The City College School Liaison Team

1 William Public Services Patisserie Lesson Fabrice Teston - Patisserie Leader

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Patrick Music courses at college Yorkshire Water Internship Student performance Matondo Extended Diploma in Health & Social Care 2 ABOUT US ’s School Liaison team is privileged and proud to work in partnership with schools, colleges and education settings through the whole of Yorkshire. Our job is to create and deliver information sessions and activities to help students discover their post-16 options and plan for their future.

Every day we help schools with We paint an engaging and true picture careers education, advice and expert, of each of our specialist subject areas, impartial guidance. along with updates on the range of courses, apprenticeships and the Whether your school is hosting a choice of career options available to careers convention, parents’ evening, prospective students. Everything we drop-in session or assembly, we are do is free and created to suit your the people for you. students’ exact needs.

Contact the School Liaison team at

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Visit our website to see how the team can help your school achieve the Gatsby benchmarks

General College Enquiries 0113 386 19973 EXPLORING POST-16 OPTIONS We offer impartial information and guidance about further education courses and apprenticeships, in group or one-to-one settings. We fire the imagination of future career options and bust myths along the way!

Assemblies A popular service of ours is taking assemblies for all year groups to give students information about the Amazing and fun! courses that we offer and describe what college life is actually like.

In these, we give the most up-to-date Year 11 student after attending a information, advice and guidance curriculum experience (IAG) to your students so that they can make clear and informed decisions about their options in an Careers Fairs You need us at your careers fair! entertaining and engaging way. Let us take a stand and discuss students’ future pathways and the courses available that will help them get to where they want to be. I just wanted to thank you We also attend schools’ parents for all your support you evenings for Key Stage 4 groups. have given us in school this year, it is greatly If you have secured a date and appreciated. We look would like us to come along to your careers fair, call us now on 0113 forward to working with 216 2567 or email transitionteam@ you again in 2018/2019. leedscitycollege.ac.uk and get your event in our diary.

Co-operative Priesthorpe [email protected] | leedscitycollege.ac.uk/school-liaison-team LIFE AS A STUDENT Our ‘Life as a Student’ sessions can be an important dimension in decision-making and are available to groups both at your school and at Leeds City College. Students will be able to discover what it’s really like at college and will be able to understand their future options to help them plan their post-16 education.

Curriculum Experience Campus Tours Curriculum experience sessions Our popular and entertaining give students an insight into what campus tours are the perfect way college courses entail. These are for students to visit college and mostly held at a specific campus discover the enormous range of where the course would be studied. courses that we offer, as well as our However, some sessions can be amazing, state-of-the-art facilities. delivered at school. These can include our vocational courses and Tours are available at our main A levels at our Leeds Sixth Form. campuses- Park Lane, Technology and Printworks. See page 10 to find For more information about our out which subjects are at these fantastic curriculum experience campuses. Watch this space for sessions, visit our website. To book sneak previews of Quarry Hill. your own sessions, just contact the School Liaison team who will be able to organise these for you. Remember: You can book more Today’s Session was than one curriculum experience interesting and I learnt session for your school! that Leeds City College has a lot to offer.

Year 11 student after attending a curriculum experience

General College Enquiries 0113 386 19975 Don’t let students be put off if they don’t meet the exact entry requirements.

We will always consider their personal circumstances and help them find the course that’s best for them.

4 3 Typically A 2 Typically levels or level ENTRY 1 Typically five GCSEs 3 diploma three/four grade 9-3, or access No formal Typically qualification entry three/four GCSEs grade including requirements GCSEs 9-3 maths and English NVQ Level minimum 3 may be grade 5/4 accepted in some cases

ENGLISH AND MATHS

Don’t worry if some of your students haven’t got English and maths GCSE at grade 4. It is built into our courses alongside our subjects. Some courses may need students to have English and maths GCSE at grade 5 due to the content. This will be explained by our department tutors.

