WELCOME

Welcome to Access to Higher Education at East Sussex College Lewes. Congratulations on taking the first steps towards your future! 

An Access to Higher Education Diploma is an intensive Level 3 qualification which runs over 3 days a week for 1 year. The course gives you the necessary preparation and opportunity for entry to University, whether you are seeking a career change, didn't achieve the grades needed for entry to higher education previously or returning to study our Access courses are an excellent opportunity to allow you to do do so.

Entry criteria for these courses is flexible dependant on your chose University progression, for the general pathways we do suggest that learners have a grade 4/C in GCSE Maths and English however there is opportunity to  study one of these alongside your diploma. Our Medicine pathway has a high level of entry criteria due to the native of the course and requirements of medical schools.

Our Access pathways primary focus is to give you the necessary knowledge, skills and behaviours to prepare you for higher education. Our pathways have many routes into a wide variety of degrees and our success rate for progression into higher education for 20/21 was 90%. 

Take the next steps towards your future now and enquire to attend  one of our virtual information sessions.

APPLICATION & DEADLINES

ACCESS TO HE- general INFORMATION

Please click on the image below to view the course information sheets for each pathway.

additional information

ACCESS TO MEDICINE COURSE

BRIGHTON & SUSSEX MEDICAL SCHOOL OUTREACH ACTIVITIES

BrightIdeas Applications Opening Soon

BrightIdeas is back for 2023 and we wanted you to be the first to know!

This year we’re excited to be collaborating with another medical school to provide aspiring medics, in Year 12, the opportunity to complete a medicine-focussed research project whilst engaging with current medical students and doctors to find out what it’s really like to study medicine . Over the course of four online events and an in-person summer school, students will take part in a number of science-focussed and admissions-related workshops equipping them with the skills and knowledge to make a competitive application to medical school. 

We will be opening applications in the next few days but to ensure students receive the programme details straight to their inboxes, we are encouraging anyone who would like to find out more to complete the BrightIdeas 2023: Expression of Interest. As soon as the applications open, we’ll be sure to email!

If you have any questions about the BrightIdeas programme, please email Charlotte via c.smyrk@bsms.ac.uk

Preparing for Medical School Interviews

December and January are the peak interview times for medical schools, so we’ve pulled together some information and advice from our current medical students that may be pertinent to any of your students undertaking interviews this winter. 

You can access the full article here

Please see below for other useful resources related to medicine interviews:

• Medical School’s Council

  • Interview Preparation

  • Core Values and Attributes

  • Work Experience Guidance Covid-19 Update

• NHS Core Values and Constitution

• The Medic Portal (please note that the Medic Portal does also have paid content but there is a large amount of free content available here)

• BSMS Virtual Work Experience

• Observe GP Virtual Work Experience

In-School / Online Sessions and Fairs

Alongside our regularly organised talks and events, we may also be able to deliver bespoke sessions regarding medicine admissions, taster sessions, and general information and advice to your students, delivered online or in-person. 

We may also be able to attend in-school careers/HE fairs that are organised by your institution.

Please contact us directly via outreach@bsms.ac.uk if you are interested in one of these sessions and we will assess your request and staff availability to deliver a session/attend a fair.

Once again, if you have any questions regarding the content provided above, or about any of our admissions and outreach activities, please do not hesitate to get in touch via outreach@bsms.ac.uk

Pre-Access Courses

ACCESS TO HE PREPARATION COURSE- Entry for September 2023

Thinking about doing an Access to HE course in September 2023? Worried you've been out of education for too long? The aim of the qualifications is to offer a range of personal learning skills that give you an opportunity to gain the confidence and knowledge needed to make choices about further study, employment and life.

You will have a designated tutor to provide you support throughout this 10 week course and provide further information, advice and guidance around our Level 3 Acces to HE Diplomas or further study.

This course is an fantastic opportunity prepare learners for the demands of the very intensive Access to HE diplomas, by allowing them to develop many of the study skills needed prior to starting the Access courses.

It is particularly useful for students who are returning to study after a long break and students who wish to improve their written English and gain valuable study skills.

We offer adult GCSE Maths and English classes alongside these qualifications please contact access.enquiries@escg.ac.uk for more information.

You will explore the process of organising and planning your learning, gathering, storing, referencing and assessing information, and producing or presenting a range of information.

Topics covered within this qualification-

• IT software fundamentals

• Writting for meaning

• Practical presentation

• Punctuation, grammar and referencing

• Carrer planning

Learners may apply and progress onto on of the Access to HE diploma or other L3 pathways that we offer here in Lewes or other campus'. (entry requirements applicable)

• Access to Humanities and Social Science

• Access to Medical Science

• Access to Combined Science

• Access to Nursing and Health Professions

Dates: 01/02/2023 - 10/05/2023

Day/Time: Wednesday 09:30-14:45

Duration: 10 weeks

Course code: 60610-01

Cost: £270 (some learners may be eligable for a fee waiver)

PREPARATION FOR MEDICINE- For entry to September 2024

Thinking about our Access to HE Medicine course for September 2024? Or do you feel like you need to bursh up on your science knowledge before embarking on a potential application? The aim of this course is to offer a range or personal learning skills and science knowlesge to help you gain the condidence and knowleded needed to make choices about further study on our Medicine course.

This course is an fantastic opportunity prepare learners for the demands of the very intensive Access to HE diplomas, by allowing them to develop many of the study skills needed prior to starting the Access courses. It is particularly useful for students who are returning to study after a long break and students who wish to improve their written English and gain valuable study skills.

You will be granted a guarnteed interview for September 2024 by enrolling onto this course if you are a future applicant.

Dates: 03/07/2023 - 07/07/2023

Day/Time: Monday- Friday 09:00-16:15

Duration: 1 week

Course code: 60990-10

Cost: £500

financial INFORMATION

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CONTACT US

Access.enquiries@escg.ac.uk 

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