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call tutors by make new friends their first name 2021-22 no dress Great code facilities college bus service be treated like an adult DON’T WAIT FOR A LEVELS, APPRENTICESHIPS APPLY AND VOCATIONAL COURSES NOW A BIGFROM WELCOME THE PRINCIPAL On behalf of everyone at West Nottinghamshire College, programme in automation and robotics, using state-of- I’m delighted that you are thinking about continuing your the-art equipment, as well as reshaping our construction studies with us. The college exists for its students and offer to include more modern methods of building. we are determined to support you into rewarding and Our sports offer will benefit from the second year of our enjoyable careers. What’s more, we work tirelessly with partnership with Mansfield Town FC. We’ll be moving the employers and universities to ensure that the skills our A-Level teaching to the refurbished specialist sixth form students develop don’t just help them with their next college on Chesterfield Road, to create a truly academic career step, but give them skills for the future. environment. We will be building time from our learning companies into all of our subject areas, so that students Our tutors bring great experience and knowledge of gain first-hand experience of engaging with customers to the sectors they teach, as well as a determination to provide quality services. encourage and support you to achieve your very best. Support staff will ensure that your individual needs are In partnership with Nottingham Trent University, we will met, whether that’s gaining entry into a top university, incorporate enterprise across our curriculum; helping overcoming a learning difficulty or disability, or dealing students develop these skills, which are essential to with life’s challenges. And everyone you meet in the both employment and self-employment. We continue to college will treat you with respect, friendliness and a develop our Students’ Union, so that every student can sincere desire to see you do well. benefit from events and enrichment, but also, so that students have their say on the college’s priorities, its Our college has outstanding facilities to ensure that investments and the whole taught experience. you’re able to practice in industry-standard settings. Our IT facilities are amongst the very best, as has been shown I hope you will come and have a look at what we have through the Coronavirus crisis, where we’ve been able to to offer and that you choose us to help you take your move our entire curriculum on-line to ensure students are education and career journey forward. We will be still able to learn. delighted to welcome you. West Notts College never stands still. We are constantly seeking to improve the experience of our students and prepare them even better for their futures. This means improving what we teach, how we teach it and the facilities we use. It also means building on our enrichment offer for students. In 2021 we’ll be launching a new Andrew Cropley Principal and Chief Executive Officer CONTENTS INFORMATION Everything on offer to you as a Life at West Notts 04 student has been designed to help Campus information 06 you make a difference, make friends, College bus service 08 help your confidence grow and make Your study programme 10 your CV or UCAS application stand We are here to support you 12 out, ready for moving on to your next What to do next 14 steps. Meet the learner engagement team 15 Qualifications explained 16 Learn from tutors who really know their Work placement 18 industry. A LEVELS 20 Train using industry-standard facilities. APPRENTICESHIPS 40 Meet inspiring visitors and guest speakers. VOCATIONAL COURSES Improve your maths and English skills. Animal Care 48 Take advantage of the range of support services Business 52 available. Childcare and education 56 Computer science 60 Be part of the bigger picture as a learner rep. Construction and building services 64 Gain employability skills on a work placement. Creative arts 72 Get to know people with similar interests. Engineering and transport skills 82 Foundation studies 90 Go on trips, join a sports club or volunteer. Hair and beauty 96 Grow in confidence and build on your Health sciences and social care 102 interpersonal skills. Hospitality and catering 106 Public services 110 Science 114 Sport 116 Tourism with Events Management 122 and Aviation HIGHER EDUCATION 126 4 LIFEAT WEST NOTTS Here’s a selection of some of the wonderful things from this year that our students got up to outside of lessons. Through the Erasmus+ scheme a number of curriculum areas went on European visits to share ideas with students abroad. Caring students raised funds to purchase 21 sleeping bags for a local charity to pass on to the area’s homeless. Childcare students organised and ran activity sessions in the community for Syrian refugee children. A Level students planted 25 young