In the past we have held a single, central event for parents/ carers of Diploma students to meet teachers/ tutors and get feedback on their child’s progress. This year we will be incorporating this opportuntiy into delivery school’s arrangements as follows:

IT/ Public Services Diploma groups – parents will be invited to attend the Notre Dame Parents evening.

Construction/ Hair and Beauty/ Hospitality Diploma groups – will be invited to attend the City College pre-16 Parents’ Evening.

Creative and Media Diploma groups – will be invited to attend the CNS Parents’ evening.

Dates and times of all of these will be published here shortly.

Students who have applied to OpenOpportunity courses will be invited, via their Home School, to attend an interview. Interviews are roughly 10-15 minutes in length and are not intended to be stressful for students – really they are an opportunity for tutors to make sure that students are suitable for a course and for students to address any issues or concerns they may have.

Students should bring their completed interview tasks (if they have been asked to do one) with them to their interview.

All applications for OpenOpportunity courses should be with the Adminstrative Officer of OpenOpportunity by 3pm.

An opportunity for students who are considering applying for an OpenOpportunity course to “try before you buy”. Includes tour of where the course will take place, discussion of possible progression routes and activities similar to those that will be used on the course itself.

Students interested in having a taster experience should talk to their tutor or Work Related Learning Co-Ordinator.