14-16 Learners - Applicant Guide

Applying

Speak with your school about applying for one of our 14-16 Land Based Alternative Curriculum courses.

Your school will make the application on your behalf for the course you are interested in.

They will provide us with school reports and we will require a personal statement from you via your school.

If you are currently home educated, you will need to be associated with a school to apply for one of our courses as applications are only to be made via high school.

Applicant should be working at a minimum of Level One (to be reviewed at Interview/Assessment Day) to meet the entry requirements for our courses.

Applicants need to be able to engage independently in group activities/ classroom sessions and out of class time as we are unable to guarantee learning support due to restrictions in funding.  Applicants must be able to be left unsupervised on the College site.

Additional Needs Questionnaire 

Our courses all have some level of physicality and applicants must be fit to engage in them.

Taster Session & Interview

Once we have your application, we will invite you to a taster session for your course.

You will meet our staff and get the opportunity to experience life as a Myerscough Student. The day will also involve an informal interview, which is a chance for us to get to know you and a chance for you to ask any questions about the course. 

Following your taster session and interview, we will make a decision regarding offering you a place. The College has complete autonomy over its selection and offer process and makes decisions regarding course offers based on available information. If information is not provided which impacts on our ability to meet the student's need or appropriately risk assess the student, we reserves the right to withdraw an application or offer of a place.

Offers will be made by 31st May.

Courses run one day per week term time, starting week commencing 1st September 2025.

Preston campus - Wednesday

Croxteth campus - Wednesday or Thursday

Walton Hall - Wednesday

Witton - Thursday or Friday

Course fees

Course fees should be covered by the school and you are advised to speak to your school about this.

The cost per individual student is £20 per hour, plus a registration fee of £75. Parents can fund the course, if this is the only barrier to an application. 

Parents will need to fund transport, clothing, equipment etc. themselves.

Parents can apply for bursaries on a fractional basis if they meet the criteria. Information regarding bursaries is available on the Finance Page. The bursaries are marked 16-18 years but can be accessed by younger students.

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