Your Student Life - Coming To Hartpury 2 2020

Your second guide to joining us in September 2020

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We’re Ofsted Outstanding in all areas, including our teaching, learning and residential provision. Our student outcomes are rated particularly highly, with many students achieving and exceeding their predicted grades. You’ll be well prepared for university or a job related to your course.

Your Enrolment Guide (Summer) Your essential guide to enrolment including term dates, enrolment times, clothing and equipment. You’ll receive two more Coming to Hartpury communications between now and when you start, either by email or in the post. What happens next?

Contents

Welcome 2 Experience for the future 3 Hartpury Certificate 4 Ready for the real world 5 Get out in the field 7 Your facilities 9 Your Students’ Union 11 Supporting you 13 Your wellbeing 14 Timeline 15 Hear from our students 17

Congratulations Message (Summer) We’ll be in touch about meeting the conditions of your offer and give you any updates about what you need to do next.

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Get excited Going to college is a very exciting time. Here at Hartpury, you’ll get to experience new things, deepen your subject knowledge and grow into a confident and resilient young person. Find out how on pages 3 – 10. We have a university on campus too – so you’ll benefit from an active Students’ Union (SU) with clubs and societies and lots of fun socials. Hear from our SU President, Alice, on page 11.

You’ve made a great choice. We’re rated Ofsted Outstanding in all areas, including our academic and residential provision. Whether you live on campus or not, we’ll support you to settle in and make the most of your time here. See how on pages 13 – 14. Your personal development is just as important to us as your academic qualifications. That’s whywe’ve developed our unique Hartpury Certificate – to give you key life and employability skills. Read more on pages 3 – 4. We’ll be in touchwithmore information in the summer.

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Experience for the future

Our A-level and diploma students get involved in a whole range of extracurricular activities, specially designed to help them gain valuable life skills and real-world experience. We’ll help you to take advantage of as much as you can while you’re here, so you stand out from the crowd when you’re applying for your dream university place or a job doing what you love. StudyingA-levels Our A-level students have additional time built into their timetable to take part in an enrichment programme. Choose from special interest groups, such as dissection, debating or astronomy, a Pre-Vet qualification, Extended Project Qualification, subject- specific study or training with our competitive Sports Academies. You’ll be honing existing skills, challenging yourself to learn new things and moving one step closer to achieving your goals. Studying our diplomas Our diploma students learn inside and outside the classroom. When you’re not studying the theory, you’ll be out and about, putting your lessons into practice. You’ll gain plenty of hands-on experience on campus, with access to our world-class facilities and real-life businesses, and off campus through external work experience. Develop an impressive CV, ready to apply for university or employment.

97% progression to employment, university or further study (Hartpury 2019)

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Your Hartpury Certificate

“At Hartpury, we believe that life and employability skills are as important as subject knowledge. That’s whywe introduced the Hartpury Certificate.” ClaireWhitworth Vice-Principal, Further Education “You’ll get practical experience on and off campus as part of your course. You’ll bemore employable because you have a range of transferable skills that are valuable to the industry. It will also help you to secure awork placement.” Ruby Temple-Long, Fisheries Policy Officer at the Scottish Wildlife Trust, former Animal Management diploma student We’re committed to our students’ academic and personal development. That’s whywe’ve developed our unique Hartpury Certificate – a full enrichment programme of activities. Our students gainwork experience, strengthen their numeracy and literacy skills, and create and work towards a career plan – which they evidence to employers and universities through their e-portfolio. Our Hartpury Certificate Plus is a new initiative that provides extra opportunities for A-level and diploma students to prepare for work or further training, alongside their main qualification. From the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award and our Student Ambassador scheme, to workshops on setting up a business or creating your personal brand, you’ll have everything you need to develop your confidence and grow into a resilient young adult, ready for the challenges ahead.

Whether you’re studyingA-levels or a diplomawith us, you’ll see your lessons come to life through field trips, study tours andwork experience opportunities. Find out more over the next fewpages.

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Ready for the real world

Work experience is a great way to gain industry experience and try out the job you’ve always wanted. You’ll have lots of opportunities to put your classroom-based learning into practice. Find out what you enjoy the most and be ready to hit the ground running. All of our courses include work experience, either in your first or second year. With access to over 2,000 employers, we’ll help you to find a position that matches your aspirations and support you to achieve your goals. It’s also a key part of your Hartpury Certificate. You’ll evidence all the hands-on skills and experience you gain in your e-portfolio – which will put you ahead of the curve when applying for university places or jobs. Turn back to pages 3 – 4 to find out more about our unique certificate and extracurricular opportunities. Depending on your course, you could get some practical experience right here on campus. Gain hands-on experience of different farming operations on our commercial farm, learn about smart farming in our new Agri-Tech Centre, muck in and care for horses at our equine centre, or learn how to look after over 70 domestic and non-domestic species in our animal collection. Off campus, you could compete against other colleges in subject-specific competitions and make the most of opportunities to gain experience with industry employers.

