Nescot University Level Prospectus

Contents

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26..... Environmental Health

27..... Access to HE

28..... Performing Arts

30..... Higher Apprenticeships

32 Business & Accounting

34 International Students

35..... Mature Students

36..... Epsom and Ewell

38..... Where is Nescot?

How do I apply to Nescot?

For enrolment on courses starting in September, you will need to submit your application to UCAS by January of the same year.

Full-time courses

Apply to UCAS: www.ucas.ac.uk

(Nescot’s UCAS code: NESCT N49)

Part-time courses

Apply directly to Nescot: www.nescot.ac.uk

Why study at Nescot?

Nescot offers a high quality, affordable route to higher education qualifications. Here are some of the reasons

our students choose us:

Expert teaching

Our friendly lecturers and tutors are dedicated to helping you reach your full potential. Our staff are experienced tutors, but also have substantial experience of working in the relevant industry, too, so you can understand what your future career could be like. Our students also value being taught in smaller groups, rather than attending large lectures.

Satisfaction

According to the 2022/23 National Student Survey, a total of 89% of Higher Education students at Nescot questioned were satisfied with teaching and learning, and 92% were satisfied with academic support. This is well above the national average.

Institute of Technology

Nescot is proud to be a centre for the Sussex and Surrey Institute of Technology, which is enhancing higher-level skills training across the region. At Nescot, the IoT hosts a state-of-the-art computing zone, including labs for robotics, cyber security and artificial intelligence. Students will benefit from enhanced progression opportunities and links to employers in many sectors.

Validation

Our degrees are validated by the University of Greenwich, Open University, University of West London, London South Bank University and Pearson.

Accreditation

Our qualifications are accredited by a number of Professional, Statutory and Regulatory Bodies (PSRBs). These include the GOsC (Osteopathy), the BACP (Counselling) and the CIEH (Environmental Health).

Financial Support

Nescot has a dedicated team to help you navigate student finance. Our expert staff can advise you on support you might be eligible for, from loans to grants and bursaries. In addition, Nescot’s fees are usually lower than for comparable courses at universities.

Hear more from our students by searching ‘Nescot’ on YouTube.

Our Campus

We’ve invested over £50 million in our campus, giving you access to great facilities.

Whatever you study, you’ll be able to take advantage of brand-new onsite facilities like our newly refurbished gym, hair and beauty salon, refectory, day nursery, library, theatre, free distance learning courses and our osteopathy and sports injury clinics.

As part of the Sussex and Surrey Institute of Technology, we opened a major new IT suite on our campus in September 2023. We also have our Business Centre that can help put you in touch with employers.

Computing

Many household items and services now connect with our phones and computers, enabling us to live and work more efficiently, saving time, energy and money. Our new Foundation Degree in the ‘Internet of Things’ has been created to help develop skilled professionals who can maximise the opportunities of this rapidly-growing opportunity.

This course is delivered at Nescot as part of the Sussex and Surrey Institute of Technology (see page 4 for details).

The Computing Department at Nescot has been preparing students to work in this fast-moving industry for more than twenty-five years. Our courses give you the most relevant skills whilst broadening your employment options. We have excellent industry contacts that give you the chance to use your knowledge in real world situations and we’ll also teach you what will be expected of you in the workplace.

The fees for these courses are much lower than standard university fees, whilst the class sizes are smaller, enabling students to build good relationships with staff. Students are still able to apply for student loans.

The Computing Department works extremely closely with the leading industry partners in software, hardware and networking. Nescot is also a holder of Microsoft, Oracle and Cisco statuses.

Recent IT alumni have secured jobs at GCHQ, Sophos, BAE Systems, Capgemini, Gamma, and Cisco.

Hear more from our students by searching ‘Nescot’ on YouTube.

Creative Arts & Media

The Media industries are expanding at an exponential rate. In order to meet the demand for new and evolving employment opportunities, graduates are expected to be able to showcase a range of relevant transferable skills.

Our HND Creative Media courses have been designed to reflect industry, and you will develop your creative, technical and organisational skills across a number of media sectors. Working individually and in teams, you will complete a diverse range of projects to develop you into a highly employable, modern, media professional.

