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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 2 Edition CONTENTS Creative and Digital Media Principal’s welcome . .3 Games Development . 50 Open Days . .4 Graphic Design . .52 Why choose Hopwood Hall . .5 Media Production . 54 Where are they now . .6 What’s on campus . .7 ESOL and Skills for Life Help and support . .8 ESOL . 56 Fees and finance . .9 Skills for Life . 58. Student Cabinet . 11 What’s on . 11 Entry requirements . 12 Hair & Beauty How to apply . 13 Beauty Therapy . 60 PRINCIPAL’S WELCOME How to find us . 14 Hairdressing . 62 Free bus timetable . 15 Hair and Media Make-up . 64 16-19 Study Programmes . 16 Health & Childhood Studies Hello and welcome to our 2018/19 full-time prospectus. Apprenticeships Dental Nursing . .67 This prospectus includes information on courses at both our Why be an Apprentice . 17 Early Years . 68 Middleton and Rochdale campuses and our sport in the community What we offer . 18 Health & Social Care . 70 Traineeships . 18 programme at Rochdale AFC. How to become an Apprentice . 18 Hospitality & Catering There is also information on the apprenticeships pathways we offer, Hospitality & Catering . .72 COURSES our facilities and the support available to all our learners. IT & Computer Science Hopwood Hall College has opportunities to get involved To find out more about Arts and Performing Arts Computer Science . .74 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 Art & Design . 20 Greater Manchester, having meet new people and enhance visit our website Performing Arts . .22 Science, Gardening & Animal recently achieved another your employability skills so you www.hopwood.ac.uk, come Management Grade 2 in our Ofsted stand out from the crowd . along to one of our many open Building Trades & Engineering Applied Science . .76 inspection in November 2016 . Our extracurricular activities days (see page 5) or contact us on tel . 0161 643 7560 and Brickwork . 24. Landscaping, Gardening and Aquaponics . .78 We’re also 6th in the country include free gym membership, speak to one of our advisors . Carpentry & Joinery . 26 Animal Management . 80 for the progress our students team sports, volunteering make on their course! opportunities, educational I hope to see you soon at Electrical Installation & Security Alarms . .28 Veterinary Nursing . .82 visits and the chance to be Hopwood Hall College . Electrical Engineering . 30 I’m committed to enabling our on the Student Cabinet and Mechanical Engineering . .32 learners to be the best they Sport & Public Services can be and if you join us you’ll represent your peers . Motor Vehicle . 34 Sport . 84 benefit from the high quality To help you financially we Multi-skilled . 36 Sports Science and Rehabilitation . 86 teaching and learning that also provide 8 free buses, free Painting & Decorating . 38. Fitness and Health Academy . 88 Ofsted praised during their two breakfast before 9am and offer Plastering . 40 Rugby Academy . 90 day visit, plus purposeful work bursaries to help with the costs Derek O’Toole experience throughout your associated with coming to Principal Plumbing . 42 Football Academy . 92. course . college . Jill Scott Ladies Football Academy . 94 I want you to enjoy your time Business, Travel & Accounts Rochdale AFC Football Academy . 96 at college and understand Accounting . 44 Uniformed Public Services . 98 that employers are looking for Business . 46 more than just good grades . Travel & Tourism . 48 That’s why we provide lots of 3 OPEN DAYS WHY CHOOSE Open days and evenings are a great way to experience college life at Hopwood Hall first hand and have a go at our courses. HOPWOOD HALL 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 85% SUCCESS RATE 8 FREE BUSES the dates below. One of the highest in Greater From areas including: Blackley, Manchester Bury, Castleton, Chadderton, Saturday 7 October 2017 Thursday 26 April 2018 Failsworth, Heywood, 10am - 2pm 4pm - 7pm OFSTED SAID WE’RE Littleborough, Middleton, Wednesday 15 November 2017 Saturday 19 May 2018 A ‘GOOD’ COLLEGE Milnrow, Moston, Norden, 4pm - 7pm 11am - 3pm (Middleton campus only) Oldham, Rawtenstall, Royton, In addition to our good rating Saddleworth, Shaw and Saturday 3 February 2018 Thursday 9 August 2018 in November 2016, inspectors Wardle . 10am - 2pm 10am - 3pm praised many aspects of the College including the high aspirations our teachers have HIGH ASPIRATIONS Visit Middleton Campus for for their learners and the We stretch and challenge all Access to HE • Accounting • Animal Care • Apprenticeships • Building Maintenance • Business • way teachers use a variety of our students to be the best Early Years • Electrical Installation • Electrical & Mechanical Engineering • Health & Social Care • ICT challenging and interesting they can be, and you’ll be • Landscaping, Gardening and Aquaponics • Painting & Decorating • Performing Arts • Plastering • activities to motivate them . allocated a Student Support Plumbing • Science • Sport • Travel & Tourism • Uniformed Public Services Tutor (SST) to keep you on 6TH NATIONALLY track with your studies . Visit Rochdale Campus for: FOR VALUED ADDED TERMLY PARENT’S Apprenticeships • Art & Design • Dental Nursing • Early Years • Fashion with Textiles • Games PROGRESS EVENING Development • Graphic Design with Photography • Hair & Beauty • Health & Social Care • In a nutshell…this means that We value the role parents Hospitality & Catering • Media Production students at Hopwood Hall far have in helping learners 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 . 5 WHERE ARE THEY NOW? WHATS ON CAMPUS We’re really proud of our College and its facilities, which is why we’ve invested over £32 million to continually upgrade and improve both our campuses . MIDDLETON CAMPUS Refectory The Lounge Free gym membership Animal Management at our Sports Arena & Landscape Gardening DR KIRSTY HOLT JACK MORRISON Studied: Animal Management Studied: Business Previous school: Wardle Academy Previous school: Crompton House Currently: Small Animal Vet Currently: Apprenticeship with KPMG Kirsty was one of the first group of students Jack excelled on his two year course at to embark on a Veterinary Medicine degree Hopwood Hall and was the Student of the via the BTEC route . Since graduating from Year at our 2016 awards ceremony . In his the University of Liverpool she is now fully final year he secured a place with global qualified and working as a vet near Leeds . auditors KPMG on their prestigious 360 Apprenticeship programme . Sports Park Technology Centre iLearn Centre Destination Lounge ROCHDALE CAMPUS Riverside Salon Riverside Restaurant The Cube Dental Examination Room 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 . Creative Media Suite Virtual Nursery iLearn Centre On-site Crèche schools and colleges . 7 HELP AND SUPPORT The Student and College STUDENT SUPPORT ADDITIONAL Services team at Hopwood Hall are here to make sure you get TEAM LEARNING SUPPORT 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 Learning Loans access and fully participate in • Deaf learners and those with • 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