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Get Ready For Your Future with an Access to HE Diploma - an alternate route to a university degree

Our Access to High Education (HE) courses are the perfect choice for those over 19 who want to study for a university degree but don’t have the right qualifications.

One-year courses that can be studied flexibly and allow you to progress to a university-level course to gain a full degree. You can also study Maths and English alongside your course if required.

These courses are designed to help make the transition to university easier by offering support in study skills such as essay writing, research, and referencing, as well as developing knowledge of your chosen subject.

You may also be entitled to apply for an Advance Learning Loan to cover the cost of your Access to HE Diploma. You don’t have to pay anything upfront, and the loan will be written off if you complete your course and go on to study for a university degree.

Our Access to HE students includes those looking to retrain for a new career, upskill in their current profession or looking to return to education as a mature student, but they all have one thing in common, they are all looking to focus on their study and realise their ambitions.

Find an Access to HE Diploma to suit you via the course list below.

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Coronavirus update

Southwark College is closely monitoring all communications and guidance as it becomes available. This information is for students and staff and reflects updates from the World Health Organisation (WHO) and Public Health England (PHE). We are prepared to escalate our contingency arrangements in the event of change.

The government is monitoring the situation closely and will continue to work with the WHO and international community. For staff and students, it remains business as usual across our sites and our workplaces.

Please note that, at present, this advice refers only to arrivals from Wuhan, and not the remainder of China. If you have returned from Wuhan you should:

General guidance for those planning visits to Wuhan or other destinations in China

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) maintains updated travel advice for those planning a trip to Wuhan or other destinations in China. This is available at:

www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/china

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This advice is derived from The Department of Health and Social Care will be publishing updated data on a daily basis at 2pm until further notice:

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/wuhan-novel-coronavirus-information-for-the-public#situation-in-the-uk

Supplementary Q&A for individuals wishing to know more around how the UK is managing the risk:

https://publichealthmatters.blog.gov.uk/2020/01/23/wuhan-novel-coronavirus-what-you-need-to-know/