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So you’ve looked through the prospectus, been to an open evening and sent off your completed application form and are wandering what comes next. Now you’ve told us that you’re interested in coming to study with us we want to ensure that you know what’s going on.
Once we have your application we will arrange an Advisory Interview. This normally lasts between 20 minutes and half-an-hour. It is not a selection interview where you have to prove how good you are. It’s for you to discuss what courses would be right for you. We will probably look at your career interests, and plans for further study after college alongside how you have been doing at school. If you have any concerns or questions about courses or the college, we will try to answer them. At the end of the process, we record the courses that you are most interested in. These are not set in stone if you change your mind later. Parents and guardians are very welcome at the interviews.
After the interview, we will write to you confirming the offer of a place at Longley Park SFC. This letter will set out the course discussed at the interview and secures you a place at the college as long as you get the GCSE grades needed for your particular choices. If for some reason you don’t get the GCSEs you were hoping for, we will offer you a place on a more appropriate course.
Our letter has a reply slip, which you send back to us accepting the place. In the summer, we will send you and your parents more information about starting at college. This will include details of your Enrolment Interview, at the college. You need to bring your GCSE results slips with you to this appointment and we will finalise your courses with you. College will start a few days after this.
We also run "Next Step Longley" - your chance to come into the College for a day and meet some of the teachers and other people who have applied to do the same course as you. This is a fun and relaxed day designed to give you a greater insight into what your life at College will be like.