WELCOME GUIDE - ACHIEVE YOUR AMBITIONS ENRICH YOUR STUDIES PROGRESS YOUR CAREER
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BURY COLLEGE WELCOME GUIDE ACHIEVE YOUR AMBITIONS ENRICH YOUR STUDIES PROGRESS YOUR CAREER
WELCOME
TO BURY
COLLEGE
To support you while you make
the transition from high school to
college, we have created this Welcome
Guide, which includes information on
how to prepare for your time at Bury College,
the range of activities you can participate in and
the support available to you as a Bury College student.
HOW TO PREPARE FOR YOUR FIRST DAY
PLAN YOUR ROUTE
We are delighted to welcome you to the Bury College campus. We are aware that for
many of you this will be the first time you have visited in-person and you may have lots You can reach Bury College by car, bus, and
of questions. Please be reassured that our tutors are very supportive, and will help you tram. The college is only a short walk from Bury
settle into college life and your new learning environment. Interchange, making public transport an easy
and quick way to get into college.
To help you feel prepared for college, we have collected some tips on how to get the
most from your first day. Familiarising yourself with the best route into
college before your first day will help you
WHAT TO BRING arrive on time and feel confident. Transport
• Your Our Pass - see page 12 for details on how to apply for an Our Pass for Greater Manchester have resources
• Bury College lanyard - you will receive this at your induction for journey planning to help with this:
• Money for lunch or a packed lunch
• Basic stationery, like pens, a notepad, and a calculator if applicable to your course PLAN YOUR JOURNEY
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WELCOME TO BURY COLLEGE
BE READY TO LEARN COVID SAFETY
There are plenty of resources available
MEASURES
on our Be Bury College Ready Portal, Bury College is committed to ensuring
allowing you to explore your subject that students can access a safe
before you start. To access these, learning environment. In line with
please click here: recommendations from the Department
for Education, the college safely
BE PREPARED remained open throughout the pandemic
to ensure learners could continue with
their education. Depending on what
To help you find your way around restrictions are in place, the college may
when you get here, you can check out implement a range of measures to ensure
our Virtual Tour, which will take you that students are safe and supported in
through the buildings and into individual the college environment, such as smaller
classrooms, as if you were really on class sizes, social distancing, and mask
campus! wearing.
VIRTUAL TOUR We continue to advise that students
and staff wear masks while entering and
WHAT TO WEAR You are welcome to stay on college moving around the college buildings.
campus and you can either bring your
You won’t be required to wear a uniform lunch to eat in any of our canteens or
like you did at school, except for those buy food from our refectories:
studying courses where certain protective
clothing or equipment is required. You • A Level Centre Canteen
can find out what courses require a • Woodbury Centre Bistro
uniform, and what you need to buy, here: • Millennium Centre Vista Canteen
• Millennium Centre Shop
UNIFORMS & KITS • Prospects Centre Pavillion Canteen
• Beacon Centre Express Canteen
Alternatively there are plenty of food
WHAT TO DO AT LUNCH outlets in Bury town centre for you to enjoy.
Your lunch break can vary from day to
Our college map, accessed via the
day, and is an opportunity for you to
following link, can help you find out
meet up with your friends and enjoy
where you can eat on your breaks:
the facilities.
COLLEGE MAP
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WELCOME TO BURY COLLEGE
SPORTS COLLEGE SPORTS
TEAM TRIALS
You will also have the opportunity to
get involved in our sport enrichment Wednesday 15th & 22nd September -
activities*. You can keep active and all students welcome
enhance your college experience.
Football: 1.30pm-3.30pm - Grass Pitches
Sport activities available may include
behind the Sports Centre
Badminton, Boxing, Cricket, Football,
Netball: 1.30pm-3.30pm - Sports Hall
Running, Gym, Nerf, Volleyball and Table
Tennis.
As a Bury College student you will also
have free use of our college gym.
Our sports teams are always looking
for new players to join – trials are
held during the first few weeks of the
academic year, and our teams include:
• Men’s Football
ENRICHMENT
• Netball
OPPORTUNITIES We are currently members of
the North West Colleges
Sports League, meaning we
play fixtures against a number
of colleges throughout the
North West.
CLUBS AND SOCIETIES Opportunities include*:
• Accentu8 Performing Arts Club
When you start your course, there will be
• A-level Newspaper
plenty of opportunities to get involved in
• Be Involved Group (BIG)
different activities, enrichment groups,
• Chess Club
and societies, all aimed at helping you to
meet new people, learn new skills, and
• Dance Workshops TRIPS, VISITS, AND *Please note – all activities are subject to
availability and COVID-19 restrictions.
add value to your CV.
• Debating Society WORK EXPERIENCE
• Duke of Edinburgh Award
• Film Club There will be plenty of chances for
A timetable will be made available for
• Media Production Workshops you to get involved in trips and visits
enrichment activities which will be For more
• Science Society to locations of interest, either abroad
displayed on college tv screens, posters, information contact
• Singing Workshop or in the UK. You will also be able to
tutorials and the VLE. Most activities are Scott or Matthew in
• Student Ambassador Scheme take advantage of our work experience
turn up and take part, there is no need to
opportunities, adding value to your R116 (Sports Centre) or email:
sign up unless stated.
CV and allowing you to gain some enrichment@burycollege.ac.uk
industry experience.
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WHAT’S ON
IN BURY
The Bury College campus is
only a stone’s throw away
from Bury town centre,
giving you quick access to a
variety of shops, restaurants,
and entertainment venues.
