At SGS we recognise that everyone's needs are different and our 14 – 16 pathways provide the opportunity for young people to study with us as a pre-16, if eligible.
SGS Flex (Filton Campus only)
An Early College Placement (ECP) for learners on-roll with a school. This is a part-time provision alongside attending school. This is the only option for pre-16s currently on-roll with school and in statutory education (unless eligible for SGS Create). You must discuss this with your school and they will apply on your behalf. A pre-16 cannot apply for this directly. Please refer to the 'Information for Parents' in the Useful Resources section below. Your school will need to read the 'Information for Schools' and 'SGS Flex'.
SGS Create (Stroud Campus only)
A separate full-time, statutory KS4 school provision based at the Stroud Campus. Current year 9 learners can apply directly. Year 10 intake only. This is a 2-year provision at Level 2/GCSEs. The deadline to apply is the end of March, but late applicants will be considered, if spaces are still available.
Explore SGS Create14+ (Year 10 & 11) learners who have elected to home educate (EHE) and are not on-roll at a school can apply directly to college and infill into either wider college courses with post-16s, or the part-time SGS Flex. To check eligibility and for more details, please refer to the 'Information for Parents' in the Useful Resources section and the list of courses by campus below.
The courses on offer vary per campus and each learner's start point is different. Further advice, discussions and initial assessments will be used to help ensure learners apply for the right course at the right level:
GCSE Plus Provision
L1 Vocational Provision, including English & Maths (3-4 days per week):
L2 Vocational Provision (age 15+ only)
The Foundation Department (3-4 days per week):
GCSE Plus Provision - Filton Campus A-Block
L1 Vocational Provision, including English & Maths (3-4 days per week):
-- Filton Campus
-- WISE Campus
The Foundation Department (3-days per week):
Part-time Increased Flex - half-day a week L1 Awards
All pre-16 enquiries and applications must be made through the 14-16 Manager:
14-16 applicants can be admitted onto courses if this is deemed appropriate by the school/LEA/parent/carer and if, in the judgement of SGS College, the student would benefit from the learning opportunity, has the necessary resilience and can meet college safeguarding requirements.
"Sarah* (age 14) tells us she is very happy and really enjoying the course. We can see she is really engaged, and we are happy she seems to be settling well. (...) she suffered terrible bullying at secondary school, so it is so great for us to know that all is going so well."