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Employment ready

Our students always do us proud. They work hard in their studies, get hands-on in practical sessions and push themselves to achieve their academic potential. Here you can see our subject-level progression rates to university, further study or employment.*

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Highest achieving land-based college in England all FE qualifications, all ages (DfE 2018-19)

Outdoor Adventure and Uniformed Public Services

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Get out in the field

sailing, climbing and caving, to police team building, RAF practical days and firefighter training, no two days are ever the same. OurA-level students There are plenty of practical activities for our A-level students.* Here’s a taste of their recent trips: • Geography – fieldwork at Seaton Beach and Cardiff Bay • Biology – residential trips to Margam Country Park and Slimbridge Wetland Centre • Psychology – a big industry conference in Paris • Physical Education – Boardman Performance Centre to witness fitness testing • History – Auschwitz with the Holocaust Education Trust and the Houses of Parliament • Physics – Culham Centre for Fusion Energy and The Big Bang Fair for young scientists • Business and Economics – behind-the-scenes access to the Morgan Car Factory • English – theatre trips and revision conference Are you ready for your adventure?

We believe you learn best when you’re doing. Our A-level and diploma students apply their classroom learning through a range of exciting field trips, study tours and practical activities. Here are just some of the ways you could gain hands-on experience for your dream job. Our diploma students Animal students recently had the trip of a lifetime in Borneo. They trekked across the rainforest, cruised down the river to see monkeys and fireflies, and visited an orangutan rehabilitation centre. Agriculture students complete one year of work experience as part of their course. While students on our other land-based diplomas spend at least 300 hours developing their practical skills on local farms – including our award-winning farm business spread across five sites. All students complete farm duties as part of their diploma. Equine students marvelled at world-famous Spanish Riding School horses during their trip to Vienna. Avisit toWhite Stallion Ranch, Arizona exposed them to theWildWest of Hollywood movies. Sports students have enjoyed trips to huge stadiums, including Wembley and Villa Park, a visit to the SnowDome, tours abroad to compete with other colleges, and placements with big sports brands. Outdoor Adventure and Uniformed Public Services students spend several days a week completing practical sessions. From

*Additional fees apply for these optional trips

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“I saw exotic species living within their natural habitat in Borneo. It was an incredible experience.” Leah Priday Animal Management diploma student

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Your facilities

Learn in specialist facilities used by students, staff and industry professionals. Some of our facilities are run as commercial businesses, so you’ll develop the latest skills and have the opportunity to gain valuable professional experience.

Agriculture, farm and Agri-Tech Centre Benefit from your own 360-hectare classroom. Develop real-life skills and experience on our Red Tractor Assured commercial campus farm, which works with Sainsbury’s, Müller and Frontier. You’ll be exposed to the latest smart farming technology in our new £2 million Agri-Tech Centre. Animal Centre Our campus is home to over 70 species, ranging from ferrets, meerkats and prairie dogs, to emus, llamas and our giant sulcata, Millie, in our new tortoise enclosure. Benefit from a Walled Animal Garden, reptile and invertebrate rooms, aviaries, an orchard paddock, and equine and livestock centres. Equine Centre Get career ready with access to world-class facilities. Our Racewood Eventing simulators are the most advanced of their kind in an education setting. You’ll develop your skills with different horses. Our 230-stable livery yard means that you could bring your own horse with you. We also have loan horses for you to gain experience with.

A-levels, classrooms and labs Expand your knowledge with access to a modern learning environment in our College Learning Centre, well-equipped laboratories and supervised study sessions. You’ll study three A-levels for 18 hours per week and develop your employability and life skills with our extensive enrichment programme. Sports Academy Our new £8.8 million Sports Academy offers amazing facilities on site. You could gain experience in our specialist labs, rehabilitation suite, power gym, multi- sports hall or out on our various sports pitches. Our world-class facilities are also used by our performance sports teams to reach their athletic potential. Outdoor Adventure and Uniformed Public Services Experience a range of outdoor sports, utilising our 360-hectare campus and visiting South Cerney Outdoor, The Warehouse Climbing and Caving Centre, and Cardiff International White Water Centre. Lead activities and gain professional qualifications.

