Coronavirus Update: We will be open to all students and apprentices from September.
We will be open to all students and apprentices from September. The safety of our staff and students is our top priority.
Safety measures
Following the Government’s guidelines, the following safety measures are in place:
- Enhanced intensive cleaning regimes throughout the day
- One way systems in place and protective screens where required
- Classrooms and workshops have been adapted based on government guidelines
- Hand sanitiser and disinfectant wipes available
- Learners will become part of a protective bubble where possible
- Maximum class sizes based on latest government guidelines
- Social distancing will be enforced in shared areas
- Strict policy for staff or students showing symptoms
- Extensive, full risk assessments have been carried out - you can find a copy of the latest risk assessment here.
For full time students (16-18 year-olds)
- Apply for your chosen course on our website here
- Face to face teaching will be prioritised, supported by our award winning online/remote delivery
- All learners will be allocated a learner mentor to support them through this challenging period
- If you have any questions, please call our student services on: 0345 155 2020 or email: info@gloscol.ac.uk
For university level courses
- All our courses are running as normal and all teaching will be delivered face to face in small class sizes
- Apply for your chosen course on our website here
- If you have any questions, please call our student services on: 0345 155 2020 or email: info@gloscol.ac.uk
For adults on part-time courses
- All our courses are running as normal
- Apply for your chosen course on our website here
- All courses will be face to face teaching unless indicated on application
- We have an additional range of fully online courses if you would prefer this style of learning which you can explore here
- To find out more, please call student services on: 0345 155 2020 or email: info@gloscol.ac.uk
For apprentices
- All our apprenticeship programmes are open and running as normal
- Apply for your chosen apprenticeship programme on our website here or view our live vacancies here
- Some courses will have additional January 2021 starts, find out more here
- If you have any questions, please call our apprenticeship team on: 01452 563400 or email: apprenticeshipvacancies@gloscol.ac.uk
For employers
- All our apprenticeship programmes are running as planned
- We have a wide range of learners looking for apprenticeship opportunities in September
- We are offering flexible start dates due to the current situation, find out more here
- If you have any questions, please call our Business Hub team on: 01452 563400 or email: hub@gloscol.ac.uk
- For more information, visit here
Wellbeing, guidance and support for students, staff and parents
Visit: gloscol.ac.uk/wellbeing
The results process for summer 2020
The college offers a broad range of qualifications with a wide range of exam boards. Each qualification also took a different approach in relation to the COVID closure period, which means that the timing of receiving results may vary from the end of August through to October, depending upon the types of mitigations used.
As such there will not be one specific results day at the college. From the end of August onwards we will email out your results as we receive them and in line with exam board rules.
GCSE results will be available from Aug 20th and will be emailed out as per the November resits.
Vocational results, where grades were calculated, will be available throughout the end of August and we will email these as and when received.
A small number of qualifications with adapted or delayed assessments may not be finalised until late September.
Please be reassured that you will be contacted as soon as we have confirmation about each qualification.
In line with Government regulations, please note that the College can NOT share provisional grades, nor rank orders, with students or parents and carers. The college and teachers cannot enter into discussions with students or parents/carers about the formation of the provisional grades.
Please remember that your subject teachers did not personally choose your final grades. Exam boards have completed a standardisation process with the provisional grades submitted.
You may be disappointed with a grade, but just like after a normal exam or certification process, you need to refer to the appeals procedure to see if you have grounds to appeal and how to complete the process. The appeals process for 2020 can be accessed, after results are received, by emailing: appeals@gloscol.ac.uk
For the latest Government updates
Visit: gov.uk/coronavirus