Post 16 Options
2021 College & Apprenticeship Fair Talks
Open Events 2021/22
Brinsbury College
- Saturday 16th October, 10am - 1pm
Chichester College
- Tuesday 12 October, 4.30pm - 7pm
Crawley College
- Thursday 14 October, 4,30pm - 7pm
- Saturday 6 November, 10am - 1pm
Greater Brighton Metropolitan College
- Tuesday 12 October, 4pm - 8pm
- Saturday 20 November, 10am - 1pm
- Wednesday 9 March, 5pm - 8pm
NESCOT
- Saturday 16th October, 11am - 2pm (includes university level)
- Wednesday 24th November, 4.30pm - 7.30pm (Further Education)
Northbrook Metropolitan College
- Tuesday 5th October, 4pm - 8pm
- Saturday 13th November, 10am - 1pm
- Wednesday 2 March, 5pm - 8pm
Plumpton College
- Thursday 4th November (Evening)
- Saturday 22 January
- Saturday 12 March
- Saturday 18 June
College/6th Form - Support with Costs
Bursary Funding
As your child will be starting a new education or training pathway from September, you may have concerns about the cost of travel, books, equipment, etc.
If this is the case, you may wish to look into the possibility of discretionary bursary funding to help with this.
The process of applying for a bursary is to go to the website of the college/6th form your child is planning on going to and completing an online application form. Below are links to the financial support pages of the local colleges and sixth forms where you can find the bursary funding application forms and further information:
- Brinsbury College: https://www.brinsbury.ac.uk/college-life/financial-support
- Chichester College: https://www.chichester.ac.uk/college-life/financial-support
- Collyer’s 6th Form College: https://www.collyers.ac.uk/admissions/student-finance/
- Crawley College: https://www.crawley.ac.uk/college-life/financial-support
- GB MET/Northbrook MET: https://www.gbmc.ac.uk/16-plus-courses/student-support/student-services/financial-assistance
- Plumpton College: https://www.plumpton.ac.uk/student-info/funding-loans/16-finance/
- The Weald: https://www.theweald.org.uk/page/?title=16%2D19+Bursary&pid=204
For more information about bursary funding, please visit: https://www.gov.uk/1619-bursary-fund
Train travel discounts
If your child will be travelling to college/6th form by train, please be aware that a 16-17 saver railcard can give them 50% off the cost of travel https://www.railcard.co.uk/travel-inspiration/maketracks/introducing-the-16-17-saver/ and a 16-25 railcard will give them a third off the travel cost so they may wish to think about applying for this: https://www.16-25railcard.co.uk/
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