[email protected] | leedscitycollege.ac.uk/school-liaison-team See the hair and beauty salons

Hear stories from the students

Visit the mock aircraft cabin at Explore courses Printworks Campus

Find out about career paths

Look around our fantastic hospitality facilities

7 General College Enquiries 0113 386 1997 TARGETED SESSIONS Our fabulous targeted sessions can be booked for specific groups of students to help ease the nerve-wracking transition from school to college. The content and length of these sessions can be written specifically to match the needs of any particular group of students. They will include all the information needed to aid the transition process, covering a wide range of topics, such as college courses, finance, and student support.

Transition Talks These sessions are aimed specifically at year 11 students who have applied Thanks as always for for a course at Leeds City College but your incredible support. are apprehensive or nervous about You are a diamond. the interview process or starting the course in September. Our small group sessions build students’ confidence and help them prepare for life at college. Progression Workshop These brand new workshops are available for any year group to help Can I just say thank give students information about their you for all of the work post-16 education and career options. you’ve done for the JSA The fun and interactive sessions student and myself this include ice breakers, confidence building, stress busting and career year. It has been so much games. The college’s Student Life appreciated. team will also be on-hand to chat to students and deliver exciting activities. We recommend one hour for John Smeaton Academy the sessions but they can be tailored to suit you. [email protected] | leedscitycollege.ac.uk/school-liaison-team INTERESTED IN OUR EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES? You can visit our school liaison page on our website to see how the team can you help your school achieve the Gatsby benchmarks. The team also work closely with the University Centre and can help put you in touch with the team for HE events.

Don’t forget! For information about student @lccschoolliaisonteam applications to Leeds City College and upcoming interview dates, get @lcc_schoolteam in touch with your School Liaison contact. Follow us! Keep up to date with Due to new GDPR guidelines, we the latest college news and will need a signed Progression upcoming events. Look out Data Agreement. Book a meeting for our regular social media with us and we can make all the competitions for students. arrangements.

The School Liaison team would love to meet you and discuss bookings and college information. Please get in touch with your school liaison contact or email [email protected]

General College Enquiries 0113 386 19979 APPLICATION PROCESS We like to make the application process at Leeds City College as stress free and as simple as possible! If you’d like to see this in a larger format to showcase to your students, just call us on 0113 386 1997 or email [email protected]. HOW TO APPLY

SEARCH Leeds City College website, UCAS Progress or by calling 1 our helpful Information team on 0113 386 1997.

APPLY Direct on the web application form or via UCAS 2 Progress if the school uses it.

INTERVIEW AND OFFER We will email them the interview date and time 3 to attend.

ENROL Pupils will be invited to book an enrolment slot 4 via a link sent in an email.

SUCCESS After receiving GCSE results, students enrol 5 at college.

GCSE RESULTS DAY A representative from Leeds City College can attend your school on A level or GCSE results days. Staff from the college will be available to support students who need information about alternative options, as well as those who have already applied to Leeds City College and need information about the enrolment process. [email protected] | leedscitycollege.ac.uk/school-liaison-team DATES FOR YOUR DIARY Check out our website for our bespoke events throughout the year. OPEN EVENTS AT ALL MAIN CAMPUSES 10 October 4-7pm | 14 November 4-7pm | 26 January 10am-1pm 20 March 4-7pm | 22 May 4-7pm Students can book on to the campus for the courses they are interested in. If students want to see all campuses or are not sure where to go, they can book on to Park Lane first. We will have a bus transporting people to each campus every 20 minutes! Visit leedscitycollege.ac.uk/events to book on.

