Need an appointment ?
It is sensible wherever possible to make an appointment with the lead contact for your subject area. If slots are not available when you need them consider making an appointment with the additional contacts for your area.
In the event there is still no suitable availability, click on https://staffs.libcal.com/appointments and under Locations select the Microsoft Teams option and then choose Academic Skills and the No preference option (this will be highlighted by default). Doing this will give you the greatest range of dates and times to book your online 121 support.
Try our Academic Skills Chat!
If you cannot find an appointment time to suit your commitments, please use the Academic Skills chat option. Available Mondays to Fridays in term time our online Chat can often help clear up study related difficulties. Look for the button at the bottom of this page to see if it is available!
Chat offline? Don't worry - you can always email us at academicskills@staffs.ac.uk and we will get back to you as soon as we can.
Stuck with your referencing?
Why not book a Just Referencing appointment? One of our team will help you get to grips with whichever style of referencing you need. Just click on the link below to see appointment availability and make a booking.
Appointments are available Monday to Friday between 9.00am and 5.00pm. Out of office hours appointments may be available by individual negotiation with specific Academic Skills team members. Just ask!
Several lengths of appointment are available. Standard appointments are 30 minutes. If it is your first appointment, or you feel you need more time, you may book an Extended appointment which will provide an hour's personal tuition. Quick discussions of 15 minutes are also available.
STEP 1
- Select your subject area from the left hand panel
STEP 2
- Choose the member of staff.
- Click on the button to Book an Appointment. A new page will open with their availability. Follow the onscreen instructions.
- Note: Make sure you select the location where you want the appointment to be to make sure you see the correct availability.
Discussion Appointments: Done via Teams or Face to Face, these appointments are for you to discuss any areas you feel you might need support in e.g. finding resources, academic writing and more!
Read and Review Appointments: Done via email, you don't even need to attend! Attach your draft assignments, let us know what areas need looking at and wait for the review comments to support and guide you to a better grade.