Access to Health Professions at West Suffolk College

09/12/2022

From working in mental health to maternity wards and social care, our Access to Higher Education Nursing & Health Professions students have gone on to great careers. Starting from 9 January 2023, you can study this fast-track course at West Suffolk College in Ipswich in Fore Street. 2 Days (in person) + 1 Evening (virtual with a tutor via our online learning platform).

For further information or to sign up, please contact us via email on [email protected]

21/10/2022

👩‍⚕️ Apply for our Nursing and Health Professions Access to Higher Education course starting this November on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings in Bury St Edmunds, or from September 2023 in Bury St Edmunds, Sudbury and Ipswich: https://www.wsc.ac.uk/access

Full details in post down below...

Whatever your background and however complicated your life may be, there’s always a way back into education. Whether you want to retrain for a new a career or just get the degree you promised yourself. Access makes it possible, with flexible courses and all the support you need.

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27/09/2022

Meet Steph Coates, who studied Access to Higher Education Nursing and Health Professions. The course Steph studied is available to study in Sudbury and Bury St Edmunds.

"At the age of 24, I had been thinking of going back to education for a while before enrolling on the Access course. I had completed an apprenticeship when I left school at 16 but I decided that I was seeking a change and I didn't know how. I decided I wanted to go to university, but I had no idea how I could get the qualifications to get in. That's when I discovered the Access course. As someone who struggled socially and mentally at school, I never believed that going back to education was going to be an option."


"However, I took a leap of faith and signed up for the Health Professions Access to HE, and I will be forever glad I did. To begin with, I doubted I'd even get through the first term as I had many changes occurring in my life outside of education. However, with the support of my tutors and the college, I have seen my confidence boost so much, and I've even made some friends for life on the course."


"Now I have completed the Access course I am starting university in September, studying Adult Nursing at the University of East Anglia. If you had told 16-year-old me I'd be going to university in my mid-20s I'd have laughed at you, yet here I am today! I would absolutely recommend the course, there is so much support and guidance, and the pride you feel to say, "I did it!" is like no other."

If you'd like to follow in Steph's footsteps, there's still time to apply for an Access to Higher Education course:
https://www.wsc.ac.uk/find-a-course/adult-and-community-learning/access-to-higher-education

21/09/2022

Meet Daisy Gardiner, Access to Nursing and Health Professions student. The course Daisy studied is available to study in Sudbury and Bury St Edmunds.

"I have thoroughly enjoyed my time studying Access to Higher Education Nursing & Health Professions at West Suffolk College. It was initially very daunting going back into education after such a long time, especially with two young children, however right from the start the tutors put me at ease. It has been challenging at times but with the constant support from all the tutors, they have made it much less stressful and enabled me to reach the end goal!


"My next adventure is to seek employment as a health care assistant in a local hospital on a Midwifery ward. I'm using that as an opportunity to gain experience before applying to university to study Midwifery.


"I will always be eternally grateful to all the tutors on the Access course that have taught and supported me during my time at West Suffolk College. I honestly believe without every one of them I wouldn't have made it where I am today, so thank you!"

If you'd like to follow in Daisy's footsteps, there's still time to apply for an Access to Higher Education course:
https://www.wsc.ac.uk/find-a-course/adult-and-community-learning/access-to-higher-education

09/09/2022

We would like to offer our deepest condolences to The Royal Family, following the news about the passing of Her Majesty The Queen. Our thoughts are with The Royal Family, and we will join all others who will be reflecting on her historic reign.

Artworks of The Queen donated to West Suffolk College by artist Agnieszka Procajlo.

We would like to offer our deepest condolences to The Royal Family, following the news about the passing of Her Majesty The Queen. Our thoughts are with The Royal Family, and we will join all others who will be reflecting on her historic reign.

Dr Nikos Savvas, CEO of the Eastern Colleges Group incorporating West Suffolk College, Abbeygate and One Sixth Form Colleges and University Studies at West Suffolk College, said: "We will remember Queen Elizabeth for her life of service and her commitment to her country - she was an extraordinary public servant during her 70 year reign. At this most personal of times, our thoughts are with her family."

Artworks of The Queen donated to West Suffolk College by artist Agnieszka Procajlo.

01/08/2022

We offer a wide range of Access to Higher Edcuation courses which you can study part-time or full-time. These are ideal if you are returning to education or need to top-up your qualifications before studying further.

Our Access to Science course provides a recognised route into Higher Education courses for Physiotherapy, Radiography, Paramedic Science, Speech and Language Therapy and other science-based healthcare programmes.

Find out more at www.universitystudies.wsc.ac.uk/access-science

29/07/2022

To find out more about our Access courses, please visit: www.wsc.ac.uk/find-a-course/adult-and-community-learning/access-to-higher-education

12/07/2022