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2021-2022 Contents STUDYING AT KENDAL COLLEGE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Applying to College .................................................3 Finding Us ......................................................................74 Welcome to Kendal College ............................4 FAQs ..................................................................................75 Student Life ......................................................................5 Advice From Our Students ...................................7 Your Bright Future.......................................................8 Kendal Alumni................................................................9 Opportunities to Consider After Year 11 ...................................................................10 Opportunities to Consider After Year 13 ...................................................................12 Understanding Levels ............................................13 Learning Services ......................................................14 Careers Advice ...........................................................15 OUR COURSES & APPRENTICESHIPS Apprenticeships ...............................................................16 Full-Time Courses ..........................................................22 Arts & Media Campus .........................................24 Art & Design ............................................................26 Film Production & Photography ..............28 Music .............................................................................30 Performing Arts .....................................................32 Theatre & Event Technology ......................34 Milnthorpe Road Campus .................................36 A-Levels ......................................................................38 Animal Care ............................................................42 Applied Sciences .................................................44 Barbering, Hairdressing & Beauty Therapy .....................................................46 Business & Accounting....................................48 Childhood Studies ..............................................50 Computing ..................................................................52 Construction .............................................................54 Engineering ...............................................................56 Foundation Learning ........................................58 Health & Social Care .....................................60 Hospitality & Catering .....................................62 Motor Vehicle Maintenance.......................64 Sport & Outdoor Adventure ........................66 Higher-Level Study ......................................................68 Part-Time Courses ........................................................72 2 www.kendal.ac.uk T: 01539 814700 E: [email protected] @kendalcollege Study at the #1 Ranked College in the Country Visit Us Applying Meet our staff & students, explore our to College facilities and see if Kendal College is for you! For more information and to Full-Time Courses: register for our events, Complete an application form, or visit www.kendal.ac.uk/visit download a paper copy, at If you are unable to attend, we can www.kendal.ac.uk/apply organise an alternative time for you to We advise you to apply as visit the College, or we can arrange soon as possible to avoid any a telephone or video call instead. disappointment. Please contact us to arrange this. Apprenticeships: Join our Talent Pool at: Virtual Tour www.kendal.ac.uk/apprenticeships The application process for apprenticeship jobs is different for Gain an insight into college life each company. We can give you through our new virtual tour. Visit our information, advice and guidance website to jump into our classes and to help you find opportunities and workshops! make a successful application. 3 www.kendal.ac.uk T: 01539 814700 E: [email protected] @kendalcollege Welcome to Kendal College I am delighted that you are thinking about coming to Kendal College for the next phase of your education. We are a modern and forward-thinking college matched by our team of staff . You will be taught by off ering a variety of qualifications, and just by experts who are highly qualified, professional and considering Kendal College as a place to study, you friendly, and are passionate about their subject and have already taken the first step towards a bright teaching. future. We have a lot to off er, so I am sure you will Kendal College is a fantastic place to learn and find a course that interests you and the information study, with a distinctive, prestigious and high-quality you need, to make the next important decision of curriculum off er. We are a college that learners and your educational journey. staff want to come to each day, and where you will There is a learning culture here at Kendal College enjoy being part of a vibrant community. You’ll be that is evident wherever you go; we are an expected to work hard, but we are sure that you will aspirational college and expect our learners to have fun along the way. perform above their potential. We support all of I’d like to take this opportunity to personally wish our learners to achieve the qualifications they need, you success and enjoyment in whatever you choose. alongside the development of academic, vocational and technical skills that employers and universities Good luck & very best wishes. are looking for. I take great pride in the fact that we off er innovative and engaging courses which are delivered in state- of-the-art learning facilities. Our superb facilities are Kelvin Nash, Principal 4 www.kendal.ac.uk T: 01539 814700 E: [email protected] @kendalcollege Student Life There are lots of additional opportunities for you to benefit from and take part in, including: • Residential trips & visits in the UK & abroad, e.g. Kenya, Italy, San Francisco and Morocco to name just a few! • Work placements in industry • National competitions & WorldSkills • Part-time courses & additional qualifications “Meaningful work • Student Governor & Class Rep positions experience and enrichment activities (voluntary) extend opportunities for • Student Ambassador positions (paid) learners to develop their SOURCE: practical, personal, social • Totum Card – student discounts Ofsted 2017 and employability skills extremely eff ectively.” Joining Kendal College has There is no bell and “really opened my eyes to real- you“ have much more life, with industry-level teaching responsibility as a person and facilities. It has taught me which sets you up for after about who I am, my potential and college whether that be what I can off er. Joining Kendal university or work. The tutors College has been one of the are experienced in their field best decisions I have made yet! of expertise and they apply It is somewhere you can learn, concentrate, be creative and that knowledge into their teaching have fun learning.“ .“ Harry Bates, Art & Design Daniel Aspinwall, Medical Science 5 www.kendal.ac.uk T: 01539 814700 E: [email protected] @kendalcollege There aren’t restrictions, such as uniforms,“ to keep you from expressing I went straight into sixth form without your personality. We are treated looking“ around at other options. I felt as adults and taught by industry that staying in the same place would professionals. College is special to be the best thing for me, and I had the me because they helped me through preconception that sixth form was just extremely diff icult times, and it was never better than other options. I left when I too much to ask for help with studies or realised that my passions lay outside of non-related issues. Prospective students A-Levels. At college, I can study business should look forward to a friendly and in more detail (and for the same credit responsive environment where they as my three A-Levels), and I can direct can be confident to share ideas and all my eff orts into something I enjoy. talk to other students and tutors. “ My passion for the subject really drives Emma Laff erty, Engineering (Apprentice) me to do well.“ and previous Motor Vehicle student Tom Little, Business My personal experience at Kendal“ college has taught me a lot of interesting things. One of them includes independence. In college you automatically become more independent in terms of your learning. You have to be able to do things on your own, in your own time. However, the tutors are always available to help if you need them without a doubt.“ Amanda Houlden, Art & Design Our tutors are enthusiastic, professional,“ fun and treat us like Freedom, friends, what more adults. The work placements can“ I ask for? I get to do the are the best way of getting thing that I love, every single proper work experience. I have day, whilst learning in a relaxed thoroughly enjoyed being a environment. student at Kendal College. “ “ Chloe Hirst, Performing Arts Mille Sansby, Professional Cookery 6 www.kendal.ac.uk T: 01539 814700 E: [email protected] @kendalcollege Advice From Our Students... Choose a subject that you (and“ only you!) are passionate Don’t worry, you will quickly about! And most importantly; find“ yourself settling in, making Be yourself. Anyone is welcome. friends and learning your way Everyone is accepted.“ about. I've only been studying Joe Stebbens, Film Production here for a month and I already feel like I belong here.“ Anthony Hargan, A-Levels (History, Geography, Environmental Science) Make sure you ask questions