14 - 16 Options
"As a college we specialise in vocational qualifications, which means you learn the skills you need to do the job, skills that employers are looking for. All our tutors come straight from industry, so not only can they deliver the classroom theory they can also show you how that theory is put in to practice in industry. Talk to your teacher about your options."
“Young Apprentices” 14-16 Study
Here at the college we offer 3 Young Apprenticeships which are vocational qualifications that can be studied alongside other GCSE options. Young Apprenticeships are partnerships between schools, colleges and local employers and offer pupils the opportunity to learn a skill theoretically and practically and then use that skill with an employer and learn more about the working world. Please talk to your careers advisor about your options.
Young Apprenticeship in Sport
The Young Apprenticeship in Sport is run in partnership with a variety of sports employers and delivered in conjunction with Netherhall School and Sports Specialist College.
Young Apprenticeship in Engineering
The Young Apprenticeship in Engineering with St Benedicts works with Thorpe, Amec, Hertel, Jordans and BNS Nuclear to deliver engineering with real experience in the workplace.
Young Apprenticeship in Performing Arts
The Performing Arts Young Apprenticeship can be studied at Stainburn School & Science Specialist College, Cockermouth Maths & IT Specialist School, Netherhall and Whitehaven Maths & IT Specialist School in partnership with Theatre by the Lake, Keswick.
Key Stage 4 Provision
Students can come to college for a full or half day a week and study the following subjects alongside their school timetable during term time:
Public Services, Sport & Fitness (half day only), Beauty (half day only), Hair, Childcare, Health & Social Care, Art & Design, Catering, Construction, Retail (half day only), Motor Vehicle, Land Based Studies (Full day only delivered in partnership with the University of Cumbria), Horticulture (Full day only).
Once studies have been completed successfully there are progression opportunities across all subjects from level 1 right through to higher education.