Student Services

• Use your full name
• Do not use your school email address
• Tell us your predicted grades
• Give us the contact details of your parent or carer

When you apply, you will get an email to confirm your application. You will then get another email after the Admissions Team processes your application.

And they might email or text you to ask for more information.

The email will be from AdmissionsFT@bathcollege.ac.uk. Please check your junk or spam folder.

You need to reply to emails quickly. We can't progress your application until we hear from you.

If your predicted GCSE grades match the needs for your course, you will receive a conditional place. This means the college wants you, but you need to achieve your predicted grades.

We will then send you updates in the post about college activities and clubs, so you can see what life is like at Bath College.

Keep checking your emails from AdmissionsFT@bathcollege.ac.uk. You will receive updates about your course, uniform, and books you may need.

How to enrol

We will send you a reminder to enrol on your course. This will also include how to enrol.

After you get your GCSE results, we will invite you to an enrolment session at the college in July or August.

If you don't get the results you need, don't worry. We can help you find a similar course. And if you achieve better grades, we can offer you a higher-level course.

Starting your course

You will get a course timetable on the first day.

Timetables are not available until the first day, as we need a certain number of students in the course before we start.

If you have any questions, please email AdmissionsFT@bathcollege.ac.uk.‍

For any questions about Transport and Bursaries, please email studentfunding@bathcollege.ac.uk.

These courses will help you study at an entry level if you:

• Need life skills support
• Have special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)

You will build confidence to progress to further education, training, or work.

The course is based on real-life experiences. You will work independently to improve your skills and knowledge.

In the Foundation Learning department, Bath College offers:

Step-up Programme

This course helps you explore what you want to do without pressure. You can then progress to a higher-level course in your chosen subject.

Life and Independent Living Skills

This is for SEND learners who want to improve their independent living skills.

Project Search

A year-long internship for SEND learners aged 18-24 with a large local employer. This includes three 10-week internships in different departments.

What you will need:

You do not need any qualifications. All that we ask is that you are positive and ready to learn.

A course tutor will interview you when you apply.

A BTEC is a qualification that combines practical and academic skills at Level 2 and Level 3.

BTECs are in partnership with industries to help young people build skills for a specific sector or industry. Employers want students with work experience, and BTECs offer a focus on employability skills and behaviour.

You will take both practical and written assessments.

One BTEC will count as a full-time programme.

Diplomas are like BTECs. This means you learn practical and technical skills to prepare you for a specific trade or industry.

A Diploma will last around 1 to 2 years. This makes it a practical, quick route to employment compared to university.

Diplomas are offered at levels 1, 2, and 3. Both BTECs and Diplomas carry the same UCAS points as three A-Levels, so you can use them to enter a degree programme.

Diplomas are graded as Pass, Merit, and Distinction. Bath College ask that you have certain grades to progress to the next level. For example, you will need a Merit grade at Level 2 to progress to a Level 3 Diploma.

NVQs focus on workplace skills and practical assessments to help you get ready for work.

You will also complete a work placement while you study. And this can be part of an apprenticeship.

Your assessment will be based on your work portfolio - not classroom work.

Hundreds of students study NVQs at Bath College. Any student studying a practical course will build valuable experience for work with an NVQ.

An apprenticeship is a real job with real pay. You earn money while you learn on the job and build skills for work.

If you:

• Have a clear idea of your career path
• Do not want to study in a classroom

Then, apprenticeships are a practical, fast route to employment.

Apprenticeships take 12 to 18 months to complete. Of the three levels, you can study two types of apprenticeships: Level 2 or Level 3.

Benefits of an apprenticeship:‍

• Get paid to learn
• Build real skills for work
• Paid holidays
• No student debt
• A fast route to your career goals

A traineeship is a course for people aged 16 to 24 who are not ready for work.

Your traineeship can last 6 weeks to 6 months and include:

Work Preparation Training‍

Build your confidence to apply for an apprenticeship or further education with help from our tutors.

Plus, you get Maths and English lessons to help you apply for work or your next qualification.

Work Placements‍

Try working for free and get experience for your next role. You can see what it is like in the workplace and stand out when you apply for a job with real work experience.