First Hand Support LLP
Comprehensive Non-Medical Help — specialist mentoring, study skills, note-taking, communication support and sensory-impairment support — for DSA students, in-person and remotely.
About this provider
First Hand Support LLP (London) provides a broad range of Non-Medical Help for DSA-funded students, delivered in-person and remotely (no VAT).
Services (per hour, 2026 fee schedule): Specialist Study Skills — SpLD & Autism £58.00; Specialist Mentoring — Mental Health & Autism £55.50; BSL Interpreter £58.00; Specialist Support Professional — Vision Impairment & Multi-Sensory Impairment £58.00; Communication Support Worker (BSL) £47.00; Specialist Note-taking — Deaf £33.50 and Vision Impairment £33.50; Note Taker £25.00.
Also offers Specialist Support Professional for Deaf/Hearing Impairment (SSP-HI), plus Band 1/2 support-assistant roles and specialist transcription.
Support offered & areas covered
Specialist Study Skills SpLD
- Remote-Nationwide £58/hr
Specialist Study Skills ASC
- Remote-Nationwide £58/hr
Specialist Mentor MH
- Remote-Nationwide £55.5/hr
Specialist Mentor ASC
- Remote-Nationwide £55.5/hr
Specialist Support Professionals for Students with Sensory Impairment VI
- Remote-Nationwide £58/hr
British Sign Language (BSL) Interpreter
- Remote-Nationwide £58/hr
Specialist Support Professional - Multi-Sensory Impairment (SSP-MSI)
- Remote-Nationwide £58/hr
Specialist Notetaker - Deaf (SN-D)
- Remote-Nationwide £33.5/hr
Specialist Notetaker - Vision Impairment (SN-VI)
- Remote-Nationwide £33.5/hr
Notetaker
- Remote-Nationwide £25/hr
Communication Support Worker working with British Sign Language user
- Remote-Nationwide £47/hr