i think people are always quite surprised
by the highlands and the
the results that we do get don't
believe the stereotype the highlands college has
because that's one thing i had which
is why i originally didn't consider it
at all when i was choosing whether
i wanted to do a levels or
c level three and i just thought
the level three courses were just underneath
the levels
they're not they're exactly the same and
they just run differently and that's that's
all i'd say because
this has been probably the best decision
i've ever made since all the last
team bulls team that we're now how
many of those x seven on pitch
came from what high school so to
me not the eleven so that's how
good we are in small recognize probably
two forward pass how many you have
the highest level within the young age
of playing doing or managing taking control
of something is going to be highest
we hope that by the end of
the short video you'll have more of
an idea about what the college has
to offer whether it's the right fit
for you and how you can go
about applying for a place with us
it's the people a highlands college that
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make it so special and so we
wanted to introduce you to highlands in
their words
absolutely nothing i saw excited up in
wanting
i was quite worried to be honest
because i didn't know a single person
going to go into islands and my
first thought was an oil so excited
to go again the next day i'm
still around
so students will need to in the
first instance go to close teachers and
speak to them about auto is that
they are thinking of doing what they've
left school and alternatively they can also
go on our website and have a
look at the courses that we have
available
they then need to complete an application
form which can be done through our
website as well and that is a
framework on that person statement so students
can tell us why is it they
not contains and what course they want
to do and how it's going to
prepare them for a future career
i would quite like to place your
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media or some sort of journalism for
entertaining
until one good sign is when i'm
older i'll be in my data
being the police to come or that
last i'm gonna go to uni and
then off the uni i want to
maybe do a masters in sociology university
goes either one will come a plumber
or electrician because i've find us good
money at it's it's it's fun the
range of courses that we have at
college are pretty varied
i'm making these kinds of decisions at
about fifteen sixteen is is is difficult
um so the college has a process
called right choice review where students have
the first four or five weeks to
come into college and follow the timetable
as they as the words
um and you know think about the
time that they're spending here on that
course and learning about that vacation and
where they will not get actually is
the right thing for them but here
the opportunity to see a second area
and and then if we feel that
it's the right move for them then
we'll support them with that move highlands
has so many opportunities to pursue what
you want you know childcare hairdressing
digital games anything you want highlands probably
does so don't limit yourself to certain
places choose what you want to do
and your future
the staff are amazing and everyone actually
has highlands college running through their veins
that people in your class are there
because they're passionate about the subject and
i find that school was great for
me but you're often all sort of
pushed in
tall and class number if you want
to be there or not especially before
gcc is um whereas have an opportunity
to make a choice to go to
college it means that you're passionate or
you want to do as a futurity
what those skills so everyone knows there
because they want to be numb because
they have to be there i always
found it quite important like the specializing
something
because i feel like i drove and
just not do a bunch of stuff
i'm a writer and one thing i'm
previewed i'd rather just put all my
attention to that one thing i'm good
at and focus on it and build
on that goes i enjoy doing it
chose the carbines college because i knew
that the quarter was very hands-on i
chose highlands because um it had more
opportunities and the other school had both
while i was doing my future when
you look at the option to our
fuels this completely different environment secretary you
get treated more like nano and it
gives you a different perspective on how
the invite
payment can be and how life is
really it's a really diverse and inclusive
community i'm a very creative person so
as cater towards that quite a lot
when it comes to written work i've
had so much help if that is
something i struggle with but highlands can't
do enough to help me and push
me to get through this course and
it's been
amazing
because i find highland masses more of
ah
hands on and academic but not more
hands on the most schools modules to
go to highlands because i'm offered a
cost i was genuinely interested in where
it's definitely been more interactive more enjoyable
completely different and i've enjoyed ah now
i know why one kind of take
on and do as an adult or
something is quite vocational
practical that would give me not only
like um
written a better te but also like
practical abilities like why learn here is
and is not something i could ever
learn and the other school and i
appreciate that now highlands have so many
different paths for you to choose that
there's a wide range of opportunities to
