Salisbury 6th Form inspired by students to choose new courses
The college say they're 'excited' to expand what they can offer
Last updated 25th Nov 2020
Salisbury's 6th Form College has been taking a lead from its students in developing courses that will be available for young people from next September.
They include:
- Environmental Science - focussing on topics like climate change and sustainability
- Applied Science - the equivalent to three A-Levels
- Core Maths - teaching about things like finances, budgeting and data analysis, the kind of maths that's more applicable to our daily lives
- Health and Social Care pathway - giving students an opportunity to find out more about the varied careers within the sector
- Business Accelerator Course - helping students who might not have quite made the grade at GCSE to progress with entrepreneurial skills
- E-Sports - the first course of its kind in the area
E-SPORTS - A GROWING INDUSTRY
S6C say this isn't just about playing games - it's about what lies behind the huge industry that's worth $130 billion to the world's economy.
Students can learn about the design, marketing and business that contributes to e-sports.
The course lecturer is Richard Eno:
"There's loads of careers within E-sports itself, which is becoming one of the biggest industries on the planet. Any students who really love video games, this is going to be their opportunity to study how they're constructed, to make some themselves, but also to compete on a national level."
The students on the E-sports course will form a team to be part of the English college league, playing competitive matches in certain games each week.
The College say they want to provide students with the courses to learn about what they're really interested in.
That's part of the reason behind the new Environmental Science course too, as lecturer Kirsty White explains:
"With the protests in Salisbury that there's been with our young people, this is a really key course that's going to allow students to study how governments are setting targets to be more sustainable and how we are trying to reduce our impact on the environment."
The College's Student President, Jordan Markham, says the idea of young people themselves having an input in the curriculum available makes a difference:
"It's very student led. I think E-sports is definitely going to be very popular! Enthusiasm is what drives a lot of the students in most college settings, but you can really see that at S6C. That motivates us to complete work and at a good standard too."
FIND OUT MORE
Applications are now open for the new courses, starting next September, alongside the exisiting subjects at S6C.
They're holding a virtual open evening on Wednesday 25th November, between 4.00pm and 7.00pm for young people to talk to lecturers about what's involved.
Booking for that is essential - with more information on the Salisbury 6th Form website.