Distance Learning

Distance Learning - the easy way to learn!

Although we may be a few miles apart  this does not mean we still cannot teach you individually and at a pace that fits in with your commitments.

We have taken a lot of care and put a lot of thought into how we teach our students as well as regularly reviewing our teaching style to make our teaching methods just as good for our students as if they were attending the College personally.

The pace of the course is up to you. Some students manage just a few hours a week, whilst others are studying almost full time and we send and receive work several times a day.

Our main aim is to ensure you pass the exams you have booked to gain with the course you are studying.

We limit the number of students studying with us at any one time to ensure we can look after our current students and ensure our service is maintained to a good standard.

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Receiving Lessons

You will receive your lessons via email.

Each exam you are working towards is broken down into several mini lessons to help you work through each topic in bite size pieces.

With each lesson you will receive details of what you need to do, Fact Sheets providing information on the new learning you are covering in that lesson and some exercises to develop your skills involving the new topic being learnt.

You can save the Fact Sheets on your computer as well as print them out to provide a comprehensive manual of your theory for future use. This is especially popular for students studying our computer courses and medical courses.

Completing the Exercises

When you wish to complete your lesson or lessons at a time to suit yourself, you will need to read through the lesson plan first and then read through the Fact Sheets provided (or print them off so you can refer to them).

You will then complete the exercises also sent to you.

When you are happy with your work and you have finished it, you can send your completed exercises back to your personal tutor for marking and feedback.

We send you several lessons at one time, so you will always have something to do and not have to wait to hear back from your tutor before you can move on.

If you have a problem in completing the exercises, you can always email your tutor and explain, or telephone the college within normal office hours.

Marking and Feedback

When we receive your completed exercises, your personal tutor will mark this and provide relevant feedback via email.

We like to get back to our students usually the same day we receive their work, or by the end of the next working day. It is unusual for us to take longer to provide feedback and may be due to illness or heavy workload.

Preparing for Exams

As part of your course, once you have completed the build up exercises, you will consolidate your learning by completing a range of practice papers.

This also helps to prepare you for your exams.

We provide worked examples of practice papers for you to look through as well as comments and feedback on your completed version.

Sitting Exams

At present we have over 50 OCR test centres throughout the country who have provided exam sessions for our students. We shall provide you with details of our current list of centres when you are nearly ready to sit your exams (or some of them).

If none of our existing exam centres is able to take you, then we will give you details of our contact at OCR who will provide an up to date list of test centres in your area for you to choose from and contact.

Once we know when you will be sitting your exams, we adjust our teaching schedule to ensure you are ready for the booked date.

Of course all of our students are welcome to sit their exams with us if they prefer to do this.

Most exams are available on demand but times will vary from centre to centre. Some centres also provide evening and Saturday exam sessions.

Career and Job Seeking Support

As part of your course, extensive careers counselling and development of job seeking skills are provided. We can help with:

Career plans, short term and mid term goals are identified for each student.

Preparation of a professional CV to provide maximum job opportunities.

Guidance and supervision in registering with Employment Agencies – in any part of the country.

Preparation of interview script – covering a range of questions typically asked at an interview. This develops confidence and interview skills.

Applying for advertised jobs and completing application forms.

On-going monitoring of progress in securing employment providing mentor supervision.