Fircroft College

Access to Higher Education - Delivery

The Access Diploma is a full-time programme which means you need to be available 9.30-4.30 Monday to Friday.

Classes take up about 15 hours a week. The rest of the time you will be taking advantage of tutorials, workshops, support sessions, working with other students and using the library or computer network.

For every hour in class you need to spend at least another hour on coursework to succeed.

Your preferred learning style is established early on and tutors will ensure there is something relevant and exciting for you in every lesson. A wide variety of methods are used including presentation, group discussion, scenarios, simulations, video and web-based exercises, and independent research .

On average you will produce a piece of work each week, initially this may be a set of written or spoken tasks. To prepare you adequately for Higher Education you will build from tasks into full essays, do presentations of topics studied and take timed class tests. Tutors provide detailed feedback so you can improve your work and achieve.

There are visits throughout the year to enhance the course, for instance Parliament, Liverpool’s Maritime and Slavery Museum and Stratford on Avon.