The course examines history and culture, contemporary issues and emerging technologies in the creative media industries.

Students will learn to produce their own digital projects in response to industry briefs utilising a multitude of industry relevant software.

We have six Apple Mac suites and four high-end PC labs with industry-standard software installed on them. As a Creative Media student you will shoot on 4k cameras and be supported by a selection of professional kit including lighting, cranes, dollies, etc.

A team of experienced industry professionals will support you through your studies. Their collective experience spans a range of industries including Film Production, Broadcasting and Animation.

Hear more from our students by searching ‘Nescot’ on YouTube.

Foundation Diploma in Art and Digital Design

This course is designed to be a bridging year to an Arts degree course at a university or specialist art school. You will be expected to experiment and develop your own styles through use of a variety of media in project assignments, presentations and critiques. This will encourage you to develop the range, style and quality of your work while also developing collaborative and communication skills. It will prepare you for creative application of skills and portfolio development required for successful progression to higher education, with the ultimate aim of employment in an area of the creative industries.

Creative Enterprises Professional Diploma

This course is designed for students who wish to work in an agency or freelance in the creative industries. It provides students with the opportunity to develop their creative enterprise skills by developing start-up projects and professional practice.

Students will be taught 7 - 9 hours per week with the remainder of the time spent working on professional projects with Nescot and other clients. Students will work closely with the Nescot marketing department, for example filming and editing promotional videos, recording events and conducting student interviews. You will also set up a brand and seek clients outside the college. This qualification supports students to develop a portfolio of work to help you set up a business as a freelance consultant or work in an agency role.

Diploma in Music Performance and Production

The UAL Level 4 Professional diploma in performance (Music Production) has been designed to provide students with the skills, knowledge and understanding necessary to progress into higher education or support students intending to progress directly into employment in the music industry. Throughout the year you will refine your practical skills using our industry standard facilities whilst working on a variety of industry led briefs. You will have opportunity throughout the year to set up, perform and tech at a variety of different venues, work collaboratively with other creative departments and receive specialist training.

*Subject to approval

Counselling

Foundation Degree in Psychodynamic Counselling

Psychodynamic counselling is based on the belief that the past influences the present in ways that we are not always aware of. A psychodynamic counsellor will strive to help clients recognise the possible source of some of their issues e.g. unhelpful relationship patterns.

This two-year Foundation Degree qualifies you to practice in a public practice and you will also be equipped to open your own private practice.

The course will provide you with the necessary training in skills and theory to meet the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy requirements in those areas to accredit individual counsellors. It would then be your responsibility to seek individual accreditation.

The course is psychodynamic in orientation with some consideration of the humanistic approach. To qualify you must have already completed a Level 3 Counselling course.

BA (Hons) Counselling Studies (Top-Up)

The programme enables students to deepen their understanding of Counselling theory and practice.

The programme is designed to enable individual participants who have no first degree to gain a BA (Hons) in Counselling Studies. Counselling as a discipline is broad and continues to grow in reputation and in importance to diverse range of roles: education administration, community development, health and social care, early years practitioners, human resources and the voluntary sector. For its scope, the programme draws on educational aspects of Psychology, Sociology and Philosophy to give students the appreciation of counselling as a field of study.

It is expected that students are practising counsellors or have relevant recent experience such as working in related professions.

This course leads to a BA (Hons) Degree and enables progression on to Masters level. It does not give you qualified counsellor status.

Please see full information on these course on our website before applying.

I find the teaching really stays with me on this course, I think this is because the tutors relate the theories to real-life examples and encourage us to bring our own experience in. The group is very dynamic as well, we all do our professional practice in different settings. The support from the class is important as the nature of the course can take a lot out of you, but it is also extremely rewarding.

Charley Johnson, Counselling

Animal Management

Nescot is one of the very few colleges within travelling distance of London to offer a Higher Education course in Animal Management. Animal and land-based careers are enjoying unprecedented growth in the UK and people are actively being sought to fill skills shortages.

