SCHOOL LEAVERS Course Guide 2018 LSCollege.ac.uk 020 3757 3000 APPLY TODAY TO START WITH US IN SEPTEMBER 2018! You may know exactly what you I’VE ALREADY RECEIVED AN want to study - or you may be OFFER – WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? in need of some inspiration. In this guide you can check out the You will receive an invitation to an great range of courses on offer at enrolment session. The process will Lewisham Southwark College, get then be as follows: inspired and prepare to take your exciting next step! 1. Attend your scheduled enrolment session Once you have a course in mind, 2. Complete your English and please apply via our website: maths initial assessment www.LSCollege.ac.uk. 3. Fill out the enrolment paperwork with your tutors Alternatively, you can visit any of our 4. Show your evidence, complete campuses or call us on your enrolment and have your 020 3757 3000 to apply. If you’ve photo taken. got any other questions, contact our 5. Collect your College pass Admissions and Student Support Centres on 020 3757 3000, or You’re then enrolled and we will let come and see us at any of our three you know the time and date of your campuses. first class. Please also take note of the evidence you’ll need to bring in to show us when you enrol. (We will not be able to complete your enrolment without this evidence, and it could delay you starting your exciting next step here at the College.) Lewisham Southwark College It’s the beginning of something really exciting, the next step in your future Phone: 020 3757 3000 LSCollege.ac.uk 1 MESSAGE FROM OUR PRINCIPAL I’m really delighted that you are thinking about becoming a student at Lewisham Southwark College. This is an exciting time for the College since we have recently merged with NCG, one of the largest providers of Further Education in the UK. As part of this Group, our students have access to a national network of fantastic resources, inspired teaching techniques and excellent business contacts – while studying at a campus close to home. Choosing to study with us opens the door to your future. Our courses are strongly vocational, combining theory and practical skills, and can lead straight into employment or to further study, including university. Our apprentices work for a huge range of renowned companies, learning while they earn and getting a foothold in their chosen industry. We are passionate about giving everyone – regardless of their background – the education, skills and confidence they need to progress to a fulfilling career. I hope that you will decide to join us and look forward to welcoming you to the College. Carole Kitching, Principal and CEO Lewisham Southwark College OUR CAMPUSES We have three Across our campuses, Tressillian theatre campuses across our state-of-the-art and technical South East London – facilities include: theatre studio in Southwark, Fashion workshops Lewisham and Professional kitchens Science labs Deptford – all and our award Aircraft fuselage easy to reach by winning Phoenix for Travel and public transport. restaurant Tourism training Music and media Mac suites Our £41m Southwark editing suites campus, located on Dance studios You’ll also benefit The Cut opposite from free Wi-Fi Southwark tube throughout our station, is the newest campuses, iPads and College campus in open learning areas. London, and offers an innovative and exciting learning environment. Our £41m Southwark campus is Lewisham Way is the newest College campus in our biggest campus, providing the broadest London, and offers an range of courses, while innovative and exciting our Deptford Bridge campus specialises in learning environment construction training. 4 LSCollege.ac.uk Phone: 020 3757 3000 Lewisham Southwark College Phone: 020 3757 3000 LSCollege.ac.uk 5 Lewisham Southwark College HOW TO FIND US LEWISHAM WAY CAMPUS Lewisham Way, GREENWICH DLR London, SE4 1UT CAMPUS NEW CROSS DEPTFORD BRIDGE Buses: 21, 136, 321, 436 DEPTFORD BROADWAY DLR: Lewisham or DEPTFORD CHURCH STREET Elverson Road LEWISHAM WAY GREENWICH HIGH ROAD BLACKHEATH ROAD Rail: St Johns, DEPTFORD BRIDGE DLR Lewisham, New Cross or Brockley FRIENDLY STREET ELVERSON RD DEPTFORD BRIDGE DLR CAMPUS ST JOHNS 1 Deptford Bridge, BROOKMILL ROAD London, SE8 4HH, CAMPUS LOAMPIT HILL Buses: 47, 53, 453, LEWISHAM WAY LEWISHAM DLR 177, 225 DLR: Deptford Bridge TRESSILLIAN ROAD Rail: Deptford or BREAKSPEARS ROAD Greenwich 6 LSCollege.ac.uk Phone: 020 3757 3000 Lewisham Southwark College SOUTHWARK CAMPUS LONDON BRIDGE WATERLOO EAST 25 The Cut, London, SE1 8LF SOUTHWARK WATERLOO Buses: 1, 4, 26, 45, 63, YOUNG VIC 100, 109, 155, 168, 171, 172, 176, 188, 381 THE CUT Tube: Waterloo or BLACKFRIARS ROAD BLACKFRIARS CAMPUS OLD VIC