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Surrey Hills Onward Learning is a specialist provider of education in England.

Its courses range from skills for life, well-known exams such as GCSEs and A-levels, to professional qualifications such as bookkeeping, horticulture or psychology, as well as mentally stimulating subjects like Art History, Bridge, or Genealogy.

SHOL has accumulated many years of experience in education and training.

It wants to help each learner find the right path for their personal needs and aims.

Its web site is http://www.surreyhillsonwardlearning.org.uk


Mission

The college's mission is to meet the educational needs of individuals, organisations and companies within the local community and to widen participation in learning and training. The college aims to provide a supportive and stimulating environment in which to learn, and a high professional standard in all courses.


College Charter

The college will make every effort to:

  • offer classes of high standard, taught by well-qualified staff;
  • help and encourage all learners to achieve their goals;
  • treat every learner with respect;
  • respond to all enquiries, concerns and complaints.

Student commitment

The college expects that learners will:

  • treat tutors and the other course members with courtesy;
  • do their best to meet the demands of their course;
  • help the college to help them by evaluating the course when requested;
  • share the college's aim to promote lifelong learning.

Supported Learning

The college welcomes learners with additional needs and disabilities.


Policies

Surrey Hills Onward Learning has policies on:

  • Quality assurance
  • Equality
  • Health and Safety
  • Safeguarding
  • Sustainability

which are available on request.


GCSE (General Certificate of Secondary Education 2012–2013)

The college is now taking enrolments for GCSE courses for the next academic year.

Classes start during the week beginning 17 September 2012 and run for 27 weeks.

The fee is £300 per subject with the following exceptions:

  • GCSE English and Maths are free for anyone over the age of 19.
  • All GCSEs are free for those aged 16 to 19 on 1 September 2012.

These courses are also suitable for home-educated young people aged 15 or more.


A level

The college aims to introduce one-year GCE A levels in 3 subjects so that learners can gain the qualifications required for university in just one year.

The fee for these is £500, though they are free for 16 to 19 year olds and also for 19 to 24 year-olds who do not have 2 A levels.



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