The college has devoted more than half of its campus to a modern City Farm and Nescot is now using its years of experience working within the land-based industry to offer a Foundation Degree.

This curriculum area has a dynamic, dedicated, enthusiastic team of lecturers who are highly respected by our students. Our members of staff are all qualified teachers who have both vocational and academic experience and they are qualified to degree or Masters Level.

They also have extensive practical work experience within the industry, both national and international, and they use this to provide students with industry-appropriate knowledge and skills.

We also provide animal care courses at levels 1, 2 and 3 and these have provided a strong progression route for students in the past. In our animal facility we have a wide range of small animals, reptiles and amphibians, both domestic and exotic. Our farm maintains a varied range of livestock animals including horses, donkeys, sheep, goats and pigs.

The Foundation Degree in Animal Welfare and Management enables students to develop the skills and knowledge required to work in the hugely varied land-based industry. It gives a broad overview of working with animals as well as giving students the opportunity to develop their knowledge base in animal anatomy, physiology, health, welfare, behaviour and cognition, conservation and animal husbandry. It is designed to provide students with the practical skills required and academic competency to excel within this extensive industry. The Foundation Degree also provides a gateway to a range of Higher Education options.

At the same time, this theory is put into practice at Nescot’s substantial animal care facilities. The course gives students the opportunity to develop a high standard of education within the comfort of a vocational setting that is not commonly available at Higher Education Institutions.

The BSc (Hons) Animal Management and Conservation (Top-up) Degree has been designed to provide a mechanism whereby graduates of the Foundation Degree in Animal Welfare and Management can top-up their qualification to a Bachelor of Science Honours Degree. Consideration will also be given to applicants with passes in comparable Level 5 modules from other institutions.

This course will support students to develop the skills and knowledge required to work in the hugely varied land-based industry. Giving a broad overview of working with animals, the course will allow students to develop their knowledge base in animal nursing, conservation and research, whilst at the same time applying theory into practice at Nescot’s Animal Care facilities.

Teacher Training

The Teacher Training Department at Nescot prides itself on flexible and targeted provision of courses for those who want to teach in the post-14 and FE & Skills sector.

These courses are designed for those with a real passion for teaching and they will show you how to transmit that passion directly to your students in the classroom arena, whilst giving you the solid qualifying foundations you need to teach in this exciting sector.

Our staff have years of teaching experience in schools, colleges, corporate training and staff development and also within specific community groups. We have specialised expertise across a range of needs including behavioural and dyslexia. There are very few challenges within teaching that our staff have not met before and they fully understand the demands on the modern practitioner.

Our students range from those who have spent years in a teaching environment and want to take their careers to another level, to those who have little experience in the sector but have the passion and drive to succeed. The structure and timings of our courses are designed for those with busy working and family lives.

We keep our class sizes small, at around sixteen students, so you not only get much more individual attention from your tutors but build a real relationship with your classmates. Our expert tutors will also pinpoint the areas you are most challenged by and give you the personal skills and tools to master them.

We encourage you to learn from one another and bring your own experiences to the course using group work sessions, paired work and class discussions. You will even observe and evaluate one another’s teaching sessions as well as observing talented advanced practitioners in action.

Hear more from our students by searching ‘Nescot’ on YouTube.

Early Years

This course is designed for people currently working with young children in an early years setting or Primary school. It has been created by highly experienced practitioners to develop ‘Playful pedagogy’ for those working with children aged 0 – 8 years.

You could be working in the private or voluntary sector, or in a school. The course is suitable for a range of roles within day care, play groups, before and after school clubs, schools, children’s centres, family support services, as a nanny or childminder or in early years advisory services.

This sector-endorsed Early Years

Foundation Degree is a two-year higher education degree course that is run in collaboration with the Open University (subject to validation).

The course enables you to combine academic study with work-based learning and develops sound theoretical and practice-based knowledge. It combines rigorous academic standards with the opportunity to experiment and develop ideas and practices that will excite children and stimulate their development. It will help you create fresh approaches to learning through play. The course covers a wide range of theoretical perspectives and current issues in early years education and explores international perspectives and contemporary developments and challenges within the sector.

Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning (APEL) is available as an entry route for those with a background in the sector but lacking formal qualifications.

On successful completion of the Early Years Foundation Degree students can progress onto a work-based learning BA (Hons) Top-up programme which could lead to either Early Years Teacher Status or Qualified Teacher Status.

It provides a route from Level 3 into higher education for experienced and committed early years practitioners.

The course is classified as ‘full-time’ due to the work-based aspect and that all the assignments are practice-focused.

This unique course has been developed in response to employer and students’ feedback and is a Level 6 Top Up Award for those working or volunteering with children aged 0 – 19 years in either early years, education, or health settings. The course aims to produce child centred graduates with the leadership skills, knowledge, confidence, and resilience needed to ensure effective child-centred professional practice and professionalism in the workplace.

The course will be an excellent progression route into careers that require a post graduate qualification, for example; Early Years Teacher status, Qualified Teacher status or PGCE.

Health & Social Care

These two-year courses are designed for individuals wishing to study for a career as a registered Health Play Specialist.

Healthcare Play Specialism: Foundation Degree

Nescot is pleased to work with the University of West London in delivering a Foundation Degree in Healthcare Play Specialism. We welcome applications from individuals who hold a (minimum) Level 3 qualification in the field of children and young people and have been qualified and practicing for two years or more.

The course supports the development of professional competencies in the field of therapeutic play for children and young people in hospital and community healthcare settings.

Successful completion of the programme leads to registration with the Healthcare Play Specialist Education Trust (HPSET). All students will attend a healthcare placement under the mentorship of a registered Health Play Specialist. Students will be required to undertake 200 hours of hospital placement in Year One and Year Two of the course.

This course is delivered one day a week at Nescot and one placement day in a healthcare setting. Throughout the two years, students will study modules that are relevant to the profession, offering them exceptional transferrable skills.

Health Play Specialist: Apprenticeship

The apprenticeship route is suitable for those with employment in a relevant role within their healthcare setting. For further guidance please contact us or come to an open event.

Osteopathy

Osteopathy is a system of diagnosis and treatment for a wide range of medical conditions. It is based on the principle that the well-being of an individual depends on the skeleton, muscles, ligaments and connective tissues functioning smoothly together. In the UK Osteopathy is an allied healthcare profession regulated by the General Osteopathic Council (GOsC).

Once you have qualified with our B.Ost or M.Ost degrees you are able to apply for registration with the GOsC and then practice as an osteopath. You can then work as an osteopath in a clinic, the NHS or set up your own practice (we also teach you the practicalities of running your own business). Osteopaths work all over the world including Europe, New Zealand and Australia.

Our students rate us particularly highly for our experienced teaching staff, small class sizes, excellent pastoral care and modern clinic facilities.

Our onsite teaching clinic has more than 3000 patient appointments per year and it is staffed by highly-qualified tutors who supervise the students in assessing and treating patients. In our clinic our students encounter patients of all ages and lifestyles as well as getting the opportunity to work in specialist areas such as paediatrics and sports injuries.

Our Osteopathy students are a mix of younger and mature students, with many of the latter having come to Osteopathy as a career change later in life.

We also offer access courses for potential applicants who have a real interest but lack the required academic qualifications.

**Academic qualification, does not qualify for GOsC registration

Hear more from our students by searching ‘Nescot’ on YouTube.

I chose Nescot for my degree because of the friendly atmosphere, experienced lecturers with their own take on different aspects of osteopathy, and smaller class sizes.

Naomi, Osteopathic Medicine

Sport & Exercise Science

2 years full-time (normally 2 days a week)

The BTEC Higher Nationals are Level 4 and 5 qualifications – equivalent to a foundation degree or the first two years of a full degree. They are vocational courses with an emphasis on ‘learning by doing’; focusing on the skills and knowledge needed for a particular industry.

The HND in Sport & Exercise Science offers a balance of practical and theoretical knowledge and skills to develop you as professional, self-reflecting individuals able to meet the demands of employers in the Sport & Exercise Science sector.

