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Hopwood Hall Course Guide, for School Leavers HOPWOOD HALL COLLEGE HALL COLLEGE HOPWOOD HOPWOOD HALL COLLEGE FULL TIME COURSE GUIDE 2020/21 Edition 1 Edition GUIDE 2020/21 COURSE COURSE GUIDE for school leavers www.hopwood/ac.uk Keep up to date with everything that’s happening at Hopwood Hall College. Find us at: @hopwoodhall @hopwoodhall @hopwoodhall hopwoodhall @hopwoodhallcollege Please note that all details are correct at time of printing. Welcome to our 2020/21 School Leavers’ Course Guide. It gives me great pleasure to invite you to make our college, your college. This guide includes information on the We are continuously investing in our facilities Above all, we are here to support you in range of courses delivered at our Middleton to ensure that all our students have excellent achieving your full potential, making the right and Rochdale campuses. It also details the learning environments. choice for your future and helping you to grow apprenticeships pathways we offer, our facilities We place the student at the heart of our in confidence and be successful. and the support that’s available to all our college. I’m committed to enabling our learners I very much hope you enjoy reading this year’s learners. to be the best they can be and if you join us guide about what we hope will become your We have just celebrated another exceptional you’ll benefit from the high quality teaching college. year. Our students, with the support of great and learning that Ofsted praised, as well I look forward to welcoming you to your staff, have achieved fantastic results, again. as purposeful work experience throughout college. Hopwood Hall College is one of the top your course that will ensure that you are well performing colleges in Greater Manchester prepared for your career. Julia Heap Principal and Chief Executive with a Grade 2 Ofsted rating. We are focused I want you to enjoy your time at college and on delivering excellent teaching, learning and understand that employers are looking for training to help all of our learners achieve their more than just good grades. That’s why we full potential. provide lots of opportunities to get involved We pride ourselves on providing a supportive, in activities outside of your studies to build caring environment with Student Support confidence, meet new people and enhance Tutors, specialist subject teachers, excellent your employability. Our enrichment activities facilities, extra-curricular activities and a free include free gym membership, team sports, transport service to support learners to get to volunteering opportunities, educational visits, college. All of this is combined with a culture of the opportunity to be on the Student Cabinet high expectations that encourages our learners and represent your peers and much more. to aim high in all that they do. 2 We work with our community and have restless Our Vision: ambition to raise aspirations by encouraging Bringing out and enabling people of all ages. We provide inspiring opportunities for all to the best in you! thrive in life and work and make a positive impact across the Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester and beyond. Our Values ENJOYMENT Success and achievements are encouraged, recognised and celebrated in our thriving college INTEGRITY SUSTAINABILITY community. NURTURE We do the right thing, our learners and our ENJOYMENT community are at the heart of all we set out to INTEGRITY AMBITION AMBITION SUSTAINABILITY achieve. Our learner centred approach underpins NURTURE everything we accomplish. We encourage learners and staff to have the ENJOYMENT SUSTAINABILITYINTEGRITY courage to aim high, push their boundaries and NURTUREAMBITION ENJOYMENT achieve higher aspirations. NURTURING INTEGRITY AMBITION We empower staff and learners to build autonomy SUSTAINABILITY and be the drivers of their own destinies, developing resilience, pride and confidence in life, We are continually working to create a sustainable learning and work. college that demonstrates an agile curriculum, SUSTAINABILITY NURTURE healthy finances and a positive impact on the ENJOYMENT environment and economy. 3 INTEGRITY AMBITION SUSTAINABILITY NURTURE ENJOYMENT INTEGRITY AMBITION COURSE LISTINGS - FIND A COURSE THAT FITS Your Place ...............................6 Building Trades & Engineering Health & Childhood Studies Our Pass Travel ...........................7 Brickwork ...............................35 Early Years ..............................83 Travelling to Hopwood Hall.................8 Carpentry & Joinery ......................37 Health & Social Care . .85 Bus Routes ...............................9 Electrical Installation . 39 Dental Nursing...........................87 Bus Timetable . 10 Engineering Technologies.................41 How to find us . 