Entry to the Learning Centre between 8 - 8:30am weekdays, 6 - 9pm Monday to Thursday and 9am - 3pm Saturdays is now by swipe card only. When you swipe the sensor the doors will open automatically once your card is read. To leave the Learning Centre during these hours you need to press the inner push pad on the wall to the right of the doors. If you find that your ID card does not operate the doors at these times please let a member of the Learning Centre staff or your tutor know and we will sort out this problem for you. Mark Tonkiss, Learning Resources Manager

(Edited by Fison James - original submission Tuesday, 8 November 2011, 11:51 AM

Students are politely reminded to respect their surroundings and to place litter in the bins provided on College premises and the greens surrounding the College. We would also ask that students are considerate to our neighbours when parking in the surrounding roads.

From 1 November students at Carshalton College will be able to use a new online counselling service called Kooth.com

This service is free, anonymous and confidential for people aged 11 to 25 years to get free online advice from trained therapists and advice workers. It is a safe online site where our students can get help, advice & support with anything that’s causing stress, hardship or embarrassment, plus find out about local services, events & news and write blogs or magazine articles.

Kooth.com have experience of talking to people about problems at home and College, drink and drugs, sexual health and sexuality, anxiety, stress, eating disorders and relationships.

Lisa Jones, Head of Student Support Services, explained the benefit of this service for the students

“We aim to provide our learners with an effective early intervention, timely and free online counselling service, which is confidential and safe. The beauty of Kooth.com is that it is available to our students to access 24 hours per day, 7 days a week, with the exception of the one-to-one chat rooms which is available 7 days a week between 12pm and 10pm Monday to Friday and 4pm and 10pm Saturday on Sunday. Face to face counselling services are becoming too expensive for Colleges to buy into and Kooth.com will allow our students to access counselling advice in a modern format. With the resources that are available on the site, learners who are facing emotional concerns can get instant advice on a variety of issues and those learners who are on a waiting list for face to face counselling with external agencies, can use Kooth first.”

The Student Support Centre is made up of a team of advisers available to give advice and support with finances, CV’s, interview preparation, links to employment services, housing advice, sexual health and applying to University.

Students can drop in to talk to the friendly experienced staff or receive impartial, confidential one to one appointments to help with any issues affecting their time at College and remove barriers.

For the month of November Renaissance Hair Salon are offering a FREE conditioning treatment when you book any colour service!!!

Offer runs from 10/11/11-30/11/11

Throughout November we will be running fund raising events to raise money for Children in Need details to follow!!

Please note this offer cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer.

Telephone us on 02085444450 or see our receptionist for an appointment

Cut and Blow-dry short hair £4.25

Cut and Blow-dry Long hair £5.25

Blow-dry £4.00

Hair up £4.00

Highlights half head £10.00

Full head colour £11.50

Conditioning treatments £2.50

All colouring services require a skin test 48hours prior to the service. Please pop along for a free consultation at Renaissance hair salon or call us on 0208 544 4450.