Foundation Studies
If you want to improve skills for personal progression, whether it be accessing the next level of course to study a particular subject or developing your independent living skills, you've applied to study at the right place and we can't wait to meet you!
Our Entry Level and Level 1 courses offer students vocational and employability opportunities to progress within a college setting and/or the workplace. With a variety of pathways to suit individual student needs, including outstanding study opportunities for students with learning difficulties and/or disabilities. Our vocational offer, life skills courses and supported internship programme are designed to develop students' personal and social development skills alongside working towards gaining valuable employability and study skills for future progression.
Teachers of learners who have high needs, who are on foundation programmes, adapt the provision carefully in to smaller, achievable chunks so learners develop - step by step - their knowledge and skills to live independent lives.
Foundation Studies: Meet your lecturers
Useful information and contact details
Entry Level & Level 1 Vocational Programmes (Foundation Studies)
SUMMER WORK
To help you transition into college life we've set a number of tasks for you to complete over the summer:
Week 1 - 11th July Is my favourite snack healthy for me?
Week 2 - 18th July My Fitness Diary
Week 3 - 25th July Maths Hero and Punctuation Practice
Week 4 - 1st August Cookery and Pastry
Week 5 - 8th August How do we communicate? and Maths Magic
Week 6 - 15th August All about you and What is your favourite song?
Week 7 - 22nd August Cookery and UK Regional Food and Summer Holidays are Fun
Please send your completed summer work to: Foundation Email
If you have a question about the course, you can get in touch with Mel by emailing: Mel Aubrey
Life Skills & Employment Training and Supported Internships
SUMMER WORK
To help you transition into college life we've set a number of tasks for you to complete over the summer:
Week 1 - 11th July Is my favourite snack healthy for me?
Week 2 - 18th July My Fitness Diary
Week 3 - 25th July Mini Maths Projects and Punctuation Practice
Week 4 - 1st August Cookery and Pastry
Week 5 - 8th August How do we communicate? and Maths Magic
Week 6 - 15th August All about you and What is your favourite song?
Week 7 - 22nd August Cookery and UK Regional Food and Summer Holidays are Fun
Please send your completed summer work to: Foundation Email
If you have a question about the course, you can get in touch with Tania by emailing: Tania White
Supported Internships
NSCG offers supported internships to help students aged 16-25 with a disability, take a step into paid employment. Supported internships are structured study programmes intended to enable young people with learning difficulties and/or disabilities to achieve sustainable, paid employment by equipping them with the skills they need for work through learning in the workplace.
NEW STARTERS FACEBOOK GROUP
Take some time to get to know us really well. You will find our latest news, events and updates by following us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. If you are on Facebook please be sure to join our new Facebook groups ‘NSCG Newcastle College Starters 2022’ where you can virtually join a community of learners who will also be joining NSCG in September, some of whom may be on the same course as you.
