Fircroft College of Adult Education

Access to Higher Education Diploma Social Sciences and Humanities

The Access to Higher Education Diploma at Fircroft College in Birmingham is a fast track nine-month programme to get you into University. Apply now for September 2019 ✅ 95% success rate in 2018 ✅Accommodation available onsite ✅95% of Access to Higher Education students went to their first University choice (2017) ✅Unique and beautiful campus in Selly Oak, Birmingham ✅Excellent student support and smaller classroom sizes Read more

Our impact - heading

Short course learners in the last 3 years

Pass rate achieved for the last 3 years

Of our 2017/18 intake are unemployed or from a disadvantaged background

Find out more about body image and how it relates to self-worth.

You will learn about the symptoms, causes and effects of stress, and different ways of coping with stress.

We offer high quality training sessions to meet the needs of your organisation.

Fircroft College of Adult Education is the perfect venue for your next meeting or event.

Gardening through the year

Often people say to me “Don’t you stop working in the winter?” and are surprised when I answer that the winter is as busy a season as any other. The main issue with winter is tailoring the jobs to the weather. Read more
Student Blog: Chris's journey -moving from 'can't do' to 'can do'

Before attending Fircroft I didn’t’ have much confidence in my ability’s to learn new skills and be in an educational environment I never found school easy.... Read more
Leading change

Fircroft College was shortlisted by CIPD for “Best Change Initiative” . Read more here. Read more

Fircroft College Former Caretaker awarded British Empire Medal in New Year’s Honours List

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Fircroft College shortlisted for two awards at the Tes FE School Awards 2019

The most outstanding individuals and institutions that the FE sector has to offer have been recognised in the shortlist for the 2019 Tes FE Awards. It's been revealed that Fircroft College has been shortlisted for the ‘Professional services team of the year’ and ‘Adult and community learning provider of the year’ award. Read more
Fircroft College Opens New Reception

Steve McCabe, MP for Selly Oak constituency joined Dr. Cheryl Turner, Chair of Fircroft Governing Body and Mel Lenehan, CEO and Principal of Fircroft College, to officially open the new receptionat Fircroft College. Read more