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Fancy a bite? Head to one of our

New £2 million Agri-Tech Centre launched in 2020. We’ve invested in the future of farming with our new Agri-Tech Centre for Gloucestershire – based on our commercial campus farm. You’ll be one of the first to take part in live demonstrations and discover how smart technology is improving profitability and sustainability in farming.

restaurants for hot and cold food options, or pop into our Red & Black café, serving Costa coffee, for a drink and a snack. With food points scattered all over campus, you’ll never go hungry. Your Heroes Common Room has a range of tasty lunch and dinner options. It’s your space to chill out with your friends, play some pool and relax on the sofas.

Take a walk down to the Walled Animal Garden and say hello to our cheeky little meerkats.

Love horses? Whether you bring your horse or not, you’ll have plenty of opportunities to get in the saddle. You can book discounted riding lessons and learn from our expert coaches on our loan horses. If you do decide to bring your horse, we offer livery on campus. livery@hartpury.ac.uk

Experience a range of outdoor activities in the Gloucestershire countryside

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Welcome from our Students’ Union

Hello! I’mAlice, your Students’ Union (SU) President. Having an SU at college is exciting because usually only university students get to enjoy SU activities – but not here at Hartpury! We offer both college and university-level qualifications, so all of our students, including you, get to be part of our buzzing SU. We’re here to represent you on the issues that matter. We’ll provide guidance throughout your time here, as well as plenty of opportunities for you to make the most of student life. We’ll help you settle in and make friends – and we promise to throw lots of great events and activities on campus. Make sure you join some of our clubs and societies. You could get involved in something you already enjoy or try your hand at something new. FromGreen Leaders, the Gaming Society and Ultimate Frisbee, through to the Give it a Go Society, you’re sure to find something you love. There are somany wonderful opportunities to get involved in. Come and find us in your Freshers’ Week and we can tell you all there is to know. I can’t wait to see you soon! Alice Burtonshaw Students’ Union (SU) President

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97% of students would recommend Hartpury to a friend (Hartpury2019)

Whatever you love doing, there’s sure to be something to get involved in. Our Student Experience team are always throwing fun activities. Recently, our students have been enjoying: • A Freshers’ party and themed events

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Day trips to Cheltenham, Gloucester and further afield

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Movie and quiz nights

Summer and Winter balls

Charity Mariokart-athon, Gaming Society

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Trip to the British Breeding Stallion Event, Breeding Society

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Ultimate Frisbee training sessions

LGBT+ society book club and games

Hockey and basketball – our women’s hockey team won the BUCS league!

Want to get more involved? If you love student life, you could become your course representative or run for a position on the SU. You’ll represent your classmates and friends on important issues and help us to make Hartpury even better. It’s great for your CV too. That’s just one of the perks of having a big Students’ Union on campus.

STUDENTS’ UNION

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Supporting you

You’ll learn in a safe and supportive environment, with access to everything you need to achieve your best. Our dedicated learning support teams are here to help make your Hartpury experience an enjoyable one. Aspire – learning support Our Aspire Learning Support team will work with you to create a personalised support plan, based on your individual needs and goals. We can provide support for specific learning difficulties, including extra time, scribes or a reader in exams. We can also help you with literacy and numeracy, planning your work, exam preparation and study skills. Academic support As soon as you arrive you’ll be assigned a personal tutor, who will support you to reach your academic goals. They’ll be your first port of call if you have any questions about your lessons or assignments. With an open door policy, they’ll always make time to see you. Don’t be afraid to ask for help if you need it. Wardens Our students tell us that living at Hartpury is a wonderful experience. Don’t worry if it’s your first time away from home. You’ll have wardens available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. They’ll do everything they can to ensure you’re happy, healthy and safe at all times.

www.hartpury.ac.uk/college-support

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Your wellbeing

Your wellbeing is a top priority for us. With access to counsellors, medical specialists and multi-faith chaplaincy teams, you’ll have everything you need to be happy and healthy while you’re here. Wellbeing support Our friendly Student Services and Wellbeing teams can offer you advice on everything from finance and accommodation to health and wellbeing. If you need to talk, they offer a safe and private environment and are always ready to listen – so pop in and see them at any time. Wellfest We’ll run a really important wellbeing event in your first few weeks here. You’ll take part in workshops and interactive activities to educate you on top student issues – including physical and mental health, wellbeing, mindfulness and safe driving. You’ll meet our therapy dogs and discover a world of support available to you. It’s an action-packed day. Last year, students saw a theatre production, watched a live demonstration by Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service, and took part in a series of informative workshops on anti-bullying, drugs and alcohol, mental and sexual health. We’ll tell you more about it when you get here .

Need some financial support?

While there’s no charge for tuition fees for students under 19 years old, you may need a little extra financial support. We offer a range of bursaries and scholarships, including our Guyll-Leng bursary for agriculture, animal and equine students, learner support fund, and vulnerable learner and sports bursaries.

