Studying with us means far more than just achieving your vocational qualification. As a 16-18-year-old student, you will be on a study programme which is designed to give you the skills you need to progress to further study or a job in your chosen career.

Browse our range of courses below and get ready for your future.

We want every student to have an inspiring, enjoyable and successful experience at Southwark College. Our wide-ranging Student Services team are there to give you the help and guidance you need to get the most out of your time at College.

You can access any of the services on this page by visiting the Student Enquiry desk at the front of our campus or by asking to be referred by your tutor.

The College is here to support you along with many other organisations across London. If you are not sure who to contact please contact the College Safeguarding team who will provide support or referral to services such as mental health and wellbeing support and the Southwark College Counsellor.

Enrichment Space for Students

The Atrium is a welcoming space where you can relax and recharge. It regularly hosts a variety of events, from inspiring guest speakers to large gatherings such as the annual Freshers’ Fair. With comfortable seating and recreational activities, it is the ideal place to unwind between classes.
The Atrium is also home to the Student Union, where you can get involved in student life, share your ideas, and learn more about student-led initiatives and opportunities.

To find out more about our range of Student Services, click on the boxes below.

Enrichment and Student Union

Careers

Learning Centre

Employability

Work Experience and Volunteering

Care-experienced students

Safeguarding

Wellbeing and Support

Information for Parents and Carers

Microsoft Teams

eTrackr

Microsoft 365

Creative Cloud

Exam Results

Bursary

Working at Southwark College

Southwark College is built on its staff. Our student community is diverse, with 79% of students not having English as their first language and many facing additional challenges.

Helping young people and adults to fulfil their potential and often transform their lives through education requires dedication and the ability to think differently but it is also a unique privilege.

Our people make a real difference not only to the lives of students, but also to local employers and the wider community. If you have a passion for education and its power to improve lives, and think you have what it takes to inspire young people and adults, we’d love to hear from you.

We offer a wide range of staff development programmes designed to enable the team to continually improve and refine the way they carry out their roles. In return for our staff’s dedication and expertise, we provide a variety of benefits including generous annual leave entitlement, pension scheme, health and wellbeing support.

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Get ready for your future at Southwark College

Southwark College is a thriving, dynamic further education college based in a modern campus opposite Southwark tube station. Southwark College’s vision is to develop the skills and talents of our students to succeed in modern enterprise and make a positive contribution to the prosperity of our region.

Southwark College is part of NCG, one of the largest further education providers in the UK. Studying at Southwark College will prepare you for an exciting career in your chosen sector, and our courses are designed with this in mind as well as meeting the needs of the communities we serve.

At our well-equipped campus offers a range of academic and vocational courses in a wide range of subjects. You will be taught by tutors with industry experience, benefit from visits and lectures from external businesses, and get hands-on experience by studying in real work environments and having the opportunity to gain work experience.

The College has excellent success rates, with 100% of students achieving their qualification in many subject areas. Whether you want to find your first role in an industry you’re passionate about, improve your career or progress on to further study, Southwark College is the place to start.

What we offer:

• A friendly and supportive community where your voice matters
• Centrally located modern campus, easily accessible by tube, train, bike and bus
• State-of-the-art facilities that reflect what you’ll find in industry
• Courses at a variety of levels, enabling you to start studying the subject you love right away and then progress on to the next level
• Strong business and employer partnerships, ensuring you gain the skills employers are looking for
• Access to advanced resources and innovative teaching as part of the UK’s largest provider of further education
• Excellent Student Support services to help you get the most out of your College experience

Enrolment

If would like to become a student on a course starting from September 2025 then you can apply by clicking the Apply Now button next to the course you are interested in on this website. Once your application has been processed you will then be invited to attend an enrolment appointment for courses starting next year. For further information on how to apply, please visit our How to Apply page.

How do I choose the right course for me?

Our Information, Advice and Guidance team will be able to talk through your options with you before you join the course when you attend enrolment or drop in to the campus. If you need any information in the meantime, browse our Courses or speak to us using our chat box.

What is enrolment?

Enrolment will confirm your place on a course, the level of course you should take, any fees you might be asked to pay and start date for your course, along with any other information you need to know. This is also where you will receive your learner agreement and student ID card. To complete your enrolment promptly, please remember to bring:

• A copy of your enrolment invitation either on your phone or printed
• A pen
• Payment method to pay for any fees due (if applicable)
• All documentation requested to complete your enrolment. Please visit our Enrolment Checklist page for general information on what documentation to bring.

You might also be asked to bring:

• NARIC conversions if your qualifications were not obtained in the UK (we can help you with this if you do not have the conversion information)
• DBS or employer information if you are over 18 and applying for a course where this would be required, such as Healthcare, Teaching or Childcare
• Any statement of Educational Needs or Education Health and Care Plan if applicable to you.

Places are limited and subject to availability and meeting eligibility requirements.

Enrolment Documentation List

Fees and Finance

ESOL Enrolment

Careers

Information for Parents/Carers

Care-experienced students

Student Services

Additional Learning Support

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The College has strict limits on capacity in the building so please do not bring children or other family members with you, unless you are 16-18-year old and bringing a parent/carer with you or an adult who needs support to complete your enrolment. If you need to bring children we would ask you to bring another adult with you so they can wait with them in an alternative area whilst you complete your enrolment.

There is no parking on Campus but you can park in the surrounding streets (charges may be payable). If you are using Public Transport, please check the TFL website to ensure you follow their guidance whilst travelling to and from the College.

Enrolment FAQs

• Can I apply after my GCSE results?