The course is ideal for those who aspire to work in the fitness or sports therapy industry. The program provides learners with the opportunity to study a broad range of modules aimed at providing you with the knowledge and scientific understanding to help you succeed in your chosen profession.

You will gain a knowledge of a broad range of topics, from anatomy, physiology, and nutrition to psychology, sport rehabilitation and strength & conditioning.

The course provides a thorough grounding in Sport & Exercise Science principles at Level 4 that leads the student to a range of specialist progression pathways at Level 5 relating to individual professions within the Sport & Exercise Science sector. It will equip individuals with commercial acumen, understanding and Sport & Exercise Science skills for success in a range of roles in Sport & Exercise Science, enabling progression to a university degree by supporting the development of appropriate academic study skills.

Public Services, Crime and Criminal Justice

The BTEC Higher Nationals are Level 4 and 5 qualifications – equivalent to a foundation degree or the first two years of a full degree. They are vocational courses with an emphasis on ‘learning by doing’; focusing on the skills and knowledge needed for a particular industry.

The HNC/HND in Public Services, Crime and Criminal Justice will give you the skills and knowledge required to begin a career in the Public Services and the Criminal Justice sector. The course is designed to equip you with a sound understanding of how public services and allied professions can impact on society, from both a theoretical and practical perspective. You will explore theories of crime and psychology of behaviour, law and justice, punishment and rehabilitation, as well as gaining an in-depth knowledge of the contemporary social issues affecting today’s criminal justice system.

Through this course, you will develop essential skills such as time management, teamwork, self-motivation, and leadership to help you join a career in the Public Services that is as rewarding as it is demanding.

If you are keen to enter a profession allied to public services this course combines theory and written work with an active-based programme that is closely linked to the emergency services and allied professions. Our team of dedicated experts will guide you as you gain knowledge and understanding, as well as practical, professional and subject specific skills.

Environmental Health

This course is designed to prepare you for the examinations for this Higher Certificate.

You will study four taught units at Nescot as the first part of this qualification. Once these have been successfully completed, you will be required to pass a professional interview with examiners from the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) and to complete a logbook of relevant field practice. This normally takes at least one further year.

The department is committed to providing targeted training at times to suit busy professionals with virtual learning materials and tutors available by email outside of teaching hours.

Environmental health is a growing industry with opportunities available in many exciting, fast-paced sectors.

Any Environmental Health Assistant or Technician who wishes to develop their career in Food Premises Inspection, must, according to the current Food Standard Agency Code of Practice, have an Ordinary or Higher Certificate in Food Premises Inspection awarded by the Environmental Health Registration Board.

Access to HE

The Access to Higher Education (HE) Diploma is a qualification which prepares students for study at university. It is designed for people who want to do university-level study but do not have suitable A Levels or an equivalent Level 3 qualification. They are also ideal for people who have had a gap in formal learning and want to refresh their study skills. Each year around 20,000 Access students across the country progress onto degree-level courses.

An Access to HE course will help you develop the knowledge and confidence you need for university. Alongside specialist modules in your chosen subject area, you will develop your techniques for advanced learning, including research, assignment writing and examination technique. Working individually and in the group, you will prepare projects and presentations and will have the scope to focus on particular areas of interest within your subject.

Nescot offers Access to HE pathways in 4 subjects as listed above. Each are designed to lead to degree-level study in the relevant subject areas.

Detailed information about each programme and the degree courses they may lead to is on the Nescot website at www.nescot.ac.uk/access.

You must be aged 19 or over on the first day of the course, but you do not need a work placement. You must have GCSE maths and English at grade 4 (formerly grade C) or above and will take an assessment as part of the application process, to ensure that the course is suitable for you. Access courses are a well-recognised entry route to university, however if you have a specific HE course and institution in mind, it is recommended that you confirm they will accept the Access course as an entry qualification before you enrol.