try elephant and the good thing is
with ah is this
is the suitable course view at the
beginning of the course if something isn't
right that's that opportunity to pull away
and then start on a new course
was inferences if you were doing a
levels it would be exceptionally difficult to
change course and go onto something else
so highlands make sure that you go
into something that you're passionate about and
if you're not
then we'll put you onto another route
i was in the highlands thinking it
was going to be like white like
somewhat similar to holier or canada by
a minute it's nothing like it and
i'm much further that way i still
get my my learning done but just
feel more relaxed doing it without the
stress of exam by visiting like seven
of us eragon this year compared to
like most other classes i've ever been
which is like twenty plus
i like that it's more small comfortable
that the the class is always there
to help each other as well because
where someone struggles there's always another person
who knows exactly what they're doing or
surprise your items as the classroom atmosphere
about the different secondary schools they have
a genuine passion for they're doing it's
not just doing it for the sake
of doing it it's doing
because you enjoy it you don't do
a uniforms committee look anyway you want
to and nobody really judges her because
i was just getting on with their
own work that's just a mutual respect
between teacher and student it doesn't feel
like it feels like you can talk
to them instead of you know being
afraid to ask the question is insular
for you just go talk to them
that makes
three friends at this point that sense
of learning in a kind of grownup
environment it's not closed it's a community
not an institution
luffy teaching lucky teachers might choose as
well super helpful people really lovely and
it's easy to get along with them
because you've got mutual respect and understanding
for the course you're like if you're
worried vallen ef say that's joanne and
michael they would they don't mind giving
em what else to do and then
they'll come to the back and help
ten minutes just
if you're not sure you'll go back
is it's close to an example and
you're not finished yet but i am
sitting inside
lesson time to help you because you
know they kind of they put yourself
so the lesson amazing that the lovely
that friendly and very helpful as well
they're always there for you so you've
got lasers for it's not what you
do in primary and secondary it's completely
different and it feels a bit more
free and it feels
probably assumed similar to what the university
experience is going to be like you're
learning from people who know what they're
doing they've already experienced but your experiencing
you have all those hobbies in common
everything on it's just works it's amazing
you start the cause so like as
soon as you get in you're doing
hands-on work
it's been brilliant i've really got the
option so specialised i want to take
it kind of gradually increases in difficulty
rather than just being plunged into something
completely new
the level of what was so light
it was so much nicer and awkward
sort of fit life around it better
i think it's just so nice and
laid back that they do teach you
what you need to know in your
very side of things is really well
linked to the practical side of things
so it sort of goes hand in
hand it really naturally comes out and
it doesn't feel like you're being false
i'll write a bunch of words it
just feels like you're doing it because
you're passionate about it which is really
important with regards to two colleagues here
it's really inspiring
all the other lecturing staff are dual
professionals so you know they've they've worked
within industry and then got their skills
from industry and then got their educational
qualifications on top what girl is whatever
airy go to you actually have specialists
in that area
for instance if i was in a
school you have people who become teachers
of english or overcome teachers of french
but a lot of the time they're
not actually specialists behind his college you
get people who are actually trained to
the highest level in what they are
teaching so if you look at the
building guides every one of those has
been in the bill
building industry has worked in the industry
has seen how it is that been
to the top of it as i
know companies and then they come into
highlands and teaching those skills to the
students and in every single area you
go to highlands you have those people
who have been at the top of
their field and i don't think he
get that in school that's why high-gloss
is completely different to any other establishment
and that wealth of knowledge in such
a small place is very unusual
a real asset to the
every student that comes to us can
expect at least a minimum of one
week of work experience industry vice work
experience we don't work closely with distant
person tutors with susan themselves and obviously
with local employers and the industry experts
to ensure
sure that we as we secure placements
for our students assistants will learn on
the job and um they will have
some real life experience to enhance their
education here at highlands the ones students
started with us in september we
can offer support with a cv with
interview skills we prepare them to apply
for part-time jobs for saturday jobs and
we invite industry experts to give them
an overview of the industry of the
roles available in the industry and we
have really close links with
move skills charity that are supporting our
students well some of them will apply
