Specialist mentoring & study skills · DSA-funded support
DSA specialist mentoring in Lincoln and Hull
Your difference is your edge.
One-to-one specialist mentoring and study skills for neurodivergent university students.
Supporting students across the UK, in person or online. Your choice.
How sessions work
Built around how your mind works.
- One-to-one, with a named mentor
- In person or online, your choice
- Lincoln, Hull and across the UK
- Funded by DSA, so no cost to you
Got your DSA2 letter?
Your DSA2 (the letter from Student Finance that says what support has been approved) may name Lateral Minds.
If it does, we are not told automatically.
Nothing happens until you contact us.
Email the letter to hello@lateralminds.uk or call 01522 740138. We reply within one working day.
The only paperwork we need
Your letter. That's it.
How it works
Three steps to your first session
Send us your letter
It's the only paperwork we need from you.
Meet your mentor
We match you with someone who understands your profile.
Start
Online or in person, at times that fit your timetable.
Funding explained
What is DSA?
DSA is the Disabled Students' Allowance. It is government funding for study support.
Three things students are relieved to hear:
What we offer
Support for students, universities and employers
Specialist mentoring
One-to-one help with the barriers around study: workload, anxiety, routine and transitions.
Specialist study skills
Planning assignments, reading, note-taking, academic writing and revision.
Academic writing workshops
Group and one-to-one.
Staff CPD and neurodiversity training
Practical, for university staff.
Talks and keynotes
Neurodiversity, learning difference and educational equity.
Craig Miles
- Level 4 DSA Specialist Mentor (autism specialism)
- PGCE with Qualified Teacher Status
- Telecommunications engineering degree
- 30 years of explaining complex things in plain English
Who's behind Lateral Minds?
30 years of explaining complex things in plain English.
In classrooms. In industry. One-to-one.
I'm Craig Miles. I'm a Level 4 DSA Specialist Mentor (autism specialism) with a PGCE, Qualified Teacher Status and a telecommunications engineering degree.
Just imagine a mentor who has stood in a plant room and in a seminar room.
I explain every technical term as we go, so you're never left guessing.
Where we work
In person or online, your choice
Our home ground: Lincoln and Hull.
Everywhere else in the UK: in person or online, whichever suits you.
Many students mix the two. In person at key points in the year, online in between.
For universities and assessors
A named, qualified provider that tracks progress and reports clearly.
Direct contracts, specialist mentoring, study skills tuition and staff CPD.
- Phone
- 01522 740138
- Hours
- Monday to Friday, 9:00 to 17:00
- Delivery
- In person or online, across the UK. Based in Lincoln and Hull.