This policy applies to all 16 – 19 fulltime applicants for further education courses at City of Stoke on Trent Sixth Form College.
Policy Statement
The College has an open-access policy to Admissions.
Policy
The College mission is to encourage the fulfilment of individual potential by providing high-quality education in a caring environment.
The College’s admissions policy is consistent with the College’s Single Equality Scheme: to ensure the development of positive policies which recognise that all members of the College community are of equal value and, as such, are all entitled to be treated fairly and without prejudice in every aspect of College life. The College commits itself to strategies eliminating all forms of discriminatory actions and practices, both individual and institutional.
Purpose of this policy
This policy applies to all 16–18 fulltime applicants for further education courses at the City of Stoke-on-Trent Sixth Form College. Separate arrangements apply for applicants of compulsory school age.
Students with Disabilities
The College is committed to ensuring that disabled people, including those with learning difficulties, are treated fairly. All reasonable adjustments to provision will be made to ensure that disabled students and other disabled people are not substantially disadvantaged.
Responsibilities under the policy
- Governors are responsible for setting the framework for student admissions and monitoring implementation of this policy.
- The Principal and College Management Team are responsible for the overall operation of this policy and for ensuring it is reviewed and updated in line with current legislation.
- The Deputy Principal and External Partnerships & Events Manager are responsible for implementing and monitoring necessary procedures to ensure this policy is followed correctly, consistently and fairly for all applicants.
- Interview and Enrolment Teams are responsible for following the policy consistently and fairly in respect of all student enrolments.
- Any appeals should be taken to the senior management of the college. This should take the form of a formal complaint, in writing (including e-mail), and will be administered under the complaints policy
Further differentiation of admissions processes will take place where appropriate to:
- Carry out assessment in the absence of formal qualifications
- Explore the recognition of prior achievement in lieu of formal entrance requirements
- Identify any ESOL needs
The College accepts that it is not possible to legislate for every circumstance which might arise in the admissions process and provides guidelines for all staff involved in the admission of students.
