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Launchpad
Course Overview
Course Code
P00759
Start Date
14/09/2026
Study Hours
Full Time
Duration
1 year
Start time
09:00 am
End time
16:15 pm
Campus
Freemen's Park Campus
Level
Level M
If you have finished school without the qualifications you need for your next step, Launch Pad can help you to get where you want to be.
Launch Pad is our foundation learning programme. It is for young people who don’t have the qualifications needed to start on a vocational course. You may have had bad experiences with school, been home schooled, or out of education for a while. We are a reset.
Everyone at Launch Pad will work on their English and maths skills. This can be from Entry level 3 to level 2 Functional Skills (the same level as GCSEs). Alongside this you will also study towards a level 2 Certificate in Creative Media, and a level 2 Certificate in Employability. If you are not ready to study at level 2, you will work towards a College Certificate instead. We adapt the level of your studies to meet your individual needs.
You will also have the chance to come for an additional day to study towards a qualification in other vocational areas.
Employability covers everything from interview skills to enterprise, and ensures your digital skills are up to speed and ready for the world of work.
Creative industries explores career pathways across the whole sector; looking at music sequencing and production techniques along with how the music industry works. Group size is 20 and the group has a designated keyworker who will look after your pastoral needs. Careers and applications for the next course are also covered.
With Functional Skills maths and English, the aim of the game is to work through those levels and leave us with a Level 2 pass in each subject.
When working in the vocational areas it is your chance to get a feel for what you might want to do the following year, a try before you buy. You can choose to try from the following:
- Music technology
- Creative media and film
- Performing arts
- Childcare
- Construction
- Electrical
- Engineering
- Sport
- Adult social care
- Hair and beauty
- Business
- Computing
- Hospitality
You will need to attend a welcome event and demonstrate why you feel Launch Pad is the right course for you.
Following a year on Launch Pad you will be able to progress on to a Level 1 or Level 2 Vocational course.
We will work with you to identify your own progression route into the sector of your interest. You will receive 1:1 careers support looking at current grades, what you can leave Launchpad with, and what courses you have available to you afterwards as progression routes.
You can apply now by clicking the ‘Apply’ button. If your school uses PS16 you can apply through that or our website. You will need details of any qualifications you are studying and any predicted grades. After you apply, you will receive an acknowledgement email and will be invited to come to a Welcome Event. This is to meet your tutors, learn more about the course, and see facilities. It’s also so we can talk to you about why you want to do the course and what you want to achieve.
Course Overview
Course Code
P00759
Start Date
14/09/2026
Study Hours
Full Time
Duration
1 year
Start time
09:00 am
End time
16:15 pm
Campus
Freemen's Park Campus
Level
Level M