Key Stage 4 Vocational Opportunities Programme

Frequently Asked Questions

Level 1 programmes

Equivalent to GCSE Grades D-G (new grades 3 and below)

Available to aged 14 Schools Applicants and Home Educated Learners only. The duration of the 14-16 programme is two years.

Subjects available:

For further information please contact Susan Gilding

  • 01270 613194

Forest College

Levels available:

All programmes are offered at Key Stage 4 and last for two years, beginning in Year 10.  If you would like to take one of these courses you will need to have the agreement of your school.

All college staff teaching Key Stage 4 students have been DBS checked.

For further information about Forest College please contact Caroline Birchall-Slack

  • 01270 613160

Applications Process for Schools and Home Educated Learners 

The process of applying for Year 10 places is as follows:

  • Applications open on Monday 20th January 2025. At this stage we only require you to let us know how many places you wish to take up for the courses available rather than completing a full application form
  • Send your request in the form of an e-mail to fe-applications@reaseheath.ac.uk. Please include applicants name together with a first choice and second choice of course
  • All requests should be submitted by Friday 14th February 2025
  • Requests will then be reviewed to allocate places. We can not guarantee that all students will get their first choice as this will depend upon course capacity and demand for places. Where we can not allocate a first choice, we will aim to allocate the second choice.
  • Once allocations are confirmed, schools or parents where Home Educated will be contacted with the details for how to complete the formal application process