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This course will develop your fitness levels, team-building skills and report writing. You’ll take part in exciting trips and practical activities such as map reading, and rock climbing. You’ll meet challenges both inside and outside the classroom and learn a disciplined approach to work. Students often go on to study Level 3 Public Services, which gives them access to going to university, or join the Public Services as a career in the Civil Service, the Armed Forces, the Police, Fire and Ambulance Service and apprenticeships with the Public Services including the Civil Service (GCHQ and intelligence services).
You should normally have achieved a grade 3 profile at GCSE. For GCSEs which remain with the old grading system, a grade 3 is equivalent to a grade D.
To study this course, you should also have an interest in working with people.
On this full time Public Services course, you will study the following:
Lessons in the classroom will include a mixture of formats including group work, individual activities, guest speakers, role plays, using case studies and some formal note-taking sessions.. Outside of the classroom you will take part in fitness training and a variety of practical teamwork activities which may involve getting wet and muddy.
80% coursework, 20% exams (two exam papers).
Essential purchase of textbooks :£20
Course specific clothing: £15 (approximately)
Trips to Public Services organisations and adventurous training activities such as paintballing, a week residential trip to Wales and many other activities linked to your development: £450