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I am pleased to welcome you to Ashton Sixth Form College’s Higher Education and Skills Centre. Ashton Sixth Form College has established itself as a leading provider of quality education serving the local community for many years. Today Ashton Sixth Form College has a 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 adult students continue to achieve outstanding success and we ensure their success is recognised and celebrated.
Here at Ashton Sixth Form College, we are committed to ensuring that our adult students receive the very best teaching and support with their studies and enjoy the best provision 5.00–8.00pm 5.00–8.00pm designed to fit with their individual needs and those of employers. 5.00–8.00pm 5.00–8.00pm
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We are extremely proud of our adult students and their successes. If you are looking to join them in enhancing your career or further study then I do hope to meet you very soon at one of our forthcoming Information and Enrolment events.
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Dr Janet Nevin, Principal ——
Student Support and Advice —— The Higher Education and Skills Centre at Ashton Sixth Form College has achieved national standards for information, advice and guidance and provides comprehensive information to assist students, not only with their choice of course but also on potential career paths or the move to university.
I am pleased toto welcome you toto Ashton I am pleased welcome you Ashton Exceptional Support Sixth Form College’s Higher Education and Sixth Form College’s Higher Education and —— Skills Centre. Skills Centre. We take great care to offer and provide support to ensure thatForm each student has the opportunity Ashton Sixth College has established Ashton Sixth Form College has established to successfully achieve theirofchosen qualification. itself asas a leading provider quality education itself a leading provider of quality education We make an assessment of your needs, skills and serving the local community for many years. serving the local community for many years. abilities at the Sixth start of yourCollege course tohas ensure that Today Ashton Form has a thriving Today Ashton Sixth Form College a thriving we can support you in the best way possible whilst community of adult learners who are completing community of adult learners who are completing studying with us. courses from the ever expanding curriculum, courses from the ever expanding curriculum, At enrolment you will receive one to one from introductory courses right through toto from introductory courses right through information, advice and guidance from our Excellent Facilities Honours Degrees. Honours Degrees. enrollers on the course/s you wish to study —— and advice on the options for financial support We take great pride instudents our facilities at Ashton AtAt all levels, our adult continue toto all levels, our adult students continue whilst studying. Sixth Form College. We have modern classrooms achieve outstanding success and we ensure achieve outstanding success and we ensure equipped to aisvery high standard and dedicated their success recognised and celebrated. their success is recognised and celebrated. Our Admissions Officer is also available by email, teaching areas for adult learners. We also have by telephone or in person by appointment if you substantial parking facilities, IT suites, aare coffee Here atat Ashton Sixth Form College, wewe Here Ashton Sixth Form College, are wish to speak to someone at any point in the year. shop and a well stocked library. The new and committed to ensuring that our adult students committed to ensuring that our adult students modern Learning Resource Centre issupport open receive the very best teaching and support receive the very best teaching and Experienced and Committed Staff during the evenings so that adult students can with their studies and enjoy the best provision with their studies and enjoy the best provision —— benefit from the resources includingneeds computer designed toto fit with their individual and designed fit with their individual needs and The Higher Education and Skills Team are all access, to date books and journals and CD those ofup employers. those of employers. well qualified and many of them continue to be and DVD hire. practitioners in their own field of expertise. This We are extremely proud ofof our adult students We are extremely proud our adult students means that their skills and experience remain —— and their successes. If If you are looking toto join and their successes. you are looking join current and that they can supplement their New courses are being added allor the time, for them inin enhancing your career or further them enhancing your career further teaching with real life examples. up-to-date information please call the study then Icourse do hope toto meet you very soon study then I do hope meet you very soon Admissions Team on 0161 666 8215. atat one of our forthcoming Information and one of our forthcoming Information and A Commitment to Student Progression Enrolment events. Enrolment events. —— The staff aim to equip all students with the skills DrDr Janet Nevin, Janet Nevin, and knowledge to enable them to progress to the Principal Principal next level of qualification. Our curriculum has —— —— been developed to enable students to progress from introductory courses through to Foundation Degrees and beyond.