Our pastoral support is rated Ofsted Outstanding Staff provide excellent support to all learners which ensures that their academic, vocational and personal needs are met extremely well. Ofsted report 2019

www.hartpury.ac.uk/college-finance

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Brush up your skills. You have plenty of time to organise hands-on experience or read around your favourite subject area or A-level choices during your summer holiday. This will help you to get a head start on your course in September. If you’re training at a high level, you could join one of our Sports Academies. Find out more and apply on our website.

Timeline your next steps You’ve been offered your place. You’re excited about your college course. What happens next?

www.hartpury.ac.uk/college-academies

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We’ll keep in touch with you over the coming months, to make sure you have everything you need before you start. In the meantime, here’s a handy timeline so you know what’s coming up.

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Follow us on social media and find out what life is like here. Take a look at our subject-specific pages to see what you could be doing next year.

Your Enrolment Guide will arrive in the post or via email. It includes everything you need to know about starting in September – with information on buying kit and equipment, getting books and dates for your enrolment.

Make sure you accept your offer and book transport, accommodation and livery. Contact us if you needmore information admissions@hartpury.ac.uk

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Your term dates

Check the website for your inset days www.hartpury.ac.uk/college-term-dates

Term 2 Monday 4 January - Friday 12 February 2021 February half-term: Monday 15 - Friday 19 February 2021 Easter break: Monday 29 March - Friday 16 April 2021 Term 1 Tuesday 1 September - Friday 18 December 2020 October half-term: Monday 26 - Friday 30 October 2020 Christmas break: Monday 21 December 2020 - Friday 1 January 2021

We’ll be in touch with a Congratulations Message in the summer, to celebrate meeting the conditions of your offer and getting your place. This will include any essential updates and information about joining us.

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Term 3 A-levels: Monday 19 April - Friday 25 June 2021 Diploma: Monday 19 April - Friday 18 June 2021 May half-term (A-levels only): Monday 31 May - Friday 4 June 2021 Summer break: A-levels: 28 June 2021 onwards Diploma: 21 June 2021 onwards

You’ll receive your Enrolment Guide in the summer, which will include everything you need to know about starting here. Enrolment days differ per course. You’ll find the details in your Enrolment Guide. We’ll also be in touch with any important updates before you start. We’ve got lots of great activities planned for you. We

hope you’re excited to join Hartpury and get started.

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Hear from our students

We hope you’re looking forward to your next few years at Hartpury College. Here’s a taste of what some of our students are doing now. Your Hartpury College qualification could take you anywhere, isn’t that exciting? We look forward to seeing you soon.

JacobAnthony FarmManager | FarmersWeekly Young Farmer of the Year 2018 | Agriculture, BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma “Hartpury has extensive facilities and outstanding lecturers. You’re not just learning in the classroom. I worked on a farm and developed lots of different skills and new ideas. Grasp all of the opportunities on offer. I had some of the best times of my life at Hartpury.”

RubyTemple-Long Fisheries Policy Officer, ScottishWildlife Trust | Animal Management, BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma “My role focuses on trying to minimise the environmental impact of fishing activities at a policy level in Scotland, so we can all enjoy the benefits that our seas provide in the long term. My diploma gave me the opportunity to learn in a different way and prepared me for university life.”

Oliver Grainger-Williams Generation easyJet, Pilot Training Programme | A-levels – Physics, Maths and PE “After completing ground school in Oxford, I went to Arizona to fly different aircraft. Now I’ve moved into the jet-specific style and am excited to fly my first passengers soon. I studied A-levels in Maths and Physics at Hartpury and enjoyed the mix of lab and classroom sessions.”

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Iona Griffiths Clipper Round theWorld Yacht Race | Uniformed Public Services, BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma

Abdul MajeedWaris Professional Footballer | Sport and Exercise Science, BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma

AmyMurphy Racehorse Trainer | Equine Management (Business), BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma

Abdul plays internationally for Ghana. He made his debut in the 2014 FIFAWorld Cup finals. Currently a striker for RC Strasbourg Alsace (on loan from Porto B), he said: “My time at Hartpury was great for me in terms of my development, both in education and football.”

“As a Racehorse Trainer, I’m responsible for keeping the horses fit, healthy and at peak fitness ready for race day. Hartpury gave me a fantastic grounding for my career. I learnt a lot about all aspects of horse management, which helps me to evaluate injuries and decide on the best way to treat them.”

“Hartpury has given me the confidence to followmy dream of becoming a paramedic. The practical sessions helped me to develop leadership and team-building skills, as well as industry qualifications. I’m embarking on the Clipper Round theWorld Yacht Race before I start my paramedic training.”

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If you have any questions, get in touch – we’re here to help. Check your email for Hartpury updates and news about your application. Admissions admissions@hartpury.ac.uk Contact us

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