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Student Support
Support At Every Stage
At Italia Conti, student support is part of everyday life. We offer a safe, inclusive and supportive environment where students are known as individuals and encouraged to explore their creative potential with confidence.
Small cohort sizes and high contact hours allow us to provide personalised academic, pastoral and wellbeing support throughout training.
Pastoral and Wellbeing Support
Students are supported through a strong pastoral structure designed to ensure they always know where to turn.
Support Includes:
Support Includes: - Designated Heads of Year for pastoral, administrative and training support
- Regular one-to-one tutorials with course tutors
- An open-door culture that encourages honest communication
- A supportive and respectful learning environment across all classes
Academic and Training Support
Training support is embedded into daily learning and delivered by experienced staff who understand the demands of professional training.
Students Benefit From:
Students Benefit From: - Subject specialist Head Tutors and Course Leaders
- Ongoing academic guidance and progression support
- Drop-in academic tutorials and assessment clinics, offered when needed
Learning Support and Accessibility
We offer tailored support to help students access training in a way that works for them.
Our Learning Support Tutor works closely with teaching staff and the Wellbeing Team to provide:
Support Provided Includes:
Support Provided Includes: - Personalised support plans and reasonable adjustments
- Differentiated teaching approaches where appropriate
- Case-by-case consideration for practical disciplines
- Regular support sessions for students with declared learning support or disability needs
Students can self-refer or be referred via Heads of Year, welfare or course administrators.
Safeguarding and Welfare
Student safety and wellbeing are central to life at Italia Conti.
We Provide:
We Provide: - An on-site Safeguarding and Wellbeing Lead
- A dedicated Wellbeing area staffed during operating hours
- First aid and injury management support
- Access to external services, including counselling
All concerns are handled sensitively and in line with our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy.
If you have a concern about the safety or wellbeing of a student, contact us.
Financial Support
We are committed to supporting students from lower socio-economic backgrounds and those facing financial difficulty during training.
Financial Support May Include:
Financial Support May Include: - Audition fee waivers for eligible applicants
- A ringfenced bursary fund for living and training-related costs
- Scholarships linked to audition outcomes for AVT fees
- AVT bursaries provided through the Italia Conti Trust
- A hardship fund for students experiencing unexpected financial difficulty
- An on-site food bank offering short-term support
Our Development Team continues to grow the Italia Conti Trust to expand support year on year.
Student Voice and Representation
Students play an active role in shaping the Italia Conti community.
Opportunities Include:
Opportunities Include: - Student Representatives for academic and pastoral matters
- Course Representatives offering peer support
- An Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity Representative to promote good practice and raise issues
Students on courses validated by the University of East London have access to selected additional services through UEL’s collaborative student entitlement agreements, and student feedback is welcomed through both formal meetings and everyday conversations.
Student Experiences
When you're sitting there trying to give yourself to the class, to your training, which you have tried so hard to get here and then for that to be ruined by the negative thoughts of ‘do I have enough money to be here right now?’, it's really nice to have someone who's really on your side to get something which means a lot to you, and I think Conti have done that for me every year that I have been here. Having a bursary is huge to our industry because it's allowing us to have actors from different backgrounds, dancers from different backgrounds, singers from different backgrounds, and getting a chance to just merge everyone all together, I think that is so important.
