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Maintenance Operative

If you are a Maintenance Operative with experience of working in a commercial setting, you have basic health and safety qualifications and you are a self-starter looking for a new opportunity - apply now! Closing date: Monday 17th April 2023
Next Steps - Beyond Fircroft

If you are a Fircrofter who has completed a number of courses with us, this course is ideal to help you plan your future. Having gained some great skills and knowledge with us, we will help you to plan your next steps towards your future ambitions! Apply now!
Critical Thinking and Logic

Develop your logical and critical thinking skills to help you evaluate ideas and thoughts in a rational way. This course is ideal if you wish to apply for academic study. Wednesday 12th - Friday 14th July 2023. Apply now!
Essay Writing and Research Skills

Develop the skills you need to write assignments including how to reference research. This short course is ideal for people wanting to study higher education. 3rd - 5th July 2023. Apply now!

110 Stories: Una's Story

'Fircroft is like a little bit of magic' from personal tragedy to recovery to Fircorft, Una shares her remarkable story.
110 Stories: Our 1987 Open Day

Brandy, tea and trumpets and a right old knees up. 1987 was very different to the Open Days of 2019
110 Stories: Julia Swift

'Some people find religion... I found Fircroft College'.
110 Stories: Leslie Stephens

Our 110 Stories continues with Leslie Stephens
Being Better Citizens

Fircroft features in a Ministry of Reconstruction report published in 1919. That says that the aim of the college was “to make better citizens”. So 100 years later we’ve been exploring how Fircroft makes better citizens now.
110 Stories: Louise King

Fircroft's Heritage project continues, focussing on Louise King a Pre-Access student who came here not entirely by choice...
110 Stories: Paul Long

If you've got a spare couple of minutes, Paul Long shares his advice and experiences of his time with Fircroft
110 Stories with Alan Burnett

Alan Burnett shares his brilliantly funny account of his time with Fircroft College. Our 110 Stories series is not only focusing on our heritage, but how the collective experience of our alumni can influence any existing students.
The story of Fircroft: Part 3

From 1948 to 1954, there was a period of positive change in the college. The Friends of Fircroft was established and our social justice mission expanded...
The story of Fircroft: Part 2

Part 2 of our trip down memory lane focuses on our history from 1914 to 1939; a difficult time in history, with the college being no exception.