny resources to assist in assignments and we appreciate the facilities we are provided

Its been quite consistent. Any issues we've had have been addressed and acted upon immediately to get us all back on track. We have access to private and confidential discussions with staff which make us feel alot more comfortable.

Mandatory industry skills and academic skills lectures. These lectures are aimed at getting students 'job ready', focusing on skills that are required in any employment.

Some of my lecutres are joint with Agricultural student, most of them are thick as pig muck. Lectures that are taught just to my class are brilliant as there are 10 students maximum. This makes the lectures feel almost personal.

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Most of the facilities are in good condition. Some of the toilets could do with a lick of paint and a refreshing touch. The canteen also rip you off for every penny you have, and the quality of produce is bog standard.

There is plenty of support if required. The college are always making you aware of the counselling or financial help available.

ABC runs modules every year on every course across the college focusing on the future fields. For example, or experience, industry skills and the staff always ensure everyone is on the right pathway to achieve what they want in the future (goals).

My first two years gave me practical sessions with animals. I am now on my final year and i just have theory lectures which is fine, however nearly every week sessions are cancelled or tutors are sick which is making us occasionally fall behind.

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College facilities are good, for example a new smart common room with computers and seating areas for just HE students. However, the library is now even smaller as they've renevated and the computer softwares and computer themsevles are really old etc!

Tutor feedback is good, however i don't feel like i can talk 1:1 (face to face) with them. Sometimes turnitin grade feedback is a little vague. However, the councillor on site is a really good and helpful idea, but just one woman across the whole campus is a little frustrating as she is really busy! the safeguarding is promoted a lot... however student service staff usually push things to one side and take ages to sort something out! I live on campus, all wardens are really helpful and nice!

They use the classes such as Academic skills, Industry skills and Business to prepare us for the future as well as helping with our uni work. Outside of lessons teachers such as Terry give their own advise and help in regards to finding suitable jobs and what we can do to increase the chances of getting into the industry we want.

I like that we have to do most of the work outside of uni hours because I focus more at home. However it can feel like some days are a waste of time as a lot of lessons can get cancelled, or we are spoken to for 5 minutes then get told to do our own thing. I like being taught in the lecture theatre as its easy to concentrate however I think lessons need to be more practical than just sitting and writing down everything as its sometimes hard to keep up.

The Library can be good however the upstairs area which is supposed to be for HE students is always filled with loud FE students so its hard to find a place to do work as the HE rooms in the main building are always pretty busy. The food is way too expensive.

During appraisals Grace is very helpful and reassuring, and makes me feel like I can go to her for anything personal or academic. There seems to be a lot of support offered from the tutors however only some seem genuinely interested in helping. Speaking on behalf of other students when we've asked for help we've received a very blunt and not helpful response as if we are stupid. Although teachers such as Terry and Rob approach us and give a lot more feedback which has helped a lot in my assignments.

They have connections with nearby employers, such as flamingo land and yorkshire wildlife park. For second year they require you to find your own placement but help you with these connections if needs be. We also have regular one-to-ones with tutors who help guide us with what to do for our chosen career.

The elective modules are great. We have the right balance of lecture time and free working time, and some of the hands-on learning experiences (e.g. dissecting) are really interesting. However, some of the core modules, such as "Academic skills" require hours of work for something that is usually taught in high school and is not relevant to the degree. This time could be spent on more important assignments and increases the workload of already stressed out students.

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There's plenty of computers and a sizable library to help with assignments and academic work, and the on-site animal park is great for hands-on experience.

Feedback and support from tutors varies, sometimes I have asked for help and actually got it, other times I simply get a one-word email back. It all depends on the individual tutor. Haven't personally had much to do with student support for non-academic reasons but I have a friend who has, and says they're very helpful.

The majority of courses include work placements and an industry skills module. My course involves an animal first aid course as well which is beneficial to have both in and out of the industry . Everyone also has to undertake an introduction to business and an academic skills module.

What i like least is that the tutors read from the slides rather than providing their own knowledge. It is also extremely difficult for some students to complete their work experience because it is on site. With some pupils living on site it is free and easy for them to go into the kennels for a day starting at 7:30. However, for other pupils it can cost a lot due to petrol and personally I live over an hour away so work experience off site would be more beneficial as it would mean i wouldn't miss days at uni as i can't afford to come in after a kennel shift. The tutors are lovely and the sessions are informative. The course handbooks are also helpful as they provide extra reading materials and a plan of each week. There is also nearly always a chance to access feedback 1 to 1 before work requires its final submission.

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The library is large and easily accessible and nearly all doors have buttons and ramps for wheelchair access. The on site course related facilities are great too as there are kennels, a cattery, grooming area, stables and wildlife park all available to students. Additionally, there are many rooms where computers can be used, one of which is in the science block which is fully equipt for experiments and provides a chance to do dissections. You can also access mentors and councillors easily.

1 to 1 tutor support is good but occasionally tutors won't respond to emails and cancel group tutorials . The feedback given in sessions is good and informative. I personally have not used the counselling service but am currently going to mentoring sessions which are good for supporting my anxiety but occasionally don't account for the intellectual level of the individual student and their past experience in education.

A requirement of the course is completing 300 hours of relevant work placement over the three years which gives a really good opportunity to develop employability skills. There is also a careers advisor that can be contacted to set up meetings for advice and guidance.

I enjoy having a small group and the teachers are really engaging. The semesters really help break up the work load and there is a good mixture of exams and course work. However, some of the lessons involve simply copying off PowerPoints which makes it difficult to process and retain the information.

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The animal management building is a real asset to the college and is a really great place to learn. The science building is also well equipped for lab experiments. Some of the other classrooms are a little out dated however.

The waiting list for the counsellor is far too long they should really hire in more of that kind of support. Academic support is fairly good though sometimes lacking in the larger group sizes.

We have specific Industry Skills lectures to prepare us for what jobs might be available to us once we graduate. As well as practical sessions in the on-site wildlife park.

I like that our lecture notes are available before and after they're delivered.

18

Very good. We have an on-site wildlife park and kennels/cattery plus a dedicated science block.

Very good. We have weekly group and personal tutorials. I know if i need to seek counselling I can always go through my course manager to refer me.

Uses modules to teach skills like CV writing and interview techniques. It also offered many trips to gain skills that could be used in industry, these trips also help excell your CV.

I enjoy the relaxed atmosphere and smaller class sizes. The admin is not great as there is some clashes in timetables, also students having availability of grading criteria etc..

10

Great learning recourses online and in the library. Facilities such canteen arentoo expensive.

Some tutors are available in person and email. However most are hard to reach orbget a reply from.