Become a Student in September 2010

Over the next few months there will be plenty of opportunities for you to find out more about Priestley and to explore which courses and subject combinations best match your ambitions.

Open Evenings
These have now been completed for the year.

Application Pack
Application packs are available from Student Services, the Connexions Service and most local schools. An electronic version can be downloaded by clicking here. The application form should be returned to the College as soon as possible.

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Due to excessive demand for places, we have introduced a deadline for applications for 2010 entry together with a deadline for you to accept a place after you have been interviewed.

The application deadline is 15 February 2010.

If you apply before this date you will be guaranteed an interview. You should however note that some programmes such as the International Baccalaureate and BTEC Nationals have only limited places available and these will be allocated on a first come, first served basis after interview. If you accept the place offered to you by 28 February you will be guaranteed a place at Priestley for September 2010.

If you apply after 15 February you will be interviewed on a first come, first served basis and offered a place subject to availability. Where a programme becomes full before your interview you will be offered a place on the waiting list or an alternative programme. You will be given an individual acceptance deadline which you must meet to secure your place.

Interviews
Interview evenings take place between 4.00pm and 7.00pm and those currently planned for 2009/10 are:

Wednesday February 10th 2010
Tuesday February 23rd 2010 (re-arranged from 12/01/10)
Tuesday March 16th 2010

If you completed an application form you will be able to book your interview at Open Evening if you wish.

Welcome Day
Once you have accepted your place at Priestley you will be invited to attend Welcome Day which takes place on 1 July. Here you will be able to sample some of the subjects you are considering taking in September and meet some of your teachers and other students who are planning to join us.

Choices Day
After you have received your GCSE results there is one final opportunity to discuss your programme at Priestley. This is Tuesday 31 August between 1.00pm and 3.00pm. Here subject teachers and connexions Advisers will be on hand to take you through those nagging last minute questions.

Enrolment
This starts on Wednesday 1 through to Monday 6 September. This is when you will sign up for your programme of study at Priestley and agree your final subject and / or course combinations. If you plan to be away at this time it is essential that you let us know before Welcome Day so that we can put alternative arrangements in place for you, if not you may lose your place.

Term Starts
Your first day at Priestley will be Friday 10th September 2010 starting at 8.45am. It may seem a long way off now, but there is a lot to crowd in between now and then. Make sure you keep in touch right the way through the crucial time. If you have any questions please contact our admissions hotline on 01925 415415 or email admissions@priestley.ac.uk