Fees Excellent Facilities Excellent Facilities —— —— —— Wherever possible, all the costs related to a We take great pride inin our facilities atat Ashton We take great pride our facilities Ashton course are listed in this guide. Ifmodern you are paying Sixth Form College. We have modern classrooms Sixth Form College. We have classrooms the full course fees then this will cover the whole equipped toto a very high standard and dedicated equipped a very high standard and dedicated cost of your course including tuition and exam teaching areas forfor adult learners. We also have teaching areas adult learners. We also have fees. You will be able to obtain more substantial parking facilities, ITIT suites, a coffee substantial parking facilities, suites, a coffee information individual course fees atand our shop and a well stocked library. The new and shop and aabout well stocked library. The new Enrolment events.Resource modern Learning Centre is is open modern Learning Resource Centre open during the evenings soso that adult students can during the evenings that adult students can Financial Assistance benefit from the resources including computer benefit from the resources including computer —— access, upup toto date books and journals and CD access, date books and journals and CD If and you are hire. inhire. receipt of active, income based and DVD DVD benefits then you may be eligible for a reduction inExperienced your courseand fees. This only applies Experienced Committed Staff and Committed Staff to some courses. —— —— The Higher Education and Skills team are allall The Higher Education and Skills team are You can access free independent financial well qualified and many ofof them continue toto bebe well qualified and many them continue advice from the money advice service at This practitioners inin their own field of expertise. practitioners their own field of expertise. This moneyadviceservice.org.uk means that their skills and experience remain means that their skills and experience remain current and that they can supplement their current and that they can supplement their If teaching you arewith interested in Maths and English teaching real life examples. with real life examples. Functional skills —— A Commitment toto Student Progression A Commitment Student Progression You can complete these courses for free if you —— —— have been a UKhas resident or have been in a Our curriculum been developed toto enable Our curriculum has been developed enable European Area (EEA) for the past 3 students toEconomic progress from introductory courses students to progress from introductory courses years. to Foundation degrees and beyond. The staff to Foundation degrees and beyond. The staff aim toto equip allall students with the skills and aim equip students with the skills and If knowledge you are interested in a Level 2progress coursetoto knowledge toto enable them toto progress the enable them the —— next level ofof qualification. next level qualification. You may be entitled to free tuition if you are aged 19-23 and have not previously achieved a full level 2 qualification. A full level 2 is the equivalent of five GCSE passes at grade A*-C, or an NVQ level 2.
MY NAME IS NICOLE AND I Fees ENROLLED AT ASHTONFees SIXTH FORM —— —— COLLEGE ON THE FOUNDATION Wherever possible allall the costs related toto aa Wherever possible the costs related course are listed in this guide. If you are paying course are listed in this guide. If you are paying YEAR HEALTH STUDIES. the full course fees, then this will cover the
the full course fees, then this will cover the whole cost ofof your course including tuition whole cost your course including tuition Returning to study was somewhat daunting to sayYou the least. and exam fees. will bebe able toto obtain more and exam fees. You will able obtain more information about individual course fees atat our However, since starting on the Foundation Year Health information about individual course fees our Enrolment events. The College charges Enrolment events. The College also charges Studies (whilst taking 3 GSCE evening courses alongside it, also enrolment and administration fee ofof £3£3 forfor an enrolment and administration fee not wanting to do a half-hearted jobanof course) my time at enrolling onon a short course and £10 forfor a long enrolling a short course and £10 a long the college has been nothing short of brilliant! course. This charge occurs per enrolment. course. This charge occurs per enrolment. Before commencing my further studies I had worried that I had left it too late; with hindsight I now wonder, if i’d not done this course at the age Financial Assistance Financial Assistance I am now, would I have got as much out of my—— studies —— as I have done? The key thing for me, was truly wanting to gain my nursing qualifications; If If you are inin receipt ofof active / income based you are receipt active / income based this made further study a must. Interestingly rather than dreading classes, benefits then you may bebe eligible forfor a reduction benefits then you may eligible a reduction I found my classes extremely enjoyable, meeting other likeminded inin your course fees. This only applies toto some your course fees. This only applies some students and making wonderful new friends. courses. courses. ——
