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INFORMATION InformatIon AND and ENROLMENT events EVENTS enrolment Wednesday August 2011 2014 5.00–8.00pm 5.00pm-7.00pm Wednesday 27th 31st August Wednesday 3rd September 2014 5.00pm-7.00pm Thursday 8th September 2011 5.00–8.00pm Tuesday 6th January 2015 4.00pm-6.00pm Tuesday 10th January 2012 5.00–6.00pm Tuesday 21st April 2015 5.00pm-7.00pm Tuesday 17th April 2012 5.00–8.00pm Tuesday 23rd June 2015 5.00pm-7.00pm Tuesday 26th June 2012 5.00–8.00pm
HIGHER EDUCATION INFORMATION EVENTS
HIgHer educatIon Tuesday 18th November 2014 6.00pm-7.30pm Saturday 7th March 2015 10.00am-12.00pm InformatIon Tuesday 24th March 2015 6.00pm-7.30pm events Tuesday 5th May 2015 6.00pm-7.30pm
Tuesday April 2012 5.00–8.00pm Please note. 17th For information on HE courses you can also attend the Information and Enrolment event dates. Tuesday 26th June 2012
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TEACHER TRAINING INFORMATION EVENTS
10.00am-12.00pm Course information line 6.00pm-7.30pm 0161 666 8215 Course information line adulted@asfc.ac.uk 0161 666 8215 adulted@asfc.ac.uk www.asfc.ac.uk www.asfc.ac.uk Saturday 7th March 2015 Tuesday 24th March 2015
welcome WELCOME to TO asHton ASHTON sIxtH form SIXTH FORM college COLLEGE HIgHer HIGHER educatIon EDUCATION & SKILLS skIlls centre CENTRE
I am pleased to welcome welcome you you to to Ashton Ashton Sixth Form College’s Higher Education and Skills Centre. Ashton Sixth Form College has established itself as a leading provider of of quality quality education education serving the local community for many years. Today Ashton Sixth Form College has a thriving thriving community of adult learners who are completing courses from the ever expanding curriculum, from introductory courses right through to Honours Degrees. At all levels, our our adult adult students students continue continue to to achieve outstanding success and we ensure their success is recognised and celebrated. Here at Ashton Sixth Form College, we we are are committed to ensuring that our adult adult students students receive the very best teaching and support support with their studies and enjoy the the best best provision provision designed to fit with their individual individual needs needs and and those of employers. We are extremely proud of our adult adult students students and their successes. If you are are looking looking to to join join them in enhancing your career career or or further further study then I do hope to meet meet you you very very soon soon at one of our forthcoming forthcoming Information Information and and Enrolment events.
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Financial Assistance Assistance —— —— If you are in income based based in receipt receipt of of active active,/ income benefits then you may be be eligible eligible for for aa reduction reduction in your course fees. This This only only applies applies to to some some courses. If you are interested in a Level 2 course You can access free independent financial —— advice from the money advice service at You may be entitled to free tuition if you have moneyadviceservive.org.uk not previously achieved a full Level 2 qualification, however other feesinwill still apply. Full Level 2 If you areallinterested Maths and English is the equivalent Functional skills of five GCSE passes at grade A*–C, —— or an NVQ Level 2. You can complete these courses for free if you have been a UK resident or have been in a European Economic Area (EEA) for the past 3 years.
WE NOW OFFER APPRENTICESHIPS. CALL JODIE MCNALLY ON 0161 666 8220
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In In Person Person College College staff staff are are available available during during term term time time as as follows: follows: Monday 9.00am–4.00pm Monday 9.00am–4.00pm Tuesday 9.00am–4.00pm Tuesday 9.00am–4.00pm Wednesday 9.00am–9.00pm Wednesday 9.00am–9.00pm Thursday 9.00am–9.00pm Thursday 9.00am–9.00pm Friday 9.00am–4.00pm Friday 9.00am–4.00pm
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Student Support and Advice Exceptional Support —— —— The Higher Education and Skills Centre at We takeSixth greatForm care College to offer and provide support Ashton has achieved national to ensure that each studentadvice has the opportunity standards for information, and guidance to successfully achieve their chosen qualification. and provides comprehensive information to assist We makenot an assessment of your needs, skills and students only with their choice of course, abilities start ofcareer your course to the ensure that but also at onthe potential paths or move we can support you in the best way possible whilst to university. studying with us. At enrolment you will receive one to one Excellent Facilities information, advice and guidance from our —— enrollers on the course/s you wish to study We great pride in our for facilities at Ashton andtake advice on the options financial support Sixth College. We have modern classrooms whilstForm studying. equipped to a very high standard and dedicated teaching areas for adult is learners. We also Our Admissions Officer also available byhave email, substantial parking facilities, suites, a coffee by telephone or in person by IT appointment if you shop and a well library. new wish to speak to stocked someone at anyThe point in and the year. modern Learning Resource Centre is open during the evenings Exceptional Supportso that adult students can benefit from the resources including computer —— access, to date and journals CD We takeup great carebooks to offer and provideand support and DVD hire. to ensure that each student has the opportunity to successfully achieve their chosen qualification. —— We make an assessment of your needs, skills and New courses being added all the time, for abilities at theare start of your course to ensure we up-to-date callwhilst the can supportcourse you in information the best wayplease possible Admissions Team studying with us. on 0161 666 8215.
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Student Support and Advice Excellent Facilities —— —— Thetake Higher Education Skills Centre at We great pride in and our facilities at Ashton Ashton Sixth Form College has achieved national Sixth Form College. We have modern classrooms standards for advice and guidance equipped to ainformation, very high standard dedicated and provides information to assist teaching areascomprehensive for adult learners. We also have students, not only with their choice of acourse substantial parking facilities, IT suites, coffee but also potential career paths ornew the and move shop andon a well stocked library. The to university. modern Learning Resource Centre is open during the evenings so that adult students can At enrolment youresources will receive one to computer one benefit from the including information, and guidance fromand ourCD access, up toadvice date books and journals enrollers the course/s you wish to study and DVD on hire. and advice on the options for financial support whilst studying. Experienced and Committed Staff —— Our Higher Admissions Officerand is also The Education Skillsavailable team arebyallemail, by telephone or inmany person by appointment you well qualified and of them continue toifbe wish to speakintotheir someone at any point in the year. practitioners own field of expertise. This means that their skills and experience remain Experienced andthey Committed Staff their current and that can supplement —— teaching with real life examples. The Higher Education and Skills Team are all well qualified and of them continue to be A Commitment tomany Student Progression practitioners in their own field of expertise. This —— means that theirhas skills anddeveloped experience Our curriculum been toremain enable current and that they from can supplement students to progress introductorytheir courses teaching with real life examples. to Foundation degrees and beyond. The staff aim to equip all students with the skills and A Commitment to Student Progression knowledge to enable them to progress to the —— level of qualification. next The staff aim to equip all students with the skills and knowledge to enable them to progress to the next level of qualification. Our curriculum has been developed to enable students to progress from introductory courses through to Foundation Degrees and beyond.
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