Admissions and Choosing your course

Safeguarding and Prevent policy at Holy Cross We recognise our responsibilities with regard to the protection of young people. We are fully committed to acting in accordance with our legal duty to protect all members of our college community and to keep them safe. Full details of the policy can be found on the college website or by writing to the Assistant Principal (Students).

No Smoking We are a non-smoking college, and smoking is only permitted in one designated area of the campus where a shelter is provided.

Supporting your learning Our Learning Support team has experience of working with students with a wide range of disabilities and other support needs. The support and resources available are negotiated on an individual basis, to meet your needs in the best possible way. Please feel able to contact us to discuss the ways our Learning Support team could help you.

The Library Our library is a university style space, perfect for study and research for your homework and for on-going revision. Our professional and highly experienced librarians will encourage you to read widely and engage in independent research for your studies. We have a wide range of books for borrowing or reference use that support all of your curriculum areas, and a collection for leisure reading. Online you will have access to eBooks, journals and university standard subject databases, 24/7. There are various study options available to you such as bookable group work rooms, a silent study area, individual study spaces and group-work tables. You are automatically a member of the library and can borrow up to 10 items at any one time. The Library is open until 8.00 pm, three evenings a week.

We believe Holy Cross is unique, and as you learn more about us, we hope you will agree. We welcome applications from students of all faiths and those of none. As a result, we have a wonderfully diverse student population.

In offering places we take into account the following: • your online application form • discussions at interview

• a reference from your school • the date of receipt of the application form, if it arrives after the closing date We are looking for commitment, passion and hard work. We try to keep our GCSE tariff as welcoming as we possibly can for the courses we offer; specific entry requirements are available on our website (www.holycross.ac.uk). Offers of a place are always conditional on whether you meet these entry requirements and a supportive reference from your school.

Applications are completed on-line via our website; the system is open from October each year through to early December. Students are strongly advised to complete applications by the deadline indicated.