Performing Arts

Our enthusiastic and knowledgeable staff are experienced and established practitioners, directors, technicians and industry professionals. This means we can bring a real and relevant experience to you and your training. We work with industry specialists on the program including directors from a variety of theatres such as the National Theatre, Action to the Word, The Etcetera Theatre and The CLF Art Café. We also have a specialist Acting for Screen lecturer who is working in industry and has just been in a Hollywood film.

During careers week we bring in organisations such as Equity, the Arts Council and various practitioners including, agents, professional actors and casting directors. We also have a tax returns workshop and bring in former students to talk about life after Nescot.

The department has excellent facilities including two full-scale theatres (including a 215 seat proscenium arch), two high-spec acting studios and a fully-equipped dance studio, as well as good-quality teaching rooms with interactive white boards and an Apple Mac suite. We also have an extensive scenic workshop for set building and fully-stocked costume and props stores.

UAL Level 4 Professional Diploma in Performance

The course provides students with an opportunity to stretch and refine their practical skills levels whilst defining their own personal interests and area of expertise.

Classes include stage acting, acting for screen, singing and voice, movement and musical theatre technique. You will get regular opportunities to rehearse and perform to an audience at a professional theatre venue.

Regular classes in audition technique and repertoire will ensure you are fully prepared for future auditions, casting calls and the demands of the industry.

Higher Apprenticeships

Higher Apprenticeships provide a different route to gain Level 4 qualifications or above, with most apprentices gaining an NVQ Level 4, HND, or a foundation degree. Training fees are paid by the government and the employer, so there is no requirement for a student loan for fees.

A Higher Apprenticeship can take from one to five years to complete, and it involves part-time study at an institution like Nescot. The main appeal of an apprenticeship is that you are working whilst you are studying.

This provides you with both an income and real-life experience in your chosen profession.

Apprenticeships are designed with employer and industry needs in mind hence they are very relevant to the job you’ll be doing. An apprenticeship also gives you a head start in employment as government figures say that 90% of apprentices in England stay on in employment, 71% of them with the same employer.

Our dedicated Business Centre team can help you whether you have an employer or not. We maintain strong links with industry and can help you seek a suitable employer. Our current vacancies can be seen at www.nescot.ac.uk/ apprenticeshipvacancies. If you already have an employer please contact us at the Business Centre and we will help you progress your application. You can contact the Business Centre on 0208 394 8593 or email businesscentre@nescot.ac.uk

Hear more from our students by searching ‘Nescot’ on YouTube.

Business & Accounting

We offer highly qualified and experienced lecturers and assessors, excellent tutorial systems and individual face-to-face meetings outside of teaching hours.

Our HE Business courses are designed to develop broad business skills and they also offer a specialist pathway at HND, giving students an extra edge in employability. Our BA (Hons) Business Entrepreneurship is a top-up degree which includes modules covering entrepreneurial leadership, strategy, finance, innovation and marketing.

The MA in Applied Management is designed to develop master’s level strategic skills and knowledge, enhancing career prospects and performance in senior roles. Effective and ethical approaches to the management of people and resources will be embedded.

Your studies will give you the skills to help you start and run your own business or they will enable you to make a difference in a future employer’s organisation. We take great pride in student success and actively encourage the development of entrepreneurship skills for today’s changing business world.

International Students

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We understand that studying abroad is a big decision, and we want to help and support you to make the transition as easy as possible. We offer:

A personal tutor, who will meet with you regularly to monitor your progress and help you set and achieve targets;

Information from qualified and impartial careers advisors through our Advice and Guidance service;

Expert help from our Student Finance team, who can advise on fees, loans and bursaries;

Access to welfare support, including counselling; and

Help to access extra English language support, if you need it.

For more information, please contact Advice & Guidance on:

(+44) 20 8394 3038

www.nescot.ac.uk

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Mature Students

Over50% of students enrolling on our Higher Education courses are mature students (23+). Whether you’re starting a new career, changing jobs or adding to your professional qualifications, we work hard to help you balance your studies with your other commitments so that you reach your full potential.

A ‘full-time’ course doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll be in college five days a week. Timetables vary between courses, but we aim to schedule classes, tutorials, lectures and assessments in a way that helps you manage your time efficiently. In some cases we’re also able to be flexible with our entry requirements, for example accepting substantial work experience in lieu of some academic qualifications.

