Applications
IF YOU INTEND TO POST YOUR APPLICATION TO COLLEGE PLEASE ENSURE YOU USE THE CORRECT POSTAGE. IF APPLICATION IS NOT FOLDED IT IS CLASSED AS A LARGE LETTER AND THE POSTAGE IS MORE.
All students at the College have individual programmes of study specifically designed to meet their needs.
When you leave school you have a greater degree of responsibility for your own decisions. You are therefore expected to choose your course within a framework of information, advice and guidance (IAG) provided by College staff. This will enable you to decide on a programme of study which reflects your interests, abilities and aspirations for the future.
We aim to provide you with the support, guidance and encouragement necessary to ensure a smooth transition from school to the College.
Applicants from local partner schools
Beginning in Year 10, a number of events are held which are designed to help you choose an appropriate programme of study.
Link Tutors
Link Tutors play a key role in admitting students to the College and work closely with partner schools. All Year 11 applicants are interviewed by their Link Tutor once, in the spring term before starting at the College, and again at the beginning of September.
The Link Tutors are:
Kathryn Aldred St Bernard's School
Malcolm Halsey Cartmel Priory School
Roy Chisem Adult applicants
Sue de Gruyther Walney School
Kate Berry Furness Academy (South)
Caroline Buckley Furness Academy (South)- Malcolm Halsey John Ruskin School
Ruth Harrison External applicants
Catherine Reay Dowdales School
Mark Whitehead Furness Academy (North)
Link Tutors also deal with applicants aged 17 and 18.