  You can make an application on the day or after you have received your results. Visit our Course Explorer page and select the course you wish to apply for.

• What will happen at Enrolment?

  This will depend on your chosen course and whether you’ve already applied or completed pre-enrolment. However, you could be asked to:

  • Complete an application form or enrolment form
  • Interview with an academic tutor to check through your academic evidence and confirm the course you would like to enrol on
  • Processing by our Admissions team, including taking your photo for your College ID card

  You may also have:

  • English and maths assessments, if you are not able to provide evidence of your English and maths GCSE grades. These assessments are not exams, they’re just to check your current level to ensure we enrol you on the right course
  • Discussion with our Additional Learning Support team if required
  • Fee assessment if required.

  Our Guidance & Progression team, Apprenticeships team and Childcare Bursary advisors will also be available to give you support and advice.

• What are the enrolment opening hours?

  Please see the table above for our Enrolment opening hours.

• How long will it take to enrol?

  This will depend on if you have applied already or completed an online pre-enrolment or English and maths assessment. If not, you should expect to be with us for around two hours if you do not take taking an English or maths assessment. If you are taking an English or maths assessment, these will take an additional hour each.

  We will do all we can to make things run as smoothly and quickly as possible but please be patient it’s important we cover everything properly at enrolment in order to avoid issues later on.

• When do courses begin?

  Your start date will depend on what you course you enrol on. However, all of our courses begin week commencing 7 September. You will be given your start date, along with your course timetable, at enrolment.

• What are the term dates?

  All term dates can be found on our Term Dates page.

• How can I contact the College?

  Please visit our Contact Us page to find out our email address and switchboard number. You can also speak with a member of our Live Chat team Monday to Thursday 10am – 4pm and Friday 10am – 1pm.)

• Where is the College?

  Please visit our Find Us page to access campus maps and addresses.

• What do I need to bring to Enrolment?

  Please read our Enrolment Checklist for further information.

• How do I apply for a course?

  You can apply for a course using our Online Application or browsing our courses on the website using our Course Explorer and selecting the application button next to the course you would like to apply for.

• Can I bring family with me?

  The College has strict limits on capacity in the building so please do not bring children or other family members with you, unless you are 16-18-year old and bringing a parent/carer with you or an adult who needs support to complete your enrolment. If you need to bring children we would ask you to bring another adult with you so they can wait with them in an alternative area whilst you complete your enrolment.

• Is there parking on campus?

  There is no parking on Campus but you can park in the surrounding streets (charges may be payable). If you are using Public Transport, please check the TFL website to ensure you follow their guidance whilst travelling to and from the College.

All courses are subject to availability, eligibility and accessibility needs. You will not be guaranteed a place on a course until you have fully enrolled and received your Learning Agreement.

NCG and all its constituent colleges are committed to ensuring that our students, our staff and all of our stakeholders’ study and work in environments that embed the principles and practices of equality, diversity and inclusion. We do not tolerate racism or discrimination in any form.

Recent world events highlight the need to look even more closely at what we do and how we do it, and make sure we know we are doing everything we can and should do to tackle racism and all other forms of discrimination and prejudice.

NCG is dedicated to our mission in pursuit of social mobility, in an inclusive and diverse learning community, and we know that great organisations really listen to stakeholders without defensiveness, or being distracted, or making excuses.

We have committed to revisit and review our work over the next few months to ensure we are in the leading class of practice in creating a diverse and inclusive environment. This work will begin in earnest in June and will accelerate over the summer, culminating in a revised and refreshed comprehensive EDI strategy and action plan, so that we know we can demonstrate continuous learning and lead the sector on EDI through external accreditation.

We will enhance our existing EDI Strategy through new work with EWG, an established specialist diversity and inclusion consultancy and training company, to:

• Carry out a forensic review and analysis of all policies, processes and practices through an equality, diversity and inclusion lens. This will include all the work of our People and Development colleagues, and will also give an assessment of management and leadership programmes, and all learning and development offers.
• Perform additional qualitative research with staff and students about their current experience of EDI at NCG. We will talk to a representative range of staff and student groups by role, characteristics, length of tenure and so on.
• Revisit our performance indicators on EDI to ensure we can measure our progress effectively.
• Commit to achieving/work towards achieving EWG’s Diversity Development Standard at the highest level as soon as possible.
• Build the capacity of all of our staff to understand how unconscious bias works and ensure they have the skills to eliminate discrimination and prejudice through a blended learning and development programme. The learning from that will then be translated into our entire curriculum offer for students.

Please help us to be the organisation that you are proud of and want to work with by being involved in the forthcoming work to make sure we do things better.

Build your future workforce with Southwark College

As one of London's top colleges, we work closely with employers in the local area to match them with the talent of tomorrow.

Southwark College hosts regular events with employers, including Business Breakfasts on The Cut. Come along to find out how you can be part of our advisory boards and support learners by:

• Accessing a diverse group of young people and adults to improve your workforce
• Offering work experience around your needs, from one day to ten weeks
• Supporting a young person to learn more about your industry

To find out more about opportunities for employers, please contact Claire Reed, Assistant Principal, or click on the boxes below.

Apprenticeships for Employers

Employability and Skills Courses

Work Experience and Placements

Development and Training for Employees

Sector-based Work Academies

More opportunities

We are always keen to draw on our partnerships with businesses to enrich the experience of our students through guest talks, visits to relevant organisations and workshops delivered by businesses. Many of these have been running successfully for a number of years and are a great way for businesses to engage with students, making a connection with their potential future workforce.

If you’d like to talk to us about arranging a talk, visit, tour or workshop, just get in touch by filling in our Enquiry form.

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