11 Electrical Engineering . 43 Your Future, it’s our priority . 13 Hospitality & Catering Mechanical Engineering . 45 How do I apply ..........................14 Hospitality & Catering . 89 Motor Vehicle............................47 Enrichment..............................15 Multi-skills.............................. 49 Student Voice . 17 IT & Computer Science Painting & Decorating . 51 English and Maths support . 18 Computer Science . 91 Plastering ...............................53 Alumni..................................19 Plumbing . .55 ENJOYMENT Where will your course take you ...........21 Science & Animal Management Find out more . .22 Business, Travel & Accounts Applied Science . 93 Success and achievements are encouraged, Student Support Services .................23 GCSE Combined Science - Synergy ....... 95 Accounting..............................57 recognised and celebrated in our thriving college Testimonials .............................25 Animal Management . .97 Business . 59 community. Student Cabinet . 30 Veterinary Nursing . 99 Travel & Tourism . 61 Sport & Public Services Apprenticeships Creative and Digital Media AMBITION Sport ..................................101 Studying an Apprenticeship...............27 Art & Design . 63 Sports Science and Rehabilitation . 103 We encourage learners and staff to have the Entry requirements...................... 29 Games Development . 65 Fitness and Health Academy . 105 Graphic Design ..........................67 courage to aim high, push their boundaries and Rugby Academy ........................107 Media Production ....................... 69 achieve higher aspirations. Football Academy . 109 COURSES Jill Scott Ladies’ Football Academy . 111 ESOL and Skills for Life Uniformed Public Services . 113 SUSTAINABILITY Performing Arts ESOL ...................................71 Skills for Life . 73 We are continually working to create a sustainable Performing Arts . .33 college that demonstrates an agile curriculum, Hair & Beauty healthy finances and a positive impact on the Beauty Therapy..........................75 environment and economy. Hairdressing .............................77 Barbering . .79 Hair and Media Make-up ..................81 4 A brighter future is closer than you think www.hopwood.ac.uk YOUR PLACE: Two campuses, one College community Both campuses provide learners with a distinct and friendly community within the wider college community, so you are bound to find people with similar interests and passions to you. Visit Middleton Campus for: Visit Rochdale Campus for: • Higher Education • Access to HE • Motor Vehicle • Apprenticeships • Accounting • Multi-skilled • Art & Design • Animal Management • Painting & Decorating • Dental Nursing • Applied Science • Performing Arts • Early Years • Apprenticeships • Plastering • ESOL • Brickwork • Plumbing • Games Development • Business • Security Alarms • Graphic Design • Carpentry & Joinery • Skills for Life • Hair & Beauty • Computer Science • Sport • Health & Social Care • Education & Training • Sports Science • Higher Education • Electrical Installation • Travel & Tourism • Hospitality & Catering • Electrical & Mechanical Engineering • Uniformed Public Services • Media Production • Fitness Academy • Veterinary Nursing • Health & Social Care 6 Your journey Your journey starts here starts here Our Pass gives 16-18 year olds free bus travel* across Our Pass gives 16-18 year olds free bus travel* across AGreater new Manchester pass that – providing gives the 16-18 freedom year-olds to travel, across GreaterGreater Manchester – providing the freedom to travel, Manchesterwork and learn. It removesthe freedom the hassle toand travel,cost of buying work and learn.work and learn. It removes the hassle and cost of buying Forindividual a one offbus £10 tickets administration and can be fee, used sevenIt’s a days pass a for, week. and designed by, individual bus tickets and can be used seven days a week. Our Pass card holders can travel for young people. Whether you want to Our Pass opportunities How to apply Our Pass opportunities How to apply free on local buses right across Greater get to college, visit friends or family, Our Pass is not just a bus travel You must be a Greater Manchester Our Pass is not just a bus travel You must be a Greater Manchester Manchester.card – cardholders You will can have also benefitresident from and bego aged shopping at least 16 or visit one of Greatercard – cardholders will have resident and be aged at least 16 half-priceaccess to lots off of opportunities,peak 1 day and weekendand under 18 onManchester’s 31 August 2019. many attractions, accessOur to lots of opportunities, and under 18 on 31 August 2019. travelcardsexperiences and on benefits Metrolink,. and exclusiveYour pass is validPass until will 31 August get you
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