Excited young students from local academies have donned overalls and taken to the training rooms at the College of West Anglia (CWA) this week, as part of a new extended partnership between the college and its King’s Lynn secondary stage academies.
The College of West Anglia has been offering courses for school students in year 10 and 11 for the last 15 years at Wisbech, Cambridge and King’s Lynn, but this new programme is slightly different. For the first time CWA has organised a bespoke programme for two of the King’s Lynn Academies, King’s Lynn Academy and KES Academy which will see students attending college from year nine through to year 11 (age 13+).
The vocational courses are a mixture of practical and theory activities which relate to the world of work including engineering, hair and beauty and childcare. Each course is nationally recognised and approved, and completion of these courses will give students the chance to make informed career decisions when leaving school.
Melanie Wellard, head of governor services and CWA head of academies and school liaison, said: “We are very happy to welcome the students and have been very impressed with them. During the past year when they have visited us for tasters and later for their interview, all of them have shown great enthusiasm and behaved impeccably. We wish all the students every success with their courses.”
Executive Principal of KES and KLA, Craig Morrison, said: “We are delighted that such a wonderful and large group of young people are getting early access to the excellent provision at CWA. Too many students around the country miss out on opportunities to experience high quality vocational learning but we put a lot of importance on it.
“Given the close proximity of the academies to the college, we are now able to offer courses which last half a day each per week and students can choose one or two of these. This flexibility has meant that numbers have grown this year. Our students are making the most of the opportunity and really enjoy their time at college.”
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Excited young students from local academies have donned overalls and taken to the training rooms at the College of West Anglia (CWA) this week, as part of a new extended partnership between the college and its King’s Lynn secondary stage academies.
The College of West Anglia has been offering courses for school students in year 10 and 11 for the last 15 years at Wisbech, Cambridge and King’s Lynn, but this new programme is slightly different. For the first time CWA has organised a bespoke programme for two of the King’s Lynn Academies, King’s Lynn Academy and KES Academy which will see students attending college from year nine through to year 11 (age 13+).
The vocational courses are a mixture of practical and theory activities which relate to the world of work including engineering, hair and beauty and childcare. Each course is nationally recognised and approved, and completion of these courses will give students the chance to make informed career decisions when leaving school.
Melanie Wellard, head of governor services and CWA head of academies and school liaison, said: “We are very happy to welcome the students and have been very impressed with them. During the past year when they have visited us for tasters and later for their interview, all of them have shown great enthusiasm and behaved impeccably. We wish all the students every success with their courses.”
Executive Principal of KES and KLA, Craig Morrison, said: “We are delighted that such a wonderful and large group of young people are getting early access to the excellent provision at CWA. Too many students around the country miss out on opportunities to experience high quality vocational learning but we put a lot of importance on it.
“Given the close proximity of the academies to the college, we are now able to offer courses which last half a day each per week and students can choose one or two of these. This flexibility has meant that numbers have grown this year. Our students are making the most of the opportunity and really enjoy their time at college.”
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