Southwark SOUTHWARK SOUTHWARK Rail: Waterloo or WATERLOO WATERLOO ROAD Waterloo East MILLENIUM GREEN WEBBER STREET LAMBETH NORTH ELEPHANT & CASTLE Phone: 020 3757 3000 LSCollege.ac.uk 7 Lewisham Southwark College WELCOME TO LEWISHAM SOUTHWARK COLLEGE Every year, we At Lewisham Whichever course you welcome thousands of Southwark College, choose, you will get students as they begin you will learn in an excellent on-going an exciting new journey interactive environment support from our with us. where students are Student Support staff to encouraged not just to iron out any problems We provide vocational learn, but also to ask and ensure that you get courses in a fascinating questions and join in the most out of your range of subjects debates. You’ll learn College experience. which will help you from tutors who are move a step closer experts in their field, Keep reading to to your dream career and will probably have explore what the – whether you’re worked in industry. College can do for you! planning to go straight And you’ll get the into employment or opportunity to do work want to progress on to experience, which will further study. We also give you a taste of offer apprenticeships working life and enable in a number of key you to try out your new industries, which give skills in the real world. you the opportunity to combine learning with working in a real job and earning a wage. 8 LSCollege.ac.uk Phone: 020 3757 3000 Lewisham Southwark College Phone: 020 3757 3000 LSCollege.ac.uk 9 Lewisham Southwark College WHERE OUR COURSES GET YOU Studying at Lewisham Southwark Whatever your ambitions, our College opens up a huge range of expert tutors, Progress Coaches and different options for your future and, support staff are here to give you right from the start of your course, help and advice. We hold a series we’ll encourage you to think about of progression events during the what you want to do next. year where you’ll have the chance to review your progress. As long as For many learners, studying will be a you’re doing well on your current stepping stone to a more advanced course, we’ll talk to you about qualification such as a Lewisham progressing to a course at the next Southwark College Higher Education level within the College. (HE) course, or a degree course at university. Alternatively, you may be Throughout your course, you’ll also eager to get straight to work and get the opportunity to go to careers start applying what you’ve learnt in fairs where you can talk to Higher the real world. Education providers and employers about where your course could lead. Many of our students progress on to degree programmes at highly regarded universities and other institutions, and to interesting roles in a wide range of industries. With the right training and support, there’s no reason why you shouldn’t follow in their footsteps. 10 LSCollege.ac.uk Phone: 020 3757 3000 Phone: 020 3757 3000 LSCollege.ac.uk 11 Lewisham Southwark College Whatever your ambitions, our expert tutors, Progress Coaches and support staff are here to give you help and advice 10 LSCollege.ac.uk Phone: 020 3757 3000 Phone: 020 3757 3000 LSCollege.ac.uk 11 Lewisham Southwark College IN THE NEWS We’re proud of the Top places for performing arts students way our students and staff go ‘over and Our drama and dance courses have an incredible above’ to achieve record for helping students to progress on to great things – both university – and this year’s talented Level 3 students within the College and are no exception. in the outside world. Here’s a brief snapshot Eight drama students have beaten stiff competition of what they’ve been to win places at leading universities and drama up to lately. schools, while eight dance students have gained places at some of the country’s most elite dance schools, conservatoires and universities – with many students getting multiple offers! Among others, they have won places at LAMDA, the Royal School of Speech and Drama, Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, and Bird College. 12 LSCollege.ac.uk Phone: 020 3757 3000 Phone: 020 3757 3000 LSCollege.ac.uk 13 Lewisham Southwark College Getting the inside track on construction Our female construction students saw just what it takes to succeed in the industry when they went on a site visit to a prestigious new central London development being carried out by contractor Multiplex. Organised in partnership with Women into A taste of Italy Construction (WIC), the visit gave learners an amazing insight into the extension and The chance to visit modernisation of 5-7 St Helen’s Place EC3, which is another country and a highly challenging project within a conservation learn about its cuisine area in the City of London.