Courses We Offer
Camden Pathways offers students a wide range of courses through different partners. We make sure there's something to interest every student – from boxing to business, from performing arts to health and beauty, and lots more.
Click on the tabs below to find out about each of our partners, and the courses you can apply for with them.
Footsteps Sports Academy
The Footsteps Sports Academy offers a nurturing education environment to young people who have experienced difficulties in mainstream school or would benefit from a small education setting.
Class sizes are a maximum of 6 and students are supported by a learning mentor during lessons.
Parents / carers receive a weekly report to monitor progress.
Their aim is to provide you with a positive experience of education, support with personal development and access to sport and vocational opportunities. Footsteps will also provide you with a high level of support to make decisions about your next steps in education and training.
You can watch a video about Footsteps on the link here.
‘We turn around the lives of disengaged young people. We see their potential. We give them a second chance. We build successful futures. Our success is society’s success.’
Footsteps Curriculum offers:
• GCSEs in
• Business Studies
• Biology
• Maths
• English
• Religious Studies
• Art
• PE
• Additional GCSEs where appropriate
• Sports Leaders Awards, FA Level 1 Coaching Courses and First Aid courses
The sports curriculum consists of football, non-contact boxing, weight training, wrestling, martial arts, tennis, tabletennis, rugby, and athletics. External coaches support students to ensure optimal participation, progress and development.
Contact
The Footsteps Sports Academy
New River Sport and Fitness Centre
White Hart Lane
Wood Green
London N22 5QW
Tel 020 8881 4050
Principal: Chris Hall
chris.hall@footstepstrust.com
07838132091
How to get there
• Wood Green Station / White Hart Lane Overground
• W3 Bus
Quality
NLQAP Quality Assurance: Meets Required Standards
DfE registered: Yes
Ofsted rating: 2 (2022)
‘We aim to ensure that our students access Post 16 places in education, training, apprenticeships, and employment. Above all, we want our students to be confident and know that they are able to do well in life.’
Capital City College Group
A good range of vocational courses, delivered by tutors and people with real industry experience.
They focus on achieving qualifications, improving behaviour and attendance, and preparing young people for further education or the world of work. The courses are designed to engage the interest of learners.
The college is based on 2 sites, and aims to:
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provide you with an alternative route to gain qualifications with an individualised programme suited to your needs.
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enhance your learning experience in a college environment with excellent facilities, to support you to gain qualifications which will lead to employment or further study
- ensure you are fully prepared with the right skills, knowledge and experience to succeed in the modern workplace.
Curriculum offer:
City and Islington College
- Level 1 BTEC Business
- Level 1 BTEC Performing Arts
Maths and English GCSE & Functional Skills
Functional Skills ICT (Functional Skills route) or Level 1 BTEC Gateway Science (GCSE route)
NOCN personal development
College of North East London
- Level 1 VTCT Introduction to the Hair & Beauty Sector
- Level 1 City & Guilds Multi Skills Construction
- Level 1 BTEC Sport
Maths and English GCSE & Functional Skills
Functional Skills ICT (Functional Skills route) or Level 1 BTEC Gateway Science (GCSE route)
NOCN personal development
Contact:
Shaheena Khatri – KS4 Business Manager
College of North-East London, High Road, Tottenham, N15 4RU
College of North East London website
Westminster Kingsway College, 211 Grays Inn Road, Kings Cross, WC1X 8RA
Westminster Kingsway College website City & Islington College, 444 Camden Road, Islington, N7 0SP
City & Islington College website
How to find us:
College of North-East London (CONEL)
Bus: 76, 149, 259, 279, 318, 349, 476,
Overground: South Tottenham
Tube: Seven Sisters (Victoria Line)
Westminster Kingsway College
Train – Kings Cross St Pancras
Buses: 10, 17, 45, 46, 30, 73, 91, 214, 394
City and Islington College
Tube: Holloway Road (Piccadilly Line)
Buses: 4, 29, 43, 91, 153, 253, 254, 259, 271, 393
Quality
NLQAP Quality Assurance: Meets required standards
DfE registered: Yes
Ofsted rating: 3 (2020) for the post 16 college
The Arts Xchange
The Arts Xchange provides alternative education through a creative media and performing arts curriculum.
This course may be suitable for you if you have an interest in a career in arts or media and would benefit from a smaller, less formal learning environment.
We believe passionately that learning can and should be enjoyable. A creative curriculum puts pleasure back into learning and our offer ensures that students are able to work towards meaningful qualifications.
Some lessons are taught by industry professionals who have an up-to-date knowledge of the working world of Arts & Media.
The Arts Xchange offers fantastic state of the art facilities, including specialist teaching spaces like our dance studio, theatre, recording studio and music technology suite.
Curriculum:
Creative Curriculum
Level 2 Vocational Pathways:
UAL Creative Media Production (Digital Arts, Film, Music Technology)
UAL Performing Arts Level (Dance, Drama, Vocals)
Core curriculum
Maths and English GCSE & Functional Skills
Extended Curriculum
This strand of the curriculum engages students in personal, social and health education and preparation for post 16 education, training, or employment. One of the strengths of the college is the emphasis on personal and social growth, enabling students to develop a stronger sense of who they are and helping them to improve their self-confidence and ability to interact with others.
Contact:
Gosia Klosek – Head of School
gosiaklosek@theartsxchange.co.uk
The Arts Exchange website
263 – 269 City Road. EC1V 1JX
Transport:
Tube: Angel & Old Street
Overground: Highbury & Islington
Buses: 205, 214, 43
Quality
NLQAP Quality Assurance: Meets required standards
DfE registered: Yes
Ofsted rating: 2 (2017)
Westside School
We provide our pupils with an engaging, challenging and rewarding education.
