Part Time Guide 2021-22
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GET THERE FROM HERE HIGHER EDUCATION & ADULT PART-TIME GUIDE 2021/22 HELLO UNIVERSITY LEVEL COURSES & welcome to your college Bishop Auckland College has offered university Other benefits include: level higher education programmes for many This is the third year we have published our part can help. Course fees at Bishop Auckland College years, enabling many of our students to achieve • Smaller class sizes meaning greater access to time prospectus and distributed it direct to your are lower than those of universities and, added to their dream. People choose to study higher our fantastic lecturers home, and this year we have chosen to focus on that, you will receive £500 cash back at the end of education for a number of reasons; personal our higher education offer. It is hard to believe that the first term of each year to help with expenses, fulfilment, change of career but ultimately • Flexibility by fitting your studies with us around not everyone knows that we teach degree level with an additional £500 available to pay for trips increasing their promotional opportunities and your family and any work commitments courses here at your college. Not only do we offer and master classes. Tutor contact hours are higher earning potential. The benefits of higher education them but our students do exceptionally well… at the college than is typical in universities and our are broad, with graduates earning on average • Academic & wider pastoral and welfare support people just like you! class sizes are smaller too, so there are plenty of £10K more per year than people without a degree from dedicated staff opportunities for individual help and support. level qualification. Government research also We have a really diverse range of students at the suggests that you may also live longer and have • Our excellent employer links as well as college and our aim is to be truly inclusive. We Still not convinced? Last year 50% of our BA better health. experienced and qualified lecturers who have consider ourselves to be the university in the Dales, (Hons) Integrative Counselling students were worked in the industries and ensure creative providing accessible higher education courses for awarded an Open University first class degree and The age range of our students studying higher and innovative teaching & learning. the people of south west Durham and beyond. this year the results for the new BSc (Hons) Sports education varies from 18 to 55 years in the current Over two thirds of our higher education students Coaching degree look equally promising. academic year, with our oldest graduate to date We offer a wide range of programmes, providing are over the age of 21. Our tutors are experts in being 70 years old! This just demonstrates that an opportunity for our students to realise their their subjects and, just as importantly, they are If you are not quite at higher education level just you are never too old to choose to return to your aspirations with the flexibility of studying either dedicated to helping you to achieve and fulfil your yet, don’t worry, there are many other courses on studies at higher education. We are passionate full or part time. After graduating from the potential. offer too…from short personal interest courses to about lifelong learning at the college; in fact it is college, many of our students have successfully life changing career choices; from photography the very foundation of our existence. If the cost of progressed onto further study at a range of Did you know that only 30% of adults in County to engineering; from entry level to level 6; from studying is a concern, there is a wealth of student national and international universities. Our Durham hold a level 4 qualification (that’s morning to evening; and from face-to-face classes loans advice from Money Saving Expert, Martin graduation ceremony is really special, held at equivalent to the first year of a degree), whilst to online learning. Lewis on his website. Learning locally at the Durham Cathedral; a landmark moment in your nationally the rate is 39%? Our communities are college can make studying higher education more life if you choose to study here with us. proud, passionate and dedicated people but we The world is opening up, so come through the affordable with: know that, for some, there may be difficulties in doors and make that first leap forward with Bishop We work in collaboration with the best awarding accessing higher education – and that’s where we Auckland College. • Our highly competitive tuition fees organisations to validate our higher education programmes, including the recent addition of our • £500 cashback at the end of Term 1 range of full honours degrees validated by the Open University. • £500 towards the costs of study trips and Principal and Chief Executive international visits The global pandemic has given