If you’re balancing your studies with caring for young children you could make use of our on-site nursery, Nestots, which cares for children aged up to five.

Hear more from our students by searching ‘Nescot’ on YouTube.

Epsom and Ewell

We think our borough is a great place to study. It’s also a great place to make your home, and to start or develop your career.

Epsom and Ewell has something for everyone, and was ranked as the 2nd happiest place to live in Surrey in 2021. Epsom is a lively town with a shopping centre, restaurants, bars, pubs, nightclubs and a theatre, while Ewell is a quiet and picturesque village. The borough has plenty of green open spaces, from the compact and historic Bourne Hall in Ewell to the 250-acre Nonsuch Park on the borough’s borders.

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Epsom is also host to the famous Derby, billed as the world’s greatest flat race, which has been a fixture of the horse racing calendar since the inaugural race in 1780. The two-day racing festival of The Oaks and The Derby attracts over 150,000 people to the racecourse. There’s also a popular summer programme of affordable evening racing and music and, even when there isn’t any racing, the Downs are a beautiful open space to walk, ride and picnic.

Find out more about Epsom and the Derby on YouTube.

Although we’re in a ‘village’ setting we also have modern amenities within walking distance including a hypermarket, cafes, pubs and retail outlets. Central London is only forty minutes by direct train from nearby Ewell East station.

Other towns and boroughs like Guildford, Wimbledon and Croydon are also easily accessed from both of our nearby train stations.

Surrey is also a very safe part of the country. Out of the 43 policing areas in England and Wales, Surrey has the fourth lowest rate of crime per 1,000 population (2021). In Epsom and Ewell especially there is a strong sense of community and security with many local residents’ associations and neighbourhood groups.

We think you’ll like it round here, by all means join us at one of our many open events and have a look around the area.

Open Events

Chat to our HE staff and see our campus

Wednesday

27 September 2023

4.30pm - 7.30pm

Saturday 14 October 2023

10am - 1pm

Wednesday 22 November 2023

4.30pm - 7.30pm

Saturday

27 January 2024

10am - 1pm

Wednesday 21 February 2024

4.30pm - 7.30pm

Wednesday 22 May 2024

4.30pm - 7.30pm

To register go to nescot.ac.uk/events

Please note that the timing and/or format of our open events are subject to change. Please visit our website for the most up-to-date information.

Where is Nescot?

Nescot is in Ewell in Surrey. We are on the outskirts of London, in a safe and well-connected area.

We’re within easy walking distance of two train stations, Ewell East and Ewell West, and there are buses linking us to Morden underground station and Kingston. We have a large free car park with easy access to the M25, A3, A23, A24 and A21, and we’re halfway between Heathrow and Gatwick.

Journey time to Nescot by train

Ashtead, 8 minutes

Carshalton, 10 minutes

Cheam, 3 minutes

Hackbridge, 12 minutes

Leatherhead, 11 minutes

London Victoria, 33 minutes

Mitcham Junction, 16 minutes

Motspur Park, 8 minutes

Raynes Park, 11 minutes

Sutton, 6 minutes

West Croydon, 19 minutes

Wimbledon, 14 minutes

Worcester Park, 6 minutes

OUR FULL ADDRESS IS: Nescot, Reigate Road, Ewell, Epsom, Surrey, KT17 3DS

Disclaimer

This prospectus describes our courses, services and facilities. It was compiled in September 2023 and relates to the programmes we intend to offer for the year starting in September 2024. Every care has been taken to ensure that the information contained is accurate at the time of printing, but the course programme is subject to continuing development and changing circumstances that may necessitate the cancellation of courses or alterations to the course content, or other related matters. Some courses described are still subject to external validation before they can be run. The college reserves the right to make any such changes with as much notice as possible. These rights shall be incorporated in any contract between the college and a student, safeguarding the college from any liability whatsoever in respect of any such changes. Please note the tuition fees quoted are for a single year of tuition. Some courses attract additional costs, including materials and protective clothing.

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