Whilst every one of our pupils is an individual with their own specific interests and needs, what links them all is their potential to achieve well and lead happy, successful adult lives.
We seek to provide pupils with the same breadth of opportunities both inside and outside the classroom as any mainstream school.
All our teachers hold qualified teacher status and every effort is made to offer a wide range of subjects.
Uniform
Black Trousers or Skirt, Black School Blazer, White Collared Shirt, Grey School Tie with Westside Logo (Provided by the school), Black Leather School Shoes
Our aims:
- To offer a broad curriculum of academic and vocational subjects enhanced by educational visits, external speakers and partnerships with local schools and community groups;
- To create a bespoke plan for each pupil so that any gaps in their education can be addressed and they can continue the GCSE courses they have already begun;
- To keep classes to eight pupils or fewer and with two members of staff
- To encourage families to be active partners in their children’s education;
- To nurture key life skills such as confidence, self-esteem and ambition as well as the ability to co-operate, listen and interact positively with peers.
Curriculum offer:
GCSE: English Language, Math, Biology, Sociology, Religious Studies, Art
Vocational Subjects: Hair & Beauty, BTEC Business Enterprise & NCFE Mental Health Awareness Level 2
Extracurricular clubs: Cookery, Art, Non-contact boxing, Basketball, E-sports
Therapeutic interventions: Speech and Language, Music Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Psychology
Contact
Headteacher: Patricia Hanley
Westside School
Galena House, 8-30 Galena Road, Hammersmith, W6 0LT
020 7504 0512office@westsideschool.org.ukWestside School website
Transport
Tube: Hammersmith & City, Piccadilly or District Line to Hammersmith or District line to Ravenscourt Park
Quality
NLQAP Quality Assurance:
DfE registered: Yes
Ofsted rating: 1 (2019)
The Boxing Academy
The Boxing Academy offers high quality education and development to the most hard-to-reach young people, realised through the discipline and ethos of boxing.
Our unique model offers intense mentoring and support for young people, placing them in a class of 8 students with a dedicated boxer who acts as mentor, teacher support and coach throughout their stay with us.
For young people who have had a negative and unsuccessful time in mainstream, especially those who have anger or aggression issues, this is a fresh start and an opportunity to complete their GCSEs and gain a place in further education.
The ethos reflects our origins, that of a boxing gym: a small, comfortable and familial environment with clear boundaries, a system of rewards and sanctions and an emphasis on discipline, achievement and hard work.
Students do not need to have boxed to attend the Boxing Academy. In fact, most of them haven’t.
The daily boxing training helps with concentration, fitness and self-esteem but they do not compete.
We use daily Boxing training to provide a skill-based intervention which successfully improves the wellbeing, academic success, resilience and life opportunities for young people.
Curriculum offer:
GCSEs
English
Maths
Biology
Art
PE
Functional Skills Maths and English
Contact
Principal – Anna Cain
1 Monteagle Way, Hackney, London E5 8PH
adminoffice@theboxingacademy.co.ukThe Boxing Academy website
Transport
Overground: Hackney Central, Rectory Road, Clapton
Quality
NLQAP Quality Assurance: Meets Required Standards
DfE registered: Yes
Ofsted rating: 1 (2020)
BSix College
Studying at BSix will allow you to experience life at a sixth form college with teachers who understand the needs of 14 – 16 year old students on an alternative provision pathway.
We personalise the study programme for you. Alongside your main vocational subject you will study English and Maths at the level most appropriate for you. The level that you study at is based on interview and assessment. We are aware that secondary school is not the best environment for all 14 – 16 learners. At BSix we have a good record of providing an educational setting to help you get back on track.
We treat you like an adult. We are here to support you, but we also expect you to study hard and aspire to be successful.
Curriculum
BTEC Level 1 Vocational Studies
UAL Level 1 Art, Design and Media
Entry level 3 Edexcel Science
Maths & English GCSE or Functional Skills
Trinity ESOL courses are also available
Contact
Kenninghall Road, E5 8BP
0800 3892 947gmestrum@bsix.ac.uk Bsix College website
Transport
Trains: Clapton, Hackney Downs and Rectory Road
Buses: 38, 48, 55, 56, 106, 253, 254, 393, 488\
Quality
NLQAP Quality Assurance: Meets required standard
DfE registered: Yes
Ofsted rating: 2 (2021)
The Avalon Project
We believe in a person-centred approach to learning in small classes with high tutor to student ratios.
Our classes are taught by experienced, professionals who create and deliver dynamic hands on lessons that are practical and designed to meet the needs of all of our young people. By working with small groups, we are able to provide the appropriate level of support and wraparound care so our learners can thrive.
Curriculum offer
The Avalon Project is a part time vocational offer of 2 days per week.
Young people are educated in school for their core subjects.
BTEC level one diploma in Engineering
The course covers a wide range of engineering sectors, including mechanical maintenance and repair, welding and metal fabrication, electrical installation, design and making products.
BTEC level one diploma in Construction
This course covers a wide range of construction sectors, the course covers carpentry, electrics, plumbing, painting and decorating, and brickwork
As part of both courses, young people participate in dirt-biking every half term. Biking days are carefully paced to stretch the technical abilities whilst being physical demanding and fun.
The sessions are designed to build resilience, encourage team-working, improve confidence and keep everyone motivated on their studies.
Contact
The Avalon Project
1a Churchway
London, NW1 1LJ
https://www.avalonproject.co.uk/
Transport
Euston Station – Overground & Underground
Bus: 168 & 253
Quality
Quality Assured in September 2022 by CCfL – provider met required standards
DfE registered: No – part time provision - Managed by Camden Council’s Youth Support Service