EATING AND DRINKING
TThere are plenty of places to grab a bite
to eat either over your lunch break or
once you have finished your classes for
the day. There are bistros and canteens Rock. Here, there are high street shops
throughout the college campus. You and department stores. You will be able to
may also wish to visit the centre of Bury take advantage of a student discount on
to get something quick to eat, or have your purchases, and The Rock regularly
a sit-down meal at any of the many give students huge discounts on their ENTERTAINMENT
restaurants. Student Savings Nights.
The centre of Bury has everything you
There are also charity shops and could want in the way of entertainment.
SHOPPING independent stores throughout Bury. You can catch a showing at the Vue
Cinema, or get a work out in at Pure
There are a variety of different places to Bury Market Hall is open Monday to Gym, which offers contractless
shop in the centre of Bury, including two Saturday, and the Open Market Days are memberships. There is also a bowling
shopping centres, the Millgate and The Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays. alley, and plenty of green spaces for you
to spend time with your friends.
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WELCOME TO BURY COLLEGE
INFORMATION ADDITIONAL
AND ADVICE LEARNING SUPPORT
Our Student Services team will work For students who require extra help for
with you, alongside the National Careers any reason, including learning disabilities/
Service, to provide you with advice difficulties or language proficiency, the
and information to ensure you are on ALS team can provide individual, tailored
the right path. The team can identify support to ensure you are in the best
your skills and interests, assist with position to succeed on your chosen
your career plans, higher education course.
applications, or apprenticeships, and
provide CV and interview-skills help.
LEARNING RESOURCE
CENTRES
STUDENT WELFARE
Our Learning Resource Centres are
Bury College has a dedicated team available for all students to use. Enjoy our
for student welfare and safeguarding, wide range of books, DVDs and resources
helping keep you and your to help with your studies or to use in
classmates safe. your leisure time. There are over 150
computers, including Apple Macs, and
You will also have access to our free Wi-Fi for you to use.
STUDENT
Counselling and Wellbeing team,
who are on hand to support you with
SUPPORT
issues such as stress, anxiety, personal
relationships, and general wellbeing.
Support is available via drop-ins
or pre-arranged appointments,
on a one-to-one basis or
through groupwork
sessions.
Your welfare is
extremely important to
us, our Student Services
team aims to offer support
for all aspects of your life, both
within and outside college.
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TRAVELLING
TO BURY
COLLEGE
STUDENT
FINANCE
OUR PASS Our Pass. For more information, please
contact the Bury College Student
Many Bury College students are entitled Services team on 0161 280 8421.
to apply for an Our Pass card, which
There are a variety of This support can help you with the costs
allows you to travel anywhere in Greater
financial support mechanisms
of attending college, such as transport,
college equipment, meals, books, trips, Manchester free of charge, at any time. FREE COACH SERVICE
available for students who specialised kits and other course This free bus travel card is available to For students who do not live in Greater
all 16 to 18-year-old students who live in Manchester, and therefore do not qualify
may experience financial related costs.
Greater Manchester and can be used to for the Our Pass card, there is a free
difficulty while at In addition, we also offer a Sports and travel to and from Bury College free of return coach service, running in the
Bury College. Community Scholarship to Bury College charge, as well as allowing students the following areas:
students. For more information please freedom to travel throughout Greater
Loans and bursaries can include: visit: Manchester at the weekends. You can • Bolton • Littleborough
apply for the Our Pass here: • Moston • Rawtenstall
• 19+ Learner Support Funds STUDENT FINANCE
• 19+ Advanced Learner Loan Bursary OUR PASS The coaches will drop you off outside
• 16-19 bursaries the Millennium Centre campus and run
Student Finance can be contacted
• Free college meals throughout the whole academic year.
on 0161 280 8421 or via email:
• Support with travel costs
financialsupport@burycollege.ac.uk
TRAVEL SUPPORT For the route map, please click here:
• Care to Learn (for young parents There is financial support available for
aged 16-19) students who are not eligible for the ROUTE MAP
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STUDENT
DISCOUNT
SCHEMES
Becoming a student at Bury UNIDAYS
College means you will be able to
enjoy a wide range of exclusive Unidays is a completely
student discounts, on food, free, virtual way to access
student discounts. All Bury
clothes, and even travel.
College students are eligible
to use it, and it can be used to
TOTUM generate codes for online shopping or
shown at the till for physical purchases.
Totum replaces the NUS Extra card, and
gives you access to premium discounts UNIDAYS
on both big and small brands. A one-
year card costs £14.99, and comes
with a free one-year International 16-25 RAILCARD
Student Identity Card (ISIC). For more
information, visit the website: Save on travel with the 16-25 railcard,
available for anyone from 16-25, or over INTERNATIONAL NUS APPRENTICE
TOTUM 25 and in full-time education. The card is
£30 per year and offers a third off most
STUDENT IDENTITY EXTRA CARD
train fares. CARD (ISIC) Apprentices can benefit from the NUS
STUDENT BEANS This card that can be used internationally, Apprentice Extra Card! This will give
Student Beans is a completely free
16-25 RAILCARD allowing you to access discounts in over you a range of discounts, including Miss
130 countries. It costs £12 for a virtual Selfridge, Amazon Prime, and Frankie
student discount app, and can be used
copy, and £15 for a physical card. More and Benny’s. The card costs £11 per
over the till or online. Sign up here:
information available here: year. Visit the website here:
STUDENT BEANS
ISIC NUS APPRENTICE
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