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Learning Support & Neurodiversity Resources

Our Learning Support team can offer learners reasonable adjustments and support students with neurodiversity, learning difficulties, disabilities, health and wellbeing and/or mental health challenges; working with all BPP teams so you can access all services and participate fully in learning.

Find out more about how our Learning Support team can help you.

Study Skills & Executive Functioning Resources

1. How You Can Manage Your Executive Dysfunction – The Sandwich Technique

Introduces a four-part daily routine designed to help manage executive dysfunction. It includes morning planning, focused work time, built-in breaks, and evening wind-down activities.

2. Reframing How You View Your Executive Dysfunction

Encourages a shift in mindset, from self-blame to self-compassion. It explains how executive dysfunction is not a personal failing and offers affirmations to support a more positive internal narrative.

3. How to Get Stuff Done with ADHD – Three-Part Series

Part 1: Task Initiation
Offers a six-step framework to help you get started with tasks, including techniques like brain dumping and countdowns.

Part 2: Don't Quit in the Middle
Provides strategies to maintain momentum once you've started, such as body doubling and visual progress tracking.

Part 3: The Easiest Way to Finish Any Task
Focuses on completing tasks by lowering expectations, using momentum, and celebrating small wins.

4. The Secret to Coping with Executive Dysfunction (Neurodivergent Edition)

Focuses on emotional validation and self-acceptance as key tools for managing executive dysfunction. Especially useful if you've experienced frustration or shame around productivity.

Disabled Students' Allowance (DSA)

This is a bursary available to disabled students to pay for accommodations such as note-takers, printers, specialist equipment and travel support.

Find out more about Disabled Students' Allowance

General Advice & Support
Specific Support

Neurodivergent Law Society

Supporting neurodivergent law students with law firm diversity insights, strength-based application workshops, and a friendly space to connect with like-minded peers.

Join the Neurodivergent Law Society

Law PALS Initiative

Our new Law PALS Scheme is here!

Would you like someone to revise with, share ideas, or help keep you motivated throughout your studies? Introducing the BPP Law PALS Scheme.

This initiative is designed to help you feel more connected, supported and confident throughout your course.

So, how does it work?

We match you with another law student (or a small group) based on your cohort, study preference and availability. You'll meet regularly to revise, discuss topics, share study tips and support each other.

You will also have the Wellbeing Team and Library Team on hand to guide and help keep things running smoothly.

Why join this scheme?

  • Feel less isolated
  • Boost motivation and accountability
  • Build confidence
  • Share knowledge, notes and strategies
  • Make new connections within your course

Find out more and sign up

Time Management & Organisation Platforms

Tracking apps and organisation platforms can support focus, productivity and routine building. You may wish to explore the following tools:

  • Trello – Platform for to-do lists and organisation. <