Welcome to Education and Student Support
The Education and student support consists of over 600 colleagues and provides all the key administrations and education support activities that underpin the student experience from admission to graduation here at Exeter.
Our leadership team
Education Services and Student Experience
James Hutchinson - Director of Education Services and Student Experience
Education Services and Student Experience comprises the following divisions:
- Student Employability and Academic Success
- Education Services
- Library
- Student Wellbeing and Welfare
- Senior Education Partners
- Student Immigration Service
The senior education partners are the strategic link to each faculty and to Cornwall:
- Alison Hume – ESE
- Tim Rushforth – HLS
- Gareth Carey-Jones – HASS
- Josie Turner (interim Cornwall)
Student Administration
Jamie Horsley - Head of Student Administration
Delivering high quality support services that are essential to the student learning journey and to the delivery of an excellent student experience, Education Services is critical to every student and throughout their time at the university.
Jamie leads the following teams as part of Education Services:
- Examinations
- Student Records
- Timetabling
- Student Information Desk
- Graduation
- Community Liaison
- Student Transition and Support
Education Support
Elaine Cordy - Head of Education Support
Delivering high quality support services that are essential to the student learning journey and to the delivery of an excellent student experience, Education Services is critical to every student and throughout their time at the university.
Elaine leads the following teams as part of Education Services:
- Standard Programme Hubs
- CEDAR
- Online Programme Hubs
- Degree Apprenticeships
- GSE Partnerships
- MBA and Localities teams via Senior Education Partner
Wellbeing and Welfare
Mark Sawyer - Head of Wellbeing and Welfare
Wellbeing Services can offer a range of services to support students personally and in their studies when difficulties occur.
You can find out more information via the following links:
Library
James Anthony-Edwards - University Librarian
The library underpins education and research by providing extensive digital and physical academic information resources including more than 1.2 million e-books and 1.2 million physical library resources. With subscriptions to over 53,500 journal titles, library users access more than 2 million journal articles online every year
The Library resources and highly quality customer-focused services:
- can be discovered from the Library website
- are accessible to students and academic staff wherever and whenever they want to work
Study facilities include the main Forum Library, open 24/7, and 8 other locations in Exeter and in Penryn.
The University’s cultural assets and activities supporting learning and research include care and promotion of
- rich special Heritage Collections
- the unique Bill Douglas Cinema Museum
- Arts and Culture collections and support for research impact through artistic collaborations
- innovative Digital Humanities research work embedding digital methods and resources.
Student Employability and Academic Success
Paul Blackmore - Head of Student Employability and Academic Success (SEAS)
Student Employability is a key resource for students, graduates and graduate recruiters. We have over 40 staff working to help improve student chances of getting a great job after they graduate. Through the Career Zone we provide one-to-one guidance and careers information, the service places an emphasis on co-operative working, joining with university alumni and local businesses to help students learn more about their chosen career paths.
Academic Success focuses on strategic development with the academic and professional services communities, with particular attention to achieving the goals of the Education Strategy.
Quick links:
- Career Zone website (current students)
- Information for graduates.
- Career Zone - Information for staff
Student Immigration Services
Jim Price - Head of Student Immigration Services
Student Immigration Services support the recruitment of international students to the University and to provide advice and support to our international students from the point of application through to the completion of their studies. As well as maintaining oversight of institutional compliance with its duties as a Student visa sponsor license holder, we are also a source of expert advice to students and colleagues.
Strategic Support
Rachel Winzer and Tim Pithers - Business Manager EAS
Rachel and Tim job share and within their role support the EAS division, providing business management and strategic support functions through the Strategic Support Team.
The Strategic Support Team support budget planning and management and provide financial, HR, staff development, and communication across the service as well as Risk Management, Strategic Planning and project support.
