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Enrolling on short courses
at Fircroft College can help you achieve your
personal and career goals, improve your skills and
confidence and fulfil your true potential.
What makes Fircroft different from most other
colleges is that all courses are residential. You
will benefit from being immersed in a friendly and
supportive learning environment, away from the
stresses of everyday life. Class sizes are small,
there is a high proportion of staff to learners and
everyone has access to one-to-one support, advice
and guidance. Most courses last just three days and
are designed to fit a lot of learning into a short
space of time. The quality of learning experience
has been recognised by Ofsted, who awarded Fircroft
straight grade one (‘outstanding’) marks in every
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The
residential experience
Fircroft College is located in a former Cadbury
family home, set in 6 acres of beautiful and
peaceful gardens. Recent redecoration and
refurbishment of the historic Edwardian main
building, means the College now looks better than
ever.
All courses are residential and require you to stay
overnight at the College. Being in residence while
you study at Fircroft is an important part of the
learning experience. You have a unique opportunity
to engage with a diverse network of people in an
open and friendly learning community, without being
distracted by home or work pressures and without
having to travel back and forth at the end of each
day.
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All bedrooms are on-campus – none are shared and
most have en-suite facilities and views of the
gardens. The College is a secure environment and
there is on-site night support available.
The dining room is the heart and soul of the college
– kitchen staff are dedicated to providing a wide
choice of delicious meals, catering to differing
tastes.
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Facilities
The College’s teaching centre was opened in 2005.
Teaching rooms are bright and spacious with
up-to-date ICT facilities (classroom pcs, ceiling
mounted projectors and cameras, wi-fi access). There
is also a loop system for the hard of hearing. Our
library is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Students can also make use of a
quiet/prayer room and a recreation room with pool
table, darts and TV/DVD.
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Childcare
The College has a registered childcare centre
on-site which is available at weekends, half term
and holidays for a limited number of children aged 3
months – 12 years. Please note that places for
children at the College are limited and are
allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.
Disability
provision
All teaching rooms are fully accessible and we have
a number of specially adapted bedrooms. All
reasonable adjustments to provision will be made to
ensure students with a disability are not
disadvantaged. Please let us know if you have any
specific needs and we will discuss these with you.
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FAQs
If you want to know more about studying at Fircroft,
try reading our
Frequently Asked Questions,
or call us on 0121 472 0116. |
