Armed Forces Covenant
We provide advice and support for serving personnel, veterans, their families, and those with children studying in or applying to the LSBU Group. A set of quick links below offers direct access to further guidance and support.
The LSBU Group promotes the value of the Armed Forces through events and communications, encourages reservists to wear uniform on Armed Forces and Reservist Day, and invites Armed Forces representatives to careers events. LSBU supports the London University Officer Training Corps, the University of London Air Squadron and University of London Royal Naval Unit. It also contributes to the Military Education Committee and the Military Education Committee, and encourages participation in wellbeing and Women’s Day activities. The University also supports the annual Armistice Day remembrance service.
LSBU services and support
Support for Serving Students
For support relating to your course, speak to your Course Director or Personal Tutor.
For help relating to training evenings or summer training speak to your Personal Tutor.
If you are being deployed and require significant adjustments to your studies, speak to your Personal Tutor, notify your absence or sickness or refer to one of our resources to help manage your wellbeing.
Students who are reservists have access to LSBU Active – follow contact us and indicate your status as a reservist.
Information on Armed Forces Careers via the Employability and Placement Service.
We honour Enhanced Learning Credits (ELCs) across a range of LSBU courses where appropriate.
If you have an injury or need rehabilitation support you can access and book an appointment with the LSBU Rehabilitation and exercise services.
Support for Serving Staff
Serving who are reservists can have access to LSBU Active – follow contact us and indicate your status as a reservist, or email Alan Taylor at tayloa40@lsbu.ac.uk or active@lsbu.ac.uk.
For help relating to training evenings, summer training, or deployment, speak to your line manager, contact the HR Service Desk at hrsd@lsbu.ac.uk or the HR Business Partner via the HR Service Desk.
If you have an injury or need rehabilitation support you can access and book an appointment with the LSBU Rehabilitation and exercise services.
LSBU supports staff who are serving reservists by doing our best to accommodate your training and deployment.
Staff who are required to attend military training and annual deployment exercises will be granted 15 days with pay, in addition to normal leave entitlement.
LSBU offers a degree of flexibility in granting leave for service parents, spouses and partners before, during and after an operational deployment.
Support for Veterans
We support the employment of veterans through the Career Transition Partnership (CTP) and the Forces Families Jobs Portal to advertise some of our vacancies.
Our Armed Forces Network (AFN) members are available for conversations where we are able to assist. To speak to one of our AFN members contact AFN@lsbu.ac.uk
If you have an injury or need rehabilitation support you can access and book an appointment with the LSBU Rehabilitation and exercise services.
We work to sign post veterans to other support organisations who may be better able to assist.
Sometimes we can assist with access to our campus facilities and spaces. If you are from a recognised Armed Forces charity, one of the front line commands, or a defence supporting organisation and wish to discuss this, follow this link and refer to your defence connection and our Armed Forces Covenant in the description section.
Support for LSBU Applicants
We will do our best to recognise military skills, qualifications and experience when recruiting and when considering applications. Please refer to these in your application.
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Support for Families
If you have questions or require assistance in relation to your children’s education at South Bank Colleges or South Bank Academy, please contact info@southbankcolleges.ac.uk for South Bank Colleges or Contact Us for South Bank Academy.
Help with accessing opportunities to Higher Education at LSBU to service families can be found here.
Our Armed Forces Network (AFN) members are available for conversations where we are able to assist. To speak to one of our AFN members contact AFN@lsbu.ac.uk.
Support for Cadets and Other Organisations
We can often arrange for visits for local Cadet units or other ‘Youth in Uniform’ organisations, e.g. scouts, guides etc. For further information, please check out our open days and campus tours pages.
We will consider work experience and job shadowing opportunities for cadets, which is managed through our Employability Service.
LSBU staff have 5 days of discretionary voluntary leave that can be used in support of cadets and other organisations.
Useful non-LSBU services and support
SSAFA (Soldiers’, Sailors’ and Airmen’s Families Association) | OpCourage (NHS veterans mental health and wellbeing service) |