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Your progression is a focus for us, as much as it is for you. It is about your progression from week to week and term to term in all aspects of your learning and development.

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More Than A College

Gateway Sixth Form College supports around 1,350 learners from across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland providing a range of vocational, academic and technical qualifications from Entry level 1 to A Levels and T Levels. Based in Hamilton, Leicester, Gateway College strives to deliver ‘excellence in education’ and enables students to have a personalized learning experience aiming to challenge, inspire and motivate regardless of a student’s background or ability.

Gateway College is known not only for the excellent support we give to each and every one of our students, but also that final little push we all need to be better than our best!

Our results are good with many of our courses in the top 10%
nationally for both achievement and value added, some are
number 1. We are delighted that our strengths have been
recognised by OfSTED who visited us in October 2019 and graded
the college as Good.

Coming to Gateway will give you access to
our wide network of former students, employers and universities
who all help to provide expertise, work experience, talks and
mentorship to support your development.

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Outstanding Facilities and Student Progression

We don’t just give students an education and experiences that set them up for success in a career

We help them succeed in their career and to discover a field they’re passionate about and dare to lead it

What's Coming Up?

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  • Gateway College is celebrating National Supported Internship Day

    Project Search is a one-year ‘transition to work’ programme designed for young adults with SEND who aim to secure employment in the community. All this week, we will be spreading the word about our supported internship programme, in proud partnership with DFN Project Search, Leicester City Council, and three fantastic host employers: Glenfield Hospital LeicesterLeicester...
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  • Alternative Work Experience for Science students

    National Careers Week is the celebration of careers guidance and resources in education across the UK.To mark this week, Gateway College Careers have organised an ‘Alternative Work Experience’ week for our Science students to take part in – both at College and away from the classroom. On Monday, the focus was on introducing the week’s...
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  • Open Evening Success!

    Our annual Spring Term event welcomed a wonderful 180 visitors. There was a buzzing atmosphere around the college as we showcased our sixth form provision to its highest potential through displays, stands, presentations and lots of information Across the building, subjects were demonstrated by teachers in the classrooms. These subjects ranged from Science, Maths, Creative...
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  • Pathways to Progression: National Apprenticeship Week and T Level Thursday

    We are celebrating the annual National Apprenticeship Week. In this article, we expand on why apprenticeships could be a great option for our students continuing their studies after Level 3. We also share interesting facts and information about our new supported internship programme and our T Level qualifications that have links to a broad range...
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Take a look at the upcoming events at the college
06Jan

Start of Spring Term 2025

9:00 am - 12:10 pmGateway College
08Apr

Progression Fair

10:00 am - 2:00 pmGateway College
28Apr

Start of Summer term 2025

9:00 am - 12:10 pmGateway College
06Nov

Open Evening (Autumn 2025)

5:00 pm - 7:00 pmGateway College
08Nov

Open Day (Autumn 2025)

10:00 am - 1:00 pmGateway College