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Essential Skills Portal: Essential Skills Home

Welcome to the Essential Skills for Academic Success portal: the home of skills development at Sheffield Hallam University.

Check your skills, explore resources, and access group sessions and 1-1 appointments to build your skills for academic success.

Forthcoming Skills sessions - book now:

Students working together on a group writing task. Click to view and book a group session.

Webinars and workshops
See forthcoming group sessions for all topics, and book your place.

A student talking to a tutor in a 1-1. Click to view the 1-1 appointment and drop-in schedule.

Talk to an advisor
Book a 1-1 appointment or attend a drop-in session.

Skill guides. Click to access the guides

Online resources
Explore online guides and resources across a range of academic skills topics.

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Take the SkillsCheck
Assess your academic skills and receive a personalised action plan.

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