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If you areSupport 19-23 and interested Student and Advice Student Support and Advice in a Level 3 course —— —— You may be Education entitled toand free tuition if youathave The Higher Skills Centre The Higher Education and Skills Centre at not previously achieved aCollege full level 3achieved qualification. A Ashton Sixth Form College has national Ashton Sixth Form has achieved national full level 3 for qualification is the equivalent of two or standards information, advice and guidance standards for information, advice and guidance more A-Level passes or an NVQ level 3. toto and provides comprehensive information assist and provides comprehensive information assist students not only with their choice ofof course, students not only with their choice course, If you areon24 and over and interested in a move but also potential career paths oror the move but also on potential career paths the Level 3 course toto university. university. —— You can applyyou for a 24+ Advanced AtAt enrolment will receive one toLearning one enrolment you will receive one to one Loan to cover the cost of and your course. It’s easy to apply, information, advice guidance from our information, advice and guidance from our your household income isn’t taken into account enrollers onon the course/s you wish to study enrollers the course/s you wish to study and there’s noon credit check.for For more information advice on the options financial support and advice the options for financial support log onto www.gov.uk/advanced-learning-loans. whilst studying. whilst studying. Our Admissions is is also available byby email, To enrol, please Officer bring with you your passport Our Admissions Officer also available email, byby telephone oror inin person byby appointment you or birth certificate and National Insurance if if telephone person appointment you wish toto speak someone atat any point inin the year. number. Ifspeak youtoare claiming fee remission you will wish to someone any point the year. need to bring all documentation with you. Exceptional Support —— Exceptional Support —— Please —— note, all fees are subject to change. We take great care to offer and provide support Call 0161 666 8215 for current fees. We take great care to offer and provide support toto ensure that each student has the opportunity ensure that each student has the opportunity toto successfully achieve their chosen qualification. successfully achieve their chosen qualification. We make anan assessment your needs, skills and We make assessment of your needs, skills and The National Careers of Service abilities at the start of your course to ensure we abilities at the start of your course to ensure we —— can support inin the best way possible whilst can support you the best way possible whilst An advisoryou from the National Careers studying with us. studying with us. Service will attend all of our Information and Enrolment events to give advice and help you make the right choices about learning and work. You can also call them on 0800 100 900.
If If you are interested inin a Level 33 course you are interested a Level course —— —— You may bebe entitled toto free tuition if if you are You may entitled free tuition you are aged between 1919 and 2424 and have not previously aged between and and have not previously achieved a full Level 3 qualification. AllAll other fees achieved a full Level 3 qualification. other fees will still apply. Full Level 3 is the equivalent ofof two will still apply. Full Level 3 is the equivalent two A-Level passes oror anan NVQ Level 3.3. A-Level passes NVQ Level If If you are interested inin a Level 44 course you are interested a Level course —— —— You may bebe entitled toto financial assistance You may entitled financial assistance depending upon your circumstances. We can depending upon your circumstances. We can provide you with guidance onon the support provide you with guidance the support available toto you, please request this information available you, please request this information onon 0161 666 8215. 0161 666 8215. —— —— If If you are inin receipt ofof benefits then please bring you are receipt benefits then please bring allall documentation with you when you enrol. documentation with you when you enrol.
The facilities are great in themselves, but coupled with the unfailing If If you are interested in a Level 2 course If If you require any further information regarding you are interested you require any further information regarding support of all the staff I have encountered at ASFC along this journey in ofa Level 2 course —— course fees then please contact our Admissions —— course fees then please contact our Admissions mine, there hasn’t been a moment of regret on my part. In fact I shall be You may bebe entitled toto free tuition if if you have Officer onon 0161 666 8215. You may free tuition you have Officer 0161 666 8215. very sorry to leave! All of the tutors have been fantastic and entitled delivered the not previously achieved a full Level 2 qualification, not previously achieved a full Level 2 qualification, course in a very manageable way; they have provided endless resources for however allall other fees will still apply. Full Level 22 however other fees will still apply. Full Level self-learning which very much a part of HE studies. is is the equivalent ofof five GCSE passes atat grade the equivalent five GCSE passes grade oror anan Level 2.2.this Now, as my time at ASFC unfortunately drawsA*–C, toA*–C, a close, INVQ look back on NVQ Level year with a great sense of pride, knowing my life has changed immensely and absolutely for the better, thanks to their tireless support and my own hard work. You completely get out of this course what you put in. I now look forward to graduating from my BSc Adult Nursing at The University of Salford in 3 years’ time and then pursuing my Master’s Degree in Advanced Nursing Practitioner. I have definitely been bitten by the learning bug!
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