Specialist vocational courses are work related or lead to a qualification that will enable students to gain employment in a specific sector. There are a great many courses available, we believe we offer a fantastic breadth of study ranging from:

• Key Skills;
• National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs Level 1& 2 in Retail and Level 1, 2 & 3 in Administration, Level 1 & 2 in Customer Service);
• CACHE Childcare Certificates;
• ICT Training Awards (MOS Word, ECDL)
• Office studies certificates (CASP/DASP, IBT I & II, Internet Technologies);
• OCR National Certificate & Diploma (Sports, Health & Social Care)
• Applied GCSEs (Manufacturing, ICT, Health & Social Care, Leisure & Tourism);
• Applied A Levels (Art & Design, Travel & Tourism, ICT);
• General National Vocational Qualifications (GNVQ Intermediate ICT)
• Advanced Vocational Certificate in Education (AVCE ICT, Art & Design, Health & Social Care, Travel & Tourism).

We have outstanding results in Vocational subjects based on a long history of success. This is mainly due to the strength and determination of our students. Our strengths? We are the only school sixth form to offer NVQs in the region, we have strong links with local employers and work experience providers, most students go on to employment or further education and we have an excellent stay-on rate (students rarely leave with nothing). Our facilities and staff are superb; this has been reiterated recently in Autumn 2000 by HM Inspectors.

Are you due to leave school this summer? Before you quit education forever, consider a different approach to learning. Try a Vocational course. You may be eligible for an Educational Maintenance Allowance of £30 per week + £50 completion bonuses.