PARK LANE CAMPUS PRINTWORKS CAMPUS TECHNOLOGY CAMPUS

14+ APPRENTICESHIP ADULT COURSES APPRENTICESHIPS ACADEMY APPRENTICESHIPS *SCHOOL OF CREATIVE ARTS ADULT COURSES SCHOOL OF LAND (Digital Art, Computer Games, APPRENTICESHIPS & ANIMAL SCIENCES Music) SCHOOL OF APPLIED SCIENCE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS *SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES *SCHOOL OF CREATIVE ARTS SCHOOL OF DIGITAL & IT (Childcare & Education, Health Science & Social Care, Public (Backstage Production, SCHOOL OF HAIR, BEAUTY Services) Performance, Visual Arts) & MEDIA MAKEUP SCHOOL OF ENTERPRISE, SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING EVENTS & EMPLOYABILITY *These Schools will be based at SCHOOL OF TRAVEL, our Quarry Hill campus from SCHOOL OF SPORT FOOD & DRINK September 2019. SCIENCE & EXERCISE MANAGEMENT & ENGLISH FOR SPEAKERS OF PROFESSIONAL OTHER LANGUAGES (ESOL) FOUNDATION STUDIES (support LEEDS SIXTH FORM (A levels) for those with an education, ) PROGRESSION STUDIES health and care plan UNIVERSITY CENTRE AT LEEDS CITY COLLEGE (including foundation and top up degrees)

General College Enquiries 0113 386 199711 A FEW THINGS THE STUDENT MIGHT NEED TO KNOW

Time off school might be needed for the WHEN ENROLLING, interview. THE FOLLOWING ARE NEEDED:

Some interviews may need some 1. ONE FORM OF IDENTIFICATION preparation or there might be certain FROM THE BELOW: things to bring along. • Passport Driving Licence Everyone who has applied will be • Official Photo ID contacted by email in the first instance. • National Identity Card

• National Insurance Card Everyone who has applied will receive a reminder text message the day before • Utility Bill interview. • JCP Documentation • Benefit Evidence On the interview day, offer cards are • Exam Certificate given out with course details and other useful information. • Debit or Credit Card

If the course applied for isn’t right, 2. YOUR NATIONAL we will help find an alternative. INSURANCE NUMBER

3. COPIES OF EXAMINATION RESULTS Students will not be able to enrol without this information.

[email protected] | leedscitycollege.ac.uk/school-liaison-team 12 Situated adjacent to Millennium Square, the site has its own interesting history, having been the place where Pink Floyd wrote their Top-10 single See Emily Play in 1967, and also where The Who re-recorded two of their Live at Leeds tracks after being unhappy with the sound quality on the original University of Leeds recordings!

TECHNOLOGY CAMPUS COOKRIDGE STREET, LEEDS, WEST YORKSHIRE, LS2 8BL

Printworks is our second flagship campus, based in the South Bank area of Leeds. The historic listed building underwent a multi-million-pound renovation and now students benefit from cutting-edge hair and beauty studios, world-class kitchens, state- of-the-art engineering workspaces, digital labs and air-cabin!

HUNSLET ROAD, LEEDS, WEST YORKSHIRE, LS10 1JY PRINTWORKS CAMPUS

A short walk from the city centre, this campus is ideal for access to Leeds and all the experiences it has to offer students. The campus has a seven storey, 60 room, energy efficient annexe that incorporates solar panels to generate electricity. The roof is covered with sedum plants to provide insulation and green space in the city.

PARK LANE, LEEDS, WEST YORKSHIRE, LS3 1AA PARK LANE CAMPUS

Quarry Hill is our exciting, new campus in the cultural quarter COMING SOON of the city, boasting specialist childcare training facilities, digital IN 2019! technology labs, and industry standard studios and theatres. The campus is perfectly situated for industry links to creative and healthcare partners, from the NHS to the BBC. Our schools of Creative Arts and Social Sciences will be based at this campus from September 2019. QUARRY HILL CAMPUS PLAYHOUSE SQUARE, LEEDS, WEST YORKSHIRE, LS2 7UP

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We also offer support with transport, subject to availability and criteria. Contact us to find out more Call: 0113 386 1997 Email: [email protected] USEFUL WEBSITES Leeds Pathways www.leeds.gov.uk/leedspathways National Apprenticeship www.gov.uk/apply-apprenticeship National Careers Service www.nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk Leeds Sixth Form www.leedssixthform.ac.uk University Centre www.ucleeds.ac.uk

Service Level Agreement Our Service Level Agreement outlines the key responsibilities and codes of conduct of both parties (ie Leeds City College and your school or college) participating in our recruitment and school liaison activities. You will be sent a copy of this document with your confirmation booking email, but you can also download it via our school liaison webpage.