Vocational Entry Requirements

Initial level introducing a career in childcare. Units include, planning safe environments for children, communication skills and supporting children with creative activates. Students will also have to study English and Maths to enhance their employability skills.

Basic Skills/Catering/Tourism & Employability – designed for students who want to progress into the catering and tourism industry and those that need extra support and time to develop study skills. Units include: food preparation and cooking, menu planning, The UK tourism industry, planning a trip to a visitor attraction and Maths and English.

Initial level introducing a career in care work. Units include communication skills, working in Health and Social Care and working with others. Students will also have to study English and Maths to enhance their employability skills.

PC Systems, communication methods and using the internet and digital devices, personal effectiveness skills.

Initial level introducing a career in the Police, Fire and Rescue, Ambulance, Armed Forces, Government
or Local Council. Develops a range of employability skills including professionalism, leadership, research skills, teamwork and social awareness. Students will also have to study English and Maths to enhance their employability skills.

Any student that wants to try Business, Public Services or Sport. Fun and interesting course that develops a range of employability skills including professionalism, leadership, research skills, teamwork and social awareness. Students will also have to study English and Maths to enhance their employability skills.

Practical course exploring 2D, 3D and moving image Media, techniques and processes. Working through the design process: completing primary research from which you create initial ideas before developing work into a final piece. Includes both practical artwork and written evaluations.

Units include enterprise, understanding marketing and finance, to retail and customer service environments. Ownership and structures of different businesses and decide on the best option for you when planning your own business start-up.

Learn how to prepare and cook stocks, soups, sauces, fruit, vegetables, meat, poultry and fish. Skills in beverages, cocktails, barista and flambé. Employment and career prep. Industry placement (2 weeks year 1, 4 weeks year 2)

The purpose of the transition programme is to fully prepare you to progress onto one of our Digital T Levels and make an informed choice of pathway whilst building your transferable skills. As an integral part of this you also gain access to a recognised Level 2 qualification should the T Level route not be the intended destination. This qualification aims to equip you with the IT user skills needed for full participation in employment and society and alternative progression routes if that is more appropriate for you. The qualification recognises employer’s needs for a Digital qualification that reflect real-world skills, and the challenges of work place learning. You will cover topics such as programming, problems solving, games design and digital graphics.

Understanding and supporting young children’s play and development, including supporting children through play, child development and developing professional practice skills, Includes 280 hours of work placement. (FOR STUDENTS WANTING TO BE A TEACHING ASSISTANT OR NURSERY ASSISTANT)

Provides skills and learning for basic make-up (day, evening, special occasion and corrective make
up), brow shaping, and false eyelash application. Photographic make-up, body art design and tanning and hairdressing techniques and styles ranging from colouring hair, dressing hair, and making and styling hair extensions.

Communication, supporting health and well-being, working in health and social care environments (FOR STUDENTS WANTING TO WORK AMONGST PEOPLE; YOUNG PEOPLE OR THE ELDERLY)

Theory and practical course including a range of designing and manufacturing activities. Units include Investigating an Engineered Product; Engineering Science & Maths; Machining Techniques; and The Engineering World.

Practical course based on TV and multimedia production. Skills include practical video, audio, photographic and print projects and developing knowledge in regards to the media industry.

Practical course developing performance skills and pursue a career in the performing arts. Fundamental techniques in acting, dance and singing along with how to create performance material

Practical, theoretical and work related tasks: employment opportunities, teamwork skills, expedition skills, security in the services, crime and its effects, health and fitness, emergency responses to incidents.

Anatomy and Physiology, Fitness for Sport and Exercise, Lifestyle and Wellbeing, Leading Sports Activities, The Mind and Sports Performance, Practical Sport, Training and Fitness, Sports Injuries.

Range of biological and chemistry based subjects: Human physiology, microbiology, genetics and genetic engineering, astronomy and medical physics.

Develop confidence in a wide range of materials, techniques and processes within a variety of specialist art areas including constructed textiles, digital image making, photography, moving image, fine art and 3D. You will explore the work of other artists/designers/ makers to inspire your own work. After a broad start to the course you will then choose to specialise in a main subject area. Project work includes practical artwork and written evaluation/annotation/research.

Use of industry software in Apple Mac Suites, developing a range of art and digital media (Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign). Practical project work creating graphic designs which explores typography, digital
and traditional photography, digital illustration, moving image and mixed media illustration. Project work includes practical artwork and written evaluation/ annotation/research.

Initially you will explore specialist areas such as print making, fine art, photography, graphics, textiles & fashion, 3D, ceramics, and life drawing. There is an emphasis on production of a portfolio for university application. In the final part of the course you will specialise to complete a personal final major project. Project work includes practical artwork and written evaluation/annotation/research.

Year One: Business functions: marketing, management, finance, leadership and teamwork, business communications and ethics.
Year Two: Employment law, economics, project management, international business, internet and e-commerce, human resource management, retail and distribution and the English legal system.

Units covered includes understanding and supporting children, child development, play and learning, safeguarding in early years and health and safety. Includes 4 placements gaining experience 0-8 years (750 hours).

Production management, pre-production, scripting and storyboarding, practical camera, soundtrack and editing production, television advertising, film studies and production, writing and layout skills, music video production, client working and professional skills. (JOURNALIST-DIRECTOR-EDITOR-TV PRODUCER)

Developing skills and techniques in theatrical and media make-up and hair. Includes skills in casualty
TV (cuts, bruises, scars and wounds) applying fashion and photographic make up for commercial and fashion work. Historical and period makeup, creative hair design and body art.

Develops the skills and knowledge required for a career in health and social care. Units include, sociological perspectives for health and social care, developing effective communication in health and social care, and development through the life stages

Learning includes materials, electronics and design engineering products. Units include Maths and Further Maths, further mechanical principles, electronic principles, engineering material, manufacturing processes, computer aided design and machining.

Higher level qualifications including topics: computer systems (Hardware and installation), big data (researching and using data) spreadsheets and database development, graphic design and web scripting, programming, games development, mobile engineering, business use of social media.

Covers main areas in: composing, performing, listening and music technology
Compose own music and learn to write in different musical genres, perform as a soloist and ensemble member, listen to and analyse music, use ProTools software.

Intensive high-quality training for motivated students who want to pursue careers in the performing arts. PPP teaches hands-on performance skills and get a better chance of passing auditions, prestigious dance, drama and musical theatre schools. In exceptional circumstances, possible to study A Level in Dance, Music or Drama alongside.

Wide subject base studying major incidents, criminology and expedition skills and law and the legal system. Main themes include leadership, politics, discipline, crime and its effects on society and health and fitness (ARMED FORCES-PARAMEDIC-POLICE OFFICER-FITNESS INSTRUCTOR-PRISON OFFICER)

This course has units that include: Health Psychology, Criminological Theories, Crime Scene to Court Room and Criminal Law. The course is put together to give students an in-depth understanding of the criminal justice system and how the mind develops.  There are 6 exams in total for this course.

Sports massage, Sport psychology, exercise physiology, Practical Sport, Sports nutrition, Fitness Training and Programming, Sports Coaching (80% Theory 20% Practical).

Anatomy and physiology, fitness testing, sports nutrition, sports coaching, sports massage, work experience in sport.

Overview of the different sectors in the industry including Holiday Reps, Marketing, Events, Retail, Worldwide destinations, Business, Current Issues and Specialist Tourism. Additional airline cabin crew qualification, First Aid and Safety Training and the opportunity to run the Runshaw Travel Agents (The Travel Pod) association with Hays Travel.