The Northern College is a residential college dedicated to the education and training of men and women who are without formal qualifications and are seeking to return to learning. It also offers training for those who are active in community and voluntary groups as well as in trade unions.
Horizon has received a glowing report from OFSTED, following a visit at the end of the summer term. The college was judged 'Good' in all categories. The report - a copy of which can be seen here - notes that, 'Attainment has improved rapidly in all year groups since the College opened', and that, '.students make good progress in mathematics and English'. In addition the report states that, 'Progress in all other subjects shows an equally positive picture'.
Independent Training College will prepare you to further develop your career by enabling you to gain skills and qualifications through our unique range of programmes. Our Careers Advisors are here to help you find the best start and provide you with an Individualised Personal Learning Programme.
You will also need to check out specific grades required in a particular subject for some courses. Remember when you apply from School, we are looking at your probable GCSE grades. We don't make any final decision until you have your results. In many cases this means we might work on a 'Plan A' and a 'Plan B' with you. No -GCSE qualification in a related subject can count towards this total but we will also look at your overall academic profile.
Pennine is an independent specialist college providing for young people who have learning difficulties. Preparing for Adulthood and providing a Local Offer are key themes in Pennine. We are often described as a college without classrooms where learning takes place through hands on learning. Ofsted have described our students gaining outstanding practical skills.
Dearne Valley College is a Further Education (FE) college based in the heart of South Yorkshire. The College specialises in Vocational Training and Apprenticeships - this means that all our courses focus on the skills required by industry with an emphasis on employability. Training is often undertaken in real life working environments or in the actual work place.
For those attending tonight's Year 6 into 7 Transition Evening, the meeting will commence at 6pm for parents/carers of children from South Parade, Holy Trinity and Southdale Primary Schools. Ossett Academy endeavours to be as supportive as possible of local, national and international charities. Our biggest fund raising is for Warm Heart Malawi along with a small scale project in Addis Abba (Ethiopia).
Established in 1983 as a private college specialising in business related subjects and information technology - the main focus now is to help young people find jobs and gain relevant qualifications leading to intermediate and advanced apprenticeship frameworks.
Greenhead College has performed outstandingly well in this year's key stage five league tables published by the Department of Education on Thursday 29 January 2015. The college is the top sixth form college for the average number of UCAS points achieved by students at the college during 2013/14, scoring a total of 1034.7 points and is in third place with 27% of students achieving grades AAB in at least two facilitating subjects.
Dewsbury is situated on the rail link between Manchester and Leeds, two of the largest cities in the UK. The railway station is only a 5 minute walk from the college. The motorway network is easily accessible within 5 miles of Charis Dewsbury in Yorkshire, with the M62 corridor going coast to coast, East to West and the M1 motorway going from North to South, Leeds to London. the city of Leeds is fifteen minutes away, Huddersfield Town ten minutes away, both by a very good rail service.