hawthorn bushes on the college field for their My World, My Home, Friends of the Earth project. Everyone got stuck in with fun, games and generous giving to hand over £260 to Children in Need. Hairdressing and beauty therapy teams brought festivities and sparkle to a Christmas market, raising £380 for Cancer Research. Engineering students saw the fruits of their labour when their refurbished ambulances made it all the way to Africa as part of the Aid2Gambia project. Joinery students sold the first piece of refurbished furniture as part of their ‘Reloved’ project in the shape of a 50-year-old piano as it was turned into a stylish bar. 5 TOTUM CARD As soon as you have enrolled at the college, you can apply for a TOTUM card (powered by NUS Extra) at www.totum.com – it only costs £14.99 and gives you access to hundreds or discounts in shops and online. THE STUDENTS’ UNION Students’ Union (SU) at West Notts is active throughout the academic year, providing opportunities to take part in fundraising for charity and fun activities organised by the site presidents. See more of what our students get up to on Instagram! #westnottslife 6 CAMPUSINFORMATION As a student at West Notts, you’ll study at one of our four campuses, as well as getting the opportunity to undertake work placement and activities off-campus. In addition to specialist study centres, each campus also includes computer suites, a canteen, a learning resource centre and areas to socialise; giving you the right balance of study and spending time with new friends. DERBY ROAD Our main campus boasts a number of purpose-built facilities including: Visual art and design centre Create; a facility for creative industries, digital technologies and performing arts A Level sixth form (with a new independent campus taking shape in 2021!) Refined, our fine dining restaurant Revive, hair and beauty salon Sports hall. 7 ENGINEERING INNOVATION CENTRE The centre provides some of the best facilities in the region for engineering and motor vehicle students, including the latest in nano, carbon and hybrid technologies, allowing students to learn the most innovative techniques in their field. CONSTRUCTION CENTRE Home to our construction students, the centre houses spacious training zones, with classrooms nearby to allow students to put theory into practice, and build on the skills needed for their trade. Chesterfield Road The centre will host 20 plus academic and vocational sixth form options on one dedicated campus. Students will enjoy state-of-the art facilities and resources as well as amazing provision from the college’s support teams. 8 COLLEGE BUS 10 BOLSOVER HILLSTOWN GLAPWELL NEW HOUGHTON SERVICE Getting to college has never been easier! We now offer more bus services Please note: from extra locations across the Mansfield and Ashfield area to all of our There is a one-off annual students. This servcie is the 20/21 routes and may change for 21/22. charge to use the college bus service. Some students TIBSHELF will be eligible for free entry onto the college buses. To find out more call 11 HUTHWAITE 0808 100 3626 NEWTON 6A SUTTON- PINXTON IN-ASHFIELD EIC ALFRETON SOUTH CC NORMANTON SWANWICK KIRKBY-IN -ASHFIELD SOMERCOTES SELSTON 11A NEWSTEAD JACKSDALE ANNESLEY VILLAGE 3 WOODHOUSE WESTWOOD 2 TAKE A LOOK AT THE MAP TO FIND BRINSLEY UNDERWOOD YOUR BEST ROUTE INTO COLLEGE. HUCKNALL 6 9 ROUTES AT a GLANCE 4 LANGWITH 1 Derby Road l Walkden Street 5 WALESBY Underwood l Brinsley l Westwood 2 12 WARSOP MEDEN VALE Jacksdale l Selston VALE CHURCH WARSOP 8 BOUGHTON 3 Somercotes l Swanwick l Alfreton l South SHIREBROOK Normanton l Sutton-in-Ashfield WARSOP 4 Walesby l Boughton l Ollerton l Edwinstowe OLLERTON EDWINSTOWE Langwith l Shirebrook l Mansfield PLEASLEY 5 Woodhouse 9A 6 Hucknall l Newstead l Annesley 12A MANSFIELD Woodhouse l Kirkby-in-Ashfield BULL WOODHOUSE FARM NEW CLIPSTONE 6A Stanton Hill l Skegby l Sutton-in-Ashfield l Kirkby-in-Ashfield l Derby Road SKEGBY CLIPSTONE 9 7 Bilsthorpe l Farnsfield l Rainworth FOREST TOWN Blidworth l Ravenshead STANTON Meden Vale l Warsop l Mansfield l HILL MANSFIELD 8 Woodhouse New Clipstone l Clipstone l 9 1 7 Forest Town Edwinstowe l New Clipstone l Clipstone l 9A Forest Town DR BILSTHORPE Bolsover l Hillstown l Glapwell l New RAINWORTH 10 Houghton l Pleasley l Bull Farm l Skegby l FARNSFIELD Stanton Hill Newton l Tibshelf Huthwaite l Sutton-in- 11 Ashfield l Kirkby-in-Ashfield Selston l Pinxton l Huthwaite l 11A Sutton-in-Ashfield BLIDWORTH Shirebrook l Warsop Vale l Church 12 Warsop l Mansfield Woodhouse RAVENSHEAD 12A Mansfield Woodhouse l Blidworth l Ravenshead l Derby Road DR = DERBY ROAD CC = CONSTRUCTION CENTRE FIND YOUR NEAREST STOP AT EIC = ENGINEERING INNOVATION CENTRE www.wnc.ac.uk/bus CR = CHESTERFIELD ROAD Routes shown are for 20202021and maybe subject to change for 2021/2022 10 YOUR STUDY PrOGRAMME Studying at West Notts means far more than Learning companies just gaining a qualification.