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Lucy - Level 3 Hairdressing

Josh - Level 2 Plumbing 

Jessica - Level 3 Forensic and Criminal Investigation

Thomas - Level 3 Electronic Music Production

Michael - Level 3 Acting Pathway Performing Arts

Why do experiences we have in youth shape our lives? The music, the people, the places?

That’s not the title of a doctoral thesis, but an appeal to you to celebrate the memories and the rewards of your time at West Suffolk College.

We’d like to invite to you join our very special alumni. West Suffolk College is in the top 5% of Colleges in the country and your story is part of that success.

Nearly 11,000 people come to West Suffolk College each year. As a member of our alumni you will have access to that growing and exceptionally skilled network.

Wherever you are in the world, whatever you are doing, and no matter how many years have passed since you left us, we would love to hear from you.

New Alumni programme coming soon!

We like to keep in touch with you and make sure you're aware of how West Suffolk College could still offer help or enrichment in your life.

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Wherever possible, annual reviews will be carried out as online meetings over Microsoft Teams.

• The Course Team will provide written feedback ahead of the meeting and this will be relayed by the chairperson during the meeting.
• Parents/carers of students on a vocational course who are under 18 or students on a Supported Learning course of any age

You will be contacted a few weeks before the scheduled time to arrange the meeting.  We encourage students to attend their annual review meetings, so please arrange a time which gives your young person the opportunity to attend with you.

If you would like a social worker or other professional to be invited to the meeting, please email the address below with their contact details.  If the professional is unable to attend, they may wish to provide a written report instead.       

Although most annual reviews are arranged as online Microsoft Teams meetings, some annual reviews may need to take place as face-to-face meetings at college.  If there are no other attendees, you may prefer to arrange the annual review meeting as a telephone call.

Students on a vocational course who are 18 or over

If you are studying a vocational course and you are 18 or over, we will contact you directly to arrange the annual review meeting.  However, you may prefer to give us permission to contact your parent/carer to arrange the meeting.  If we are unable to contact you, we will arrange the meeting with your parent/carer.

Local Authority parent/carer forms

Parent/carer view forms will be sent out with your invite to the meeting by email. If you would like to download these yourself, please use the link below:

• Suffolk
• Norfolk
• Cambridgeshire

Please send these by email to the person who sent the invite to you, or return to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Process of Annual Reviews:

You will be contacted in advance of the Annual Review with the arrangements for the meeting.  We will make at least two attempts to contact you using the phone number/email address on the college system.  However, if we are unable to make contact, the annual review meeting will need to go ahead at the arranged time.  

If the Annual Review meeting time is not suitable, please get in touch and another appointment will be offered.  If you do not attend the rearranged meeting, the meeting will need to go ahead.  If you cannot attend, you may prefer to email your feedback for the Annual Review.

eduroam (education roaming) is a free, secure, international wireless Internet service available to all West Suffolk College staff and students, as well as visitors to the college from other eduroam connected institutions. This is an eduroam ‘Home and Visited’ service.

eduroam is available across all West Suffolk College campuses and learning centres in Bury St Edmunds, Thetford, Sudbury, Ipswich and Haverhill.

Before connecting, please familiarise yourself with both the college Wi-Fi Terms & Conditions here, and the eduroam policy here.

How do I connect?

The exact method for connecting to the eduroam Wi-Fi will vary from device-to-device, but the broad steps will be to:

1. Open the Wireless or Wi-Fi settings on your phone, tablet, laptop or Wi-Fi enabled device.
2. Ensure that your Wi-Fi is turned on or enabled, and, from the list of nearby wireless networks that appears, choose the one called eduroam.
3. Your device will prompt you for a username and password. Your eduroam login details will be the same as your West Suffolk College email address and password you use for other college services and for logging into college PCs or Apple Macs.

You can find device-specific connection guides below:

If you are a visitor experiencing issues with your login details on eduroam, your first point of contact would be your own institution’s IT helpdesk. If they confirm that your login details are correct, please visit IT Services in West Suffolk College for further assistance.

What are the benefits?

By signing into eduroam you will have secure access to the Internet across West Suffolk College, or other institutions globally, wherever you see the ‘eduroam’ wireless network.

It is also more convenient as your username and password is saved on your device, meaning you no longer need to re-enter these details every time you want to connect.