College Open Dates2020-21

Note - Dates that have been announced to date for this academic year – additional dates for some colleges may be added later. It is particularly important to check websites before attending as it is more likely this year that details will have changed. College Contact details Dates

BCA 01628 824444 / 0800 071 1666 Open event s Hall Place https://www.bca.ac.uk/ Virtual open day: Sat 3 Oct 2020 Burchett’s Green 10am-2pm Sat 21 Nov 2020 10am -2pm (likely to SL6 6QR be virtual) Sat 6 Feb 2021 10am -2pm Wed 5 May 2021 5pm -7.30pm (Other open dates may become virtual if situation regarding Covid changes. If you had registered, you would be contacted beforehand) https://www.bca.ac.uk/events/

Taster days should take place this year from Jan 2021. Bookings will go live from about Nov . Check back on website or on social media BCoT Tel: 01256 306484 Virtual o pen events Worting Road https://www.bcot.ac.uk/ Tue 13 Oct 2020 4pm -8pm Basingstoke RG21 8TN Bracknell & Wokingham Tel: 01344 766200 / 0800 612 Virtual o pen events College 6008 Sat 10 Oct 2020 9.30am -1.30pm Church Road https://www.activatelearning.a Wed 18 Nov 2020 4pm -8pm Bracknell RG12 1DJ c.uk Wed 10 Feb2020 4pm-8pm (RG12 1EH for sat navs) Sat 19 Jun 2021 9.30am –1.30pm (part of Group of Colleges)

The Sixth Form College 01252 688200 Virtual o pen events hosted on the Farnborough https://farnborough.ac.uk/ website between Wed 21 and Thu Prospect Avenue 22 Oct 2020. Information still Farnborough available on website after this date. GU14 8JX No need to register (Applications open on Fri 23 Oct 2020)

Henley College Tel: 01491 579988 Virtual o pen event Deanfield Avenue https://www.henleycol.ac.uk Tue 20 Oct 2020 6pm -7.30pm Henley https://www.henleycol.ac.uk/events RG9 1UH /

Provisional open dates and timesfor rest of academic year – check website nearer the time: Sat 14 Nov 2020 and Thursday 26 Novemberer 2020202 10am-8pm – individual sessions for either a course or a department. Just join for course(s) you are interested in. Check website nearer the time for exact timings

Tue 26 Jan 2021 6pm-7.30pm Tue 9 Mar 2021 6pm-7.30pm Thu 20 May 2021 6pm-7.30pm

Queen Mary’s College 01256 417500 Online open events (QMC) https://www.qmc.ac.uk/ Wed 7 and Thu 8 Oct 2020 – details Cliddesden Road tbc Basingstoke RG21 3HF Reading College 0800 612 6008 / 0118 955 4300 Virtual open events Kings Road https://www.activatelearning.a Wed 14Oct 2020 4pm-8pm Reading c.uk Sat 14Nov 2020 9.30am-1:30pm RG1 4HJ Wed 3Feb 2021 4pm-8pm (part of Activate Learning Sat 12 Jun 2021 9.30am-1.30pm Group of Colleges) Tel: 01962 776441 Online open events Westley Lane https://www.sparsholt.ac.uk / Sun 15 Nov 2020 Sparsholt Sat 6 Feb 2021 Winchester Sat 6 Mar 2021 SO21 2NF Wed 21 Apr 2021 Thu 17 Jun 2021 https://www.sparsholt.ac.uk/opendays/

UTC Reading 0118 938 1020 Virtual open events announced to (IT and engineering) https://www.utcreading.co.uk date: Crescent Road Wed 23 Sep 2020 5.30pm-6.30pm Reading Tue 13 Oct 2020 5.30pm-6.45pm – RG1 5RQ register for Zoom details https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/r egister/WN_YPiC8w_kTxi_fHbKSItEFw or follow link on home page

Questions You Could Ask at College Open Events

• What modules or units will I be studying?

• Will I be in college every day of the week?

• What links do you have with employers or industry?

• What have previous students gone on to do when they have left this course?

• Will I be able to do work experience as part of this course? Do you help students to find placements?

• Do I have to pay for anything on this course? (i.e. equipment, trips)

• What happens if I do not get the grades I need?

• Is there a uniform I need to wear?

• Is there any financial support to study this course?

• Do all students finish and pass the course?

• Are there any upcoming taster sessions?

• If I have more questions, whom do I contact?

• When should I apply for the course?

• What can I expect at the interview?

Consider taking a pen and a piece of paper to write down answers or make notes on your phone