Application form

Contact Information

Tell us a few details so we can confirm your eligibility.

First Name *

Middle Name

Last Name *

Date of Birth *

Legal Sex *

Male

Female

Address (Required)

Street Address *

Address Line 2

City or Town *

County

ZIP / Postal Code *

Please enter your email *

All College communication will be sent via email

Mobile/Telephone Number *

Education and Experience

Tell us about your journey so far – this helps us support you better.

Date achieved highest qualification *

What level of English qualification do you have? *

GCSE English at grade 4/c or above

Level 2 Adult Literacy

None

Other discuss at interview

What level of maths qualification do you have? *

GCSE maths at grade 4/c or above

Level 2 Adult Numeracy

None

Other discuss at interview

Have you lived in the UK for the last three years? *

Yes

Your Support Needs

Do you have a learning difficulty, disability and / or health condition that you will need support with whilst studying at College? *

Yes

Support and Stay

Northern College offers students the option to stay on a residential basis, however all applicants must undergo an assessment prior to a residential place being offered. The purpose of the assessment is to establish the reasons for staying residentially and is a funding requirement.

If you are applying for a course within five working days of the start date, we are unable to consider your residential application. You can choose to apply for the same course at a later date, providing more time for your residential application to be processed.

Places for residential will be allocated on a first come first served basis, subject to meeting the residential assessment.

Please click here for further information on Residential Study.

Do you wish to stay residentially at the College for the duration of your course? *

Yes

Why?

I could not attend the same course locally

My home environment does not support self-study

I have a specific learning difficulty or disability and / or health condition that would prevent me from studying on a non-residential basis.

I have a referral from a support service or partner organisation that demonstrates the need for me to study on a residential basis

I have personal circumstances or barriers that would prevent me from studying on a non-residential basis.

Finish and Confirm

Just a few final details to complete your application.

What's your main reason for applying for this course? *

Engaging and/or building confidence

Preparation for further learning

Preparation for employment

Improving Essential Skills including ESOL - Maths - English and Digital

Equipping parents/carers to support children’s wellbeing

Health and wellbeing

If there are multiple reasons, please select the one that is the most important to you.

Do you have any relevant, unspent criminal convictions? If you tick yes, a member of the Safeguarding team will be in contact to discuss this with you. *

Yes

(Relevant convictions are: any kind of violence including (but not limited to) threatening behaviour, offences concerning the intention to harm or which resulted in actual bodily harm. Offences listed in the Sex Offences Act 2003 or sex offences listed in any foreign country. The unlawful supply of controlled drugs or substances where the conviction concerns commercial drug dealing or trafficking. Offences involving firearms or arson. Offences listed in the Terrorism Act 2006 or terrorism offences listed in any foreign country.)

Your Information

Data Protection

Barnsley College will collect personal data such as name, address, personal and protected characteristics and chosen course details to create a learner record. We will also take a picture for use on your college photographic ID card.

I understand that the College will share my data with government and other third parties linked to and approved by the College for the purpose of regulating, delivering and monitoring my programme, my progress, my outcomes and my safety and complying with legal and funding requirements. This will include the Department for Education (DfE), Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council (BMBC), Office for Students (OfS), and Student Loan Company.

For full details please read the College Privacy Notice at https://www.barnsley.ac.uk/privacy-policy.

Individual Learner Record (ILR) Privacy Notice

This privacy notice is issued on behalf of the Secretary of State for the Department for Education (DfE) to inform learners about the Individualised Learner Record (ILR) and how their personal information is used in the ILR.

Your personal information is used by the DfE to exercise our functions under article 6(1)(e) of the UK GDPR and to meet our statutory responsibilities, including under the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009. Our lawful basis for using your special category personal data is covered under Substantial Public Interest based in law (Article 9(2)(g)) of UK GDPR legislation. This processing is under Section 54 of the Further and Higher Education Act (1992).

The ILR collects data about learners and learning undertaken. Publicly funded colleges, training organisations, local authorities, and employers (FE providers) must collect and return the data each year under the terms of a funding agreement, contract or grant agreement. It helps ensure that public money is being spent in line with government targets. It is also used for education, training, employment, and well-being purposes, including research.

We retain your ILR learner data for 20 years for operational purposes (e.g. to fund your learning and to publish official statistics). Your personal data is then retained in our research databases until you are aged 80 years so that it can be used for long-term research purposes.

For more information about the ILR and the data collected, please see the ILR specification at https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/individualised-learner-record-ilr.

ILR data is shared with third parties where it complies with DfE data sharing procedures and where the law allows it. The DfE and the English European Social Fund (ESF) Managing Authority (or agents acting on their behalf) may contact learners to carry out research and evaluation to inform the effectiveness of training.

For more information about how your personal data is used and your individual rights, please see:

If you would like to get in touch with us or request a copy of the personal information the DfE holds about you, you can contact the DfE in the following ways:

Using our online contact form: https://form.education.gov.uk/service/Contact_the_Department_for_Education
By telephoning the DfE Helpline on 0370 000 2288.
Or in writing to:
Data Protection Officer
Department for Education
4th Floor
2 St Paul’s Place
125 Norfolk Street
Sheffield
S1 2FJ

If you are unhappy with how we have used your personal data, you can complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO):

Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF

You can also call their helpline on 0303 123 1113 or visit https://www.ico.org.uk.

How did you hear about us?

Please use the drop list to select how you found out about Northern College. *