Assessments Explained

End Point Assessment (also commonly referred to as EPA) is the final stage of the apprenticeship programme.

Download the information sheet below to find out more about end-point assessments for Apprenticeships.

 

Assessments Explained

Finance Information

One of the benefits of being an apprentice is that you are paid, but how does this work and how could it affect your household?

Download the information sheet to find out all the information you need on Apprenticeships Finances.

 

Apprenticeship Finances

Finding the Best Apprenticeship

With thousands of different apprenticeships to chose from – it can sometimes feel daunting to know where and when you should be looking – and what you should be looking out for.

Download the attached document to help find the right Apprenticeship for you.

 

Apprenticeships for you

Apprenticeship Levels

Apprenticeship levels range from level 2 (intermediate) through to level 7 (master’s level) in more than 1,500 different job roles.

Download the attached document to find out more about Apprenticeship Levels.

 

Apprenticeship Levels

What is an Apprenticeship?

An apprenticeship is a real job, available to individuals aged 16+ (with no upper age limit). Apprentices are typically employed for at least 30 hours per week.

Please download the attached information sheet giving you the 8 Key Facts on Apprenticeships.

 

8 Key Facts You Need to Know

9. Safeguarding

The Safeguarding Team will be available at enrolment to meet any applicants at enrolment if any the following criteria apply.

  • Anyone who was known to Safeguarding Team at school
  • Anyone who has poor Mental Health / Anxiety
  • Anyone who has a social worker working with family.
  • Anyone who has not been in school (Home schooled)
  • Anyone who is Looked After Child (in care of local authority ) or Care Leavers
  • Young Carers
  • Anyone living with someone other than parents – Foster carers / SGO / other family
  • Anyone working with external services – CAMHS / Targeted Youth Support / Police/ Any other support worker/ East to West
  • Anyone with a criminal record
  • Anyone who would like to speak to Safeguarding Team.

5. Construction Kit List

Please read through the list below and ensure you have everything you need for starting your Construction Course in September.

 

Construction Kit List

4. Catering & Hospitality Uniform & Kit List

Please find below kit lists and order forms for equipment and clothing for our Catering & Hospitality students. You will also find a kit list for Level 2 and 3 progression students.

Please ensure you have the correct clothing and equipment for starting in September.

 

Catering & Hospitality Kit List
Hospitality Unform List
Progressing Students Kit List

6. Engineering Kit List

Please find below information needed for students joining one of our Engineering Courses. Please read the kit list and ensure you have everything you need for starting in September.

 

Engineering Kit List

2. Art & Design Equipment List

Please see the attached information for Art & Design equipment needed. Please read and ensure you have all the equipment when you start the course in September.

Art & Design Equipment Info

1. Student Enrolment Check List

Please download the Student Check List below and read. Please ensure you bring everything you need on Enrolment Day. We cannot complete enrolment if you do not have the correct documents.

 

Enrolment Check List

Free School Meals

Are you entitled to Free School Meals (FSM)?

If you think you may be eligible, or if you were eligible in the previous year,  please visit Admissions to check. They can reinstate your FSM or ask you to make a new application.

The government funding rate for for free meals in further education is £2.53 per student per meal for the coming academic year.   

If you are approved for FSM, you will receive an allowance of £2.53 per day. This will be uploaded to your student ID card automatically on a daily basis.

To use your FSM allowance, you must take your student ID card to the college refectory each day that you are in college. You can use your allowance at either breakfast or lunch.

You will need to select from the free school meal deals available. There will be a choice of a breakfast, sandwich, or hot meal deal option each day (there will be posters in the refectory indicating the meal deals available). The deals are all worth £2.53 or less.

Take your meal deal selection to the refectory cashier. They will swipe your card against the FSM card reader entitlement list and complete the free meal deal transaction.

Please ensure you use the full allocation of £2.53 each day you are in college. If you do not use it daily, you will lose it as any remaining balance will not be carried forward to another day.

If you have any further questions about FSM, please contact the Admissions Office.

Students aged between 16 and 18 on 31 August, may be eligible for a daily free meal in the current academic year. Students who are 18 at the start of their course and will 19 during their study programme will remain eligible for a free meal until the end of the academic year, or to the end of their study programme, whichever is sooner.

Students aged between 19 and 24 who are subject to a Learning Difficulty Assessment (LDA) or Education Health and Care Plan (EHC Plan) and ESF students aged between 16 and 18 on 31 August are also entitled to a free meal while attending their course, if they meet the eligibility criteria.

To find out if your child is entitled to free school meals, contact Admissions Bursary Administrator

If you receive any of the following you/your child may be entitled to receive free school meals:

  • Income Support
  • income-based Jobseekers Allowance
  • income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
  • support under part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
  • the guarantee element of State Pension Credit
  • Child Tax Credit (provided you are not entitled to Working Tax Credit) and have an annual gross income of no more than £16,190, as assessed by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs
  • Working Tax Credit run-on – paid for 4 weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit
  • during the initial roll out of Universal Credit

A student is only eligible to receive a free meal when they, or a parent/carer on their behalf, have made a successful application to Brooklands College Bursary. On approval for FSM this will be linked to their Student ID card which they must take to the Refectory to claim their free meal.

Free meals in further education funded institutions: guide for the 2023 to 2024 academic year – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

HE Courses – Student Finance Loans

Student Finance – Student Loans Company Overview
If you’re studying full-time
You may be eligible for student finance if your course is in the UK and one of the following:

  • a first degree, for example BA, BSc or BEd
  • a Foundation Degree
  • a Certificate of Higher Education
  • a Diploma of Higher Education (DipHE)
  • a Higher National Certificate (HNC)
  • a Higher National Diploma (HND)
  • an Initial Teacher Training course
  • an integrated master’s degree
  • a pre-registration postgraduate healthcare course

Full Information

You may be able to borrow money to help pay for university or college tuition fees and to help with living costs.
You might get extra money on top of this, for example if you’re on a low income, are disabled or have children.
If you’re a continuing student or you’ve already created an account, log in to your account.

Before you apply
You start repaying once you earn over a certain amount. The size of your monthly repayments will depend on how much you earn, not what you owe.

You’ll be charged interest on the loan from the day you take it out. The terms and conditions can change.

Please visit the student loans company website for further information.

Read the student finance privacy notice to find out how the information you provide will be used.

How to apply
Find out how to apply for student finance.  

Applying for Student Finance Gov UK – Information

There’s a different process if you’re a student from Scotland, Wales, or Northern Ireland. Contact the education authority if you live in the Channel Islands (Jersey and Guernsey) or Isle of Man.

Allowing someone else to manage your student loan account

I have not received test dates from the College

All students who pre-registered for testing have been offered 3 timeslots via the email address used on their pre-registration form – so please check your College email but also your personal email and in some cases your parent’s email accounts (including junk / spam folders) for this communication – contact Curriculum Administrators if you still can’t find it – you will not have received timeslots if you did not complete the pre-registration form