us all time to CONTENTS think about potentially making some life-changing • Reduced travel costs and no accommodation decisions; why not achieve your potential by Welcome_______________________ page 2 Construction ________________ page 9 fees by studying on your doorstep enrolling on one of our fantastic higher education programmes at Bishop Auckland College. UNIVERSITY LEVEL PROGRAMMES page 3 Counselling _________________ page 9 • Free parking. Full Degree Programmes__________ page 4 Criminology _________________ page 9 Foundation Degree Programmes____ page 5 Early Years & Education _______ page 10 Initial Teacher Education___________ page 5 English & Maths ______________ page 10 Higher National Programme________ page 6 Hairdressing & Barbering _______ page 10 Information, Advice & Guidance________ page 7 Health & Social Care __________ page 10 Apprenticeships__________________ page 7 IT & Computing ______________ page 10 PART TIME COURSES____________ page 8 Leadership & Management _____ page 10 & 11 Access to HE __________________________________ page 8 Motor Vehicle ________________ page 11 Art & Photography ________________ page 8 Sport ______________________ page 11 Beauty _________________________ page 8 & 9 Teaching & Assessment________ page 11 Business _______________________ page 9 FUNDING & LOANS __________ page 12 Catering ________________________ page 9 2 3 DEGREE COURSES WITH UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND THE OPEN UNIVERSITY* ACCREDITED COURSES Course Days Start date End date Start time Loan £ Course Days Start date End date Start time Loan £ BA (Hons) Integrative Counselling Practice W 13/09/21 05/06/24 09:15 7,500 ▲ FdA Degree in Education & Care M, W 20/09/21 07/06/23 18:00 5,500 BA (Hons) Integrative Counselling Practice (Top-Up) Tu, W 13/09/21 08/06/22 09:15 7,500 ▲ FdSc Degree in Health & Social Care M, Tu 20/09/21 06/06/23 09:30 8,750 BSc (Hons) Sports Coaching W, Th, 15/09/21 14/06/24 09:15 7,500 ▲ PCET/PGPCET W 15/09/21 17/05/23 17:45 2,750 BSc (Hons) Sports Coaching (Part Time) Th 16/09/21 17/06/27 09:15 3,750 ▲ Our collaborative partnership with University of Sunderland has been in place for many years and is very well BSc (Hons) Sports Coaching (Top-Up) (Part Time) M, W 13/09/21 14/06/23 09:15 3,750 ▲ established. We offer a wide range of postgraduate and undergraduate programmes of study from Health BSc (Hons) Sports Coaching (Top-Up) M, Tu, W 13/09/21 17/06/22 09:15 7,500 ▲ and Social Care to Initial Teacher Education. This provides students with a unique ‘dual status’, having access to all learning resources here at Bishop Auckland College, and also the University of Sunderland campuses too. This ensures that students can study locally, and still benefit from all of the advantages of We embarked on a collaborative partnership with the Open University in 2019, and history was made when being part of a larger university student population too. the BA (Hons) Integrative Counselling Practice became our inaugural full ‘degree’ programme. Students commenced their learning journey on that particular programme with us in September of that year. More than 50% of our first group of ‘top-up’ students successfully graduated with a first class honours degree. There are more than 41,000 students currently studying on an OU Validated award, and it could be you next! She said: “I loved the course! I met some lifelong friends and Bishop Auckland College confirmed my Counselling course put me in right mindset love of learning!” Lindsay O’Hara has launched her own counselling practice and Discussing her hospital placement Kathryn, is lecturing part time after completing her degree at the college. of Bishop Auckland, added “I’m based in the Lindsay, from Ferryhill, who has just finished her BA (Hons) operating theatres for the whole time. I get to work Degree in Integrative Counselling, set up her private counselling with a range of people, nurses, doctors, operating practice Mindset Therapies in Spennymoor in January. department practitioners.” The busy mum, who has also worked in three primary schools Having previously worked for a mobile phone and lectured at the college since April, said: “The counselling provider, Kathryn also runs a smallholding with degree course not only changed my life it was a fantastic course cows, pigs, sheep, horses, chickens and ducks. to study as it isn’t focused on one theoretical approach; it looks across lots of different theories and models of counselling and Asked about her longer term ambitions she replied: how these can be integrated to meet clients’ needs.” THEATRE OF DREAMS FOR “To complete the course and get my dream job!” MUM-OF-FOUR KATHRYN Old PE master to mentor trainee teacher Mum-of-four Kathryn Sumpton is well on her Keen footballer Craig Moody will be in familiar territory when he way to achieving her dream job working in a starts his teacher training placement this September.