• Year 9 Taster Day,
    Wednesday 3rd February,
    10am - 2.15pm

    Please click here for more information.


    The course is designed to teach the students a range of practical skills in a vocational subject. Assessment is performed on practical competance and production of evidence in a portfolio. We have run 7 very successful cohorts of the Increased Flexibility Learning to date with many of these learners carrying on after leaving school with a full time course at Bicton.


    Subjects offered

    We offer a level 1 qualification in:
    Agriculture
    Animal Care
    Landbased
    Horticulture
    Sport and Recreation
    Horse Care
    Construction*
    Motor Vehicle*

    * New to Bicton College in 2009, these are delivered in conjunction with Exeter College.
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    Course Information

    Bicton Course Information for Schools 2010/11 - Please click here to download.

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    Attendance

    Students will start at the beginning of year 10 and complete the course in the May of their year 11. Attendance will be 1 day per week following our academic year.


    Students are asked to arrive at Bicton to start the session at 10.00am and leave at 2.30pm.
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    Equipment

    Students will be issued with a list of appropriative and safe clothing needed for the course they choose to do. If students do not bring this they will not be permitted to partake in the activity.
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    Interviews

    All prospective students are interviewed before accepting them onto the course. This is to ensure that this is the correct course for them both academically as there is a certain amount of portfolio work to do and also if it is the correct vocational area to follow. Full approval from the school is needed for the student to attend the course.
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    Students love it at Bicton College, but don't just take our word for it...

    "Students love their one day a week at Bicton because they can choose to do something they like doing, such as working with animals or machinery. They meet new friends from other schools and feel as if they are in a completely different world from school where they are treated as adults. They all rave about Bicton and particularly like the canteen, as the food is great. At the end of their course they come away with an NVQ Level 1. Some enjoy their experience so much that they decide to go back to Bicton on a full-time course."

    Bridget Bennett
    Axe Valley Community College

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