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Hopwood Hall College HOPWOOD HALL FULL TIME HOPWOOD PROSPECTUS 2018/19 PROSPECTUS MIDDLETON CAMPUS HOPWOOD HALL Rochdale Road Middleton M24 6XH Tel: 0161 643 7560 FULL TIME PROSPECTUS 2018/19 Textphone: 01706 650 904 ROCHDALE CAMPUS St. Mary’s Gate Rochdale, OL12 6RY Tel: 01706 345 346 Textphone: 01706 650 904 e. [email protected] www.hopwood.ac.uk Edition 1 Edition CONTENTS Creative and Digital Media Principal’s welcome . .4 Games Development . 54 Open Days . .5 Graphic Design . 56 Why choose Hopwood Hall . .6 Media Production . 58. Where are they now . .7 What’s on campus . .8 ESOL and Skills for Life Help and support . .9 ESOL . 60 Fees and finance . 11 Skills for Life . 62 Student Cabinet . 12 What’s on . 12 Entry requirements . 13 Hair & Beauty How to apply . 14 Beauty Therapy . 64 How to find us . 15 Hairdressing . 66 Free bus timetable . 16 Hair & Media Make-up . 68 Apprenticeships Health & Childhood Studies Why be an Apprentice . 17 Dental Nursing . 71 What we offer . 18 Early Years . .72 Traineeships . 18 Health & Social Care . .74 How to become an Apprentice . 18 Hospitality & Catering COURSES Hospitality & Catering . .76 Arts and Performing Arts IT & Computer Science Art & Design . 20 Computer Science . .78 Fine Art . .22 Fashion and Textiles . 24. Science, Gardening & Animal Performing Arts . 26 Management Applied Science . 80 Building Trades & Engineering Landscaping, Gardening and Aquaponics . .82 Brickwork . .28 Animal Management . 84 Carpentry & Joinery . 30 Veterinary Nursing . 86 Electrical Installation & Security Alarms . .32 Electrical Engineering . 34 Sport & Public Services Mechanical Engineering . 36 Sport . 88 Motor Vehicle . 38. Sports Science and Rehabilitation . 90 Multi-skilled . 40 Fitness and Health Academy . 92. Painting & Decorating . 42 Rugby Academy . 94 Plastering . 44 Football Academy . 96 Plumbing . 46 Jill Scott Ladies Football Academy . 98 Rochdale AFC Football Academy . 100. Business, Travel & Accounts Uniformed Public Services . .102 Accounting . 48 Business . 50 Travel & Tourism . .52 3 OPEN DAYS Open days and evenings are a great way to experience college life at Hopwood Hall first hand and have a go at our courses. For your chance to visit our campuses, speak to our tutors and find out more about the courses we offer, come and see us on any of the dates below. Saturday 7 October 2017 Thursday 26 April 2018 10am - 2pm 4pm - 7pm Wednesday 15 November 2017 Saturday 19 May 2018 4pm - 7pm 11am - 3pm (Middleton campus only) Saturday 3 February 2018 Thursday 9 August 2018 PRINCIPAL’S WELCOME 10am - 2pm 10am - 3pm Visit Middleton Campus for Hello and welcome to our 2018/19 full-time prospectus. Access to HE • Accounting • Animal Care • Apprenticeships • Building Maintenance • Business • Early Years • Electrical Installation • Electrical & Mechanical Engineering • Health & Social Care • ICT This prospectus includes information on courses at both our • Landscaping, Gardening and Aquaponics • Painting & Decorating • Performing Arts • Plastering • Middleton and Rochdale campuses and our sport in the community Plumbing • Science • Sport • Travel & Tourism • Uniformed Public Services programme at Rochdale AFC. There is also information on the apprenticeships pathways we offer, Visit Rochdale Campus for: Apprenticeships • Art & Design • Dental Nursing • Early Years • Fashion with Textiles • Games our facilities and the support available to all our learners. Development • Graphic Design with Photography • Hair & Beauty • Health & Social Care • Hospitality & Catering • Media Production Hopwood Hall College has opportunities to get involved To find out more about been confirmed as one of the in activities outside of your applying for a course at top performing colleges in studies to build confidence, Hopwood Hall College Greater Manchester, having meet new people and enhance visit our website recently achieved another your employability skills so you www.hopwood.ac.uk, come Grade 2 in our Ofsted stand out from the crowd . along to one of our many open inspection in November 2016 . Our extracurricular activities days (see page 5) or contact We’re also 6th in the country include free gym membership, us on tel . 