--- title: "News: Learning Support" url: "https://www.bsfc.ac.uk/news/tag/learning-support" school: "Birkenhead Sixth Form College" --- [![Birkenhead Sixth Form College](https://files.schudio.com/birkenhead/images/logo/BSFC_FC_RGB(1).png)](https://www.bsfc.ac.uk/) - [Facebook](http://www.facebook.com/birkenheadsixthformcollege) - [X](http://www.twitter.com/BSFC) - [Youtube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs0mV-sqmiu8V_19dpFY3Zw) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/bsfc_/) - [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@bsfc_college) [Apply Now](https://www.bsfc.ac.uk/application-form) ![OFSTED](https://www.bsfc.ac.uk/theme/birkenhead/img/ofsted_new.png) # News: Learning Support [![Image of Pioneering Mentor Scheme Goes From Strength to Strength](https://files.schudio.com/birkenhead/imagecache/750x480c/news/HE_Mentors_Picture.jpg)](https://www.bsfc.ac.uk/news/2016-01-19-pioneering-mentor-scheme-goes-from-strength-to-strength) 19 January 2016 #### [Pioneering Mentor Scheme Goes From Strength to Strength](https://www.bsfc.ac.uk/news/2016-01-19-pioneering-mentor-scheme-goes-from-strength-to-strength) The college has 16 university students acting as personal mentors in Humanities and Sport. 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