Services Academy

The Services Academy option is available as part of the curriculum at Glenfield College. Students in the Academy will work on:

· physical fitness and preparation for the Services

· military skills such as discipline, drills, leadership, teamwork, personal presentation, goal setting, bush craft

· theory based components.

They will also achieve credits which will contribute to their achievement of the relevant NCEA qualification which they are sitting.

Level 2 Services Academy students will have two option lines in the Academy as they will be attending the camp programme prescribed by the Ministry of Education. They will choose four other subjects, one of which should be Physical Education.

Students in Level 3 who wish to include the Academy as one of their options will have one option line in the Academy and will choose another 5 (or 4) subjects, one of which should be Physical Education.

Please see Mr Bickford (Director) or your Dean if you are interested in the Services Academy.

Gateway

Gateway is a programme designed to strengthen the pathway for students from school to work. Students choose an industry they are interested in and are given the opportunity to gain some on-job experience in an actual working environment. This can be completed either one day a week for a set time or during the holidays depending on individual students and what the employers can offer. While on work-placement students can also gain unit standards that count towards their national qualification.

Good attendance at school is a pre-requisite for students to be offered a place on the Gateway programme.

The Gateway programme is an off-timetable option available to selected Year 12 and 13 students. Currently students take a full course of subjects as well as being involved in the Gateway programme.

Please see Mrs Foolchand (Gateway Co-ordinator) in the Careers Room if you are interested in finding out more about the Gateway programme.