NVQ CITY & GUILDS COURSES
We teach a range of equestrian courses covering Horse Care and other activities.
We are now accepting applications for the City & Guilds courses
that we are running every academic year.
Fully-funded or largely-funded by Govt. depending on course.
These Full Time courses are for:
* 16-18 year olds, who come to us instead of staying on at school or college
* Home-educated students can start from the age of 14.
* Students with an EHCP can be on the course up to the age of c23.
The courses generally follow the academic year. Students attend a minimum of 3 days a week, from 9.00 am to 4.00 pm with an hour for lunch. There is some flexibility for days and hours, and students do not usually work on Mondays. It is usually a minimum of 16 hours per week, plus extra hours for students that have not achieved their English and Maths.
These courses are free of charge, as we are funded by the Government.
We also offer similar Part Time courses for 19+ adults.
Hours for the Part Time courses are flexible, but adults have to make a small contribution towards fees.
We are an Outreach Teaching Centre for Abingdon & Witney College, and we have operated these courses for many years.
Students can study a number of City & Gilds courses at Levels 1 and 2, and can also progress to Level 3. We have additional modules for students who have not achieved their English and Maths minimum GCSE standard.
All theoretical and practical tuition takes place at our Riding School in Callow End. Quality Control is undertaken by Abingdon & Witney College who also arrange final examinations.
Students usually study Level 1 in the first year, followed by Levels 2 and possibly by 3 in the two subsequent years.
Students usually study Level 1 in the first year, followed by Levels 2 and possibly by 3 in the two subsequent years.
We also run a series of shorter courses.
These courses can be interesting and stimulating for students of all abilities and needs.
They are a mixture of practical work and theory, with teaching geared to each students.
In addition, students inevitably learn discipline, team work, and co-operation,
by the very nature of the work.
Students usually get a real sense of achievement.
And, most importantly, most people benefit by being around horses and working with them.
We have had hundreds of successful students complete these course.