0161 643 7560 and for the progress our students team sports, volunteering speak to one of our advisors . make on their course! opportunities, educational I hope to see you soon at I’m committed to enabling our visits and the chance to be Hopwood Hall College . learners to be the best they on the Student Cabinet and can be and if you join us you’ll represent your peers . benefit from the high quality To help you financially we teaching and learning that also provide 8 free buses, free Ofsted praised during their two breakfast before 9am and offer day visit, plus purposeful work bursaries to help with the costs Derek O’Toole experience throughout your associated with coming to Principal course . college . I want you to enjoy your time at college and understand that employers are looking for more than just good grades . That’s why we provide lots of 5 WHY CHOOSE WHERE ARE THEY NOW? HOPWOOD HALL 85% SUCCESS RATE 8 FREE BUSES One of the highest in Greater From areas including: Blackley, Manchester Bury, Castleton, Chadderton, Failsworth, Heywood, OFSTED SAID WE’RE Littleborough, Middleton, Milnrow, Moston, Norden, A ‘GOOD’ COLLEGE Oldham, Rawtenstall, Royton, In addition to our good rating Saddleworth, Shaw and in November 2016, inspectors Wardle . praised many aspects of the College including the high aspirations our teachers have HIGH ASPIRATIONS for their learners and the We stretch and challenge all way teachers use a variety of our students to be the best DR KIRSTY HOLT JACK MORRISON challenging and interesting they can be, and you’ll be activities to motivate them . allocated a Student Support Studied: Animal Management Studied: Business Tutor (SST) to keep you on Previous school: Wardle Academy Previous school: Crompton House track with your studies . Currently: Small Animal Vet Currently: Apprenticeship with KPMG 6TH NATIONALLY Kirsty was one of the first group of students Jack excelled on his two year course at FOR VALUED ADDED TERMLY PARENT’S to embark on a Veterinary Medicine degree Hopwood Hall and was the Student of the PROGRESS via the BTEC route . Since graduating from Year at our 2016 awards ceremony . In his EVENING the University of Liverpool she is now fully final year he secured a place with global In a nutshell…this means that We value the role parents qualified and working as a vet near Leeds . auditors KPMG on their prestigious 360 students at Hopwood Hall far have in helping learners Apprenticeship programme . exceed their predicted grades achieve their potential . That’s based on previous exam why we have termly parents’ results . evenings and an online parent portal that shows attendance, FREE BREAKFAST academic targets, course Includes toast or porridge progress and student support before 9am . tutor reviews . RIZWANA ALI CONNOR MATHER Studied: Performing Arts Studied: Uniformed Public Services Previous school: Matthew Moss Previous school: Hollingworth Academy Currently: Royal Exchange Theatre Currently: Pirbright Army Training Centre Rizwana joined the college as an aspiring Connor praised the course and a trip actor in 2014 and became one of the most to Altcar Army Base for giving him the consistent performers on her course . She preparation and experience to progress to now works in youth programmes at the Royal Pirbright and hopefully become a Military Exchange Theatre, delivering workshops in Police Soldier in the British Army . schools and colleges . 7 WHATS ON CAMPUS HELP AND SUPPORT We’re really proud of our College and its facilities, which is why we’ve invested over £32 million to The Student and College STUDENT SUPPORT ADDITIONAL continually upgrade and improve both our campuses . Services team at Hopwood Hall are here to make sure you get TEAM LEARNING SUPPORT MIDDLETON CAMPUS the best out of your time at The Student Support Team To help you reach your college . helps to create a safe and potential we offer a dedicated, They can help you with: inclusive environment where highly qualified and the needs of learners are experienced Learning Support • Careers information, advice appropriately identified and Team to provide assistance and guidance supported . The team include to learners who have specific • Purchasing stationery specialist staff who can needs or requirements, such • Choosing the right support with pastoral, social as: programme to match your and welfare issues, learning • Learning difficulties and/or skills and abilities difficulties and disabilities, disabilities • Advice on enrolment and safeguarding, counselling • Blind and partially sighted funding including Advanced and ensure that students can learners Refectory The Lounge Free gym membership Animal Management Learning Loans access and fully participate in • Deaf learners and those with at our Sports Arena & Landscape Gardening • Information and financial college life . hearing impairments support • Learners with a physical • Help in researching Higher STUDENT SUPPORT disability or mobility needs Education courses and applying through UCAS TUTORS (SST) • Medical conditions • Preparing for interviews When you arrive at Hopwood • Social Emotional Behavioural for Higher Education and Hall College you will be Difficulties (SEBD) employment allocated a Student Support Please let us know on your • Job searching, CV writing Tutor who will be your main application form if you have and applications point of
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