Course code
Attendance
Full time
Duration
1 year
Intake
September only

Our specialist Pathways to Learning courses help you develop the abilities and personal skills needed for success in work, further study, and progression onto Level 1 and 2 courses or into employment. The main aim is to build new skills, enhance your learning potential, and raise your aspirations while helping you make informed choices about future progression routes. Throughout the course, you will gain valuable transferable skills, build confidence and resilience, strengthen decision making and employability skills, and explore different curriculum areas in a supportive environment to help you make informed choices about your future.

The Prospects Course helps you develop the skills, confidence, and personal qualities needed to progress to Level 1 and Level 2 courses, apprenticeships, or employment. Its aim is to build new skills, enhance your learning potential, and raise your aspirations while supporting informed decisions about future progression. You will complete units that develop your personal and social skills and choose a vocational pathway to explore your interests and career goals.

Assessment is carried out through a range of methods, including written assignments, practical activities, role play, presentations, group discussions, diagrams, posters, and work experience. You will also study English and Maths, take part in work placements, and complete units designed to develop your employability, personal, and social skills.

Successful completion of these courses may lead on to one of the many exciting vocational pathways on offer at Bury College. Pathways to Learning enables you to progress through the levels, achieve recognised qualifications and experience employment.

Positive Futures is a set of essential qualities, embedded throughout your study programme, that we seek to develop in all students: 

  • Commitment
  • Collaboration
  • Confidence
  • Resilience

You will also engage in the Positive Futures Careers Programme, developing key employability skills through a diverse range of activities including work placements, volunteering, employer talks, industry study visits and employment and university fairs.

For the Prospects Programme: Entry is subject to Interview, EHCP (if applicable) and Initial Assessments. Students should be interested in improving their Maths & English skills and committed to attendance and participation in all activities.

As a Bury College student you will have access to a wide range of enrichment opportunities which will contribute to your personal growth and development and support your academic studies. 

These may include:

  • Art Club
  • Chess Club
  • Dance, Drama and Singing Workshops
  • Duke of Edinburgh Award
  • Gaming Hub
  • Music Club
  • Pride Club
  • Student Ambassador Scheme
  • A wide range of sport including Badminton, Cricket, Football, Fitness Training, Nerf, Netball, Volleyball and Table Tennis.

Please Note: We attempt to ensure that all information contained within this website is correct and up-to-date. However, some details may change as we review and update our provision. Although every effort is made to provide the teaching, examination, assessment and other services detailed on this website and in our other publications, Bury College cannot guarantee the provision of such programmes, services, facilities and fees. Bury College reserves the right to amend, withdraw, alter or amalgamate any of the courses, locations and facilities detailed within at any time. Should circumstances require such amendments, Bury College undertakes to use all reasonable steps to minimise the resultant disruption to those services and most importantly to students.

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