to universities um obviously we are fully
supporting a ucas application assistance will have
multiple sessions and workshops and so they
will be guided step by step how
how to apply via ucas website we
will give them advice um about the
available options so universities and programs that
are available both on ireland and of
violence work experience nephew just have helps
you decide like what you would do
because then you get like like an
insight of like for that
job's going to be like still organisation
in education in jersey is most committed
to developing students' employability skills with college
i've been able to go out and
do placements in half times where i've
gone and got more experience as well
so it's helped with my application for
uni
like that's when you go go a
lot of practical experience on what you
want to do and how you all
go about doing it i've managed to
get a job out of it i've
been working on amazing projects we've had
big companies in local majority of come
to us and asked us for help
we're just looked amazing for our work
has led to music on t v
these i'm i hit the candles at
the moment part-time
yeah you really get a taste of
what is like to be in the
professional world
so all of our level three courses
have entry criteria um and it's different
across the courses so the best thing
um students can do is to go
onto our website and have a look
by going onto the course um and
checking out each criteria for that particular
course so if for any reason you
don't manage to
get your level three entry criteria it's
not the end of the world we
do have other courses which will lead
onto level three or apprenticeships so on
the level two courses we have maps
english embedded within those courses for those
students who need to retake them and
get the um the grateful or higher
that they need
read here islands college we do our
utmost to ensure the students are supported
every step of the way our friendly
and experienced student life team are here
to support your well-being and offer emotional
and practical support in times of need
as well as providing learning support advice
and counseling services if it's financial assistance
that you need the highlands foundation provides
bursaries
specific to vocational courses funding for extracurricular
events and more general support for instance
to help you purchase specific equipment needed
for your courses we have a number
of highly qualified learning support staff available
for those who might benefit from extra
classroom assistance ensuring that all students are
fully supported in lessons whatever their learning
needs may be stew
students with english as a second language
will receive expert tuition from our esol
tutors and the options to take the
esl english gcc and for parents we
have a dedicated parent and care section
on our website containing videos documents and
links designed to help you support your
teenager on their learning journey effective parent
partnership is vital
for raising student achievements please get involved
as in when you can helping us
to expand and strengthen our college community
we value your ideas your experience and
your voice and encourage all parents and
carers to work with us to achieve
the very best outcome for all of
our students
watching this video has made me so
proud to be the principal of highlands
college walking around the campus each day
you can't help but be inspired by
the energy and enthusiasm of all staff
and all the students highlands colleges a
unique style of teaching that combines wrap
around care for our students
i um encourages them to develop independence
and that kind of self directed learning
that you expect from young people who
are going to go into university or
be very successful in the workplace maybe
it's that balance that contributes to our
exceptional pass rates or
maybe it's the passion that that combination
that the staff and the students have
chosen to work and study here because
when you think about it our staff
are joe qualified so my staff who
work in healthcare were already midwives or
nurses my my staff who work in
construction
and ran their own company ah were
architects or leaders in construction before they
became qualified as teachers so that's a
really good combination which means that they're
passing on real life experience practical experience
to our students
students at highlands college how would i
characterize them they're really aspirational um they
accelerate what they want to do they
know that i've got a pretty good
idea what career they want to go
into and they also know that university
is a really realise
optic pathway for them to pursue as
well wherever while they are in work
part time or as a full time
student here or in the u k
or even further afield highlands has a
really important part to play um it
has a massive impact on the economic
and the social
wellbeing of the entire island we worked
with hundreds of employees to make sure
that the curriculum offer that we review
every year and throughout the year is
modern and is preparing our students for
the future and meeting the current skills
needs of um
employers and industries now
hopefully you will now having watched this
introductory video have a good understanding of
what highlands college has to offer
and if you don't or you've got
any more questions please make contact with
it's team at highlands college really want
to hear and we want to connect
with you and we want you to
know that we are here to support
your son your daughter to achieve their
emb
missions and actually their dreams