Student Life & Support
Help and advice for parents and students, including financial aid, how to get to our campuses, and the support we can offer you to really help you succeed.
The college operates a financial support scheme which can help students whose financial circumstances make it difficult for them to meet the costs associated with study.
All students aged 16-18 on the first day of their course will have their course fully-funded by the government (i.e. there is no course fee). Depending on the course, there may be additional costs such as equipment/uniform, printing and educational trips.
Now that you’ve completed your application, you’ll shortly hear from us to book an information session for your course.
Are you aged 19 or older* and thinking about further education? With an Advanced Learner Loan, there are no upfront costs and you won't start to pay anything back until you earn at least £27,295 a year.
For some of our courses, it is necessary to have relevant equipment or clothing (e.g. protective clothing), whilst for some others, we offer optional college-branded clothing.
It’s easy to get to and from college, as all four of our campuses are well-serviced by local bus services, with King’s Lynn campus also being a short walk from the train station. We also have limited car parking and bicycle shelters on each site.
For our students to succeed at college and prepare themselves for their chosen careers, it is vital for them to have opportunities for meaningful work experience and to learn from a variety of employers. There are lots of ways that employers can support us to deliver this.
Our aim is to support our students to further develop their learning and employability skills and abilities to enable them to make informed decisions about their future education, training, and employment.
Our vision of “Changing Lives through learning” is achieved by providing high quality teaching and learning. We aim to raise the aspirations of our students through the experiences they gain by studying at CWA. This includes their main study programme, tutorial, enrichment and work experience placements.
Results release dates
- Thursday 18th August – A-level results and Level 3 qualifications**
- Thursday 25th August – GCSE results and Level 2, 1 and Entry Level qualifications
How you can access your results
If you're unwell, have an appointment or are going to be absent for another reason, it's essential that you tell us.
When you study at the College of West Anglia, you are not just gaining a qualification; it is so much more than that! We will be helping you to make those next all-important steps on your career progression plan, whether that is into employment, apprenticeship, further or higher education or planning a gap year.
Here you will find the Term Dates for the 25/26 Academic Year.
25/26 Academic Year
25-26 Autumn Term | |
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September | |
| 1 September |
Welcome to College (Induction) |
| 8 September | Daytime Teaching Commences - Full-Time Year 2+ Evening classes commence |
October | |
| 8 October | Progress Review: no teaching on this day. (Evening classes unaffected.) |
| 23 October | Evening classess finish |
| 27 - 31 October | Autumn half term |
November | |
| 3 November | Daytime teaching and evening classes commence |
December |
|
| 18 December | Autumn term teaching ends |
| 19 December | Staff training day: no teaching on this day. |
| 19 December | College closes for Christmas break at 5pm |
25-26 Spring Term | |
January | |
| 5 January | Spring term starts Progress review: no teaching on this day. |
| 6 January | Daytime teaching and evening classes commence |
February | |
| 12 February | Evening classes finish |
| 16 - 20 February | Spring half term |
| 23 February | Daytime teaching and evening classes commence |
March | |
| 26 March | Evening classes finish |
| 27 March | Spring term ends. Daytime teaching finishes (except 14-16) |
April | |
| 3 - 6 April | Easter Bank Holiday Weekend: College closed |
| 13 April | Progress review: no teaching on this day |
| 14 April | Staff training day: no teaching on this day |
25-26 Summer Term | |
April | |
| 15 April | Summer term begins. Daytime teaching and evening classes commence. |
May | |
| 4 May | Bank Holiday: college closed |
| 25 May | Bank Holiday: college closed |
| 26 May | Daytime teaching begins |
| No May half term | |
June | |
| 26 June | Summer term teaching ends |
26/27 Academic Year
26-27 Autumn Term | |
|---|---|
September | |
| 2 September |
Welcome to College (Induction) |
| 7 September | Daytime Teaching Commences - Full-Time Year 2+ Evening classes commence |
October | |
| 7 October | Progress Review: no teaching on this day. (Evening classes unaffected.) |
| 22 October | Evening classess finish |
| 26 - 30 October | Autumn half term |
November | |
| 2 November | Daytime teaching and evening classes commence |
December |
|
| 17 December | Autumn term teaching ends |
| 18 December | Staff training day: no teaching on this day. |
| College closes for Christmas break at 5pm | |
26-27 Spring Term | |
January | |
| 4 January | Spring term starts Progress review: no teaching on this day. |
| 5 January | Daytime teaching and evening classes commence |
February | |
| 11 February | Evening classes finish |
| 15 - 19 February | Spring half term |
| 22 February | Daytime teaching and evening classes commence |
March | |
| 23 March | Evening classes finish |
| Spring term ends. Daytime teaching finishes (except 14-16) | |
| 24 March | Staff training day: no teaching on this day |
| 25 March | Progress Review: no teaching on this day |
| 26 - 29 March | Easter Bank Holiday Weekend: College closed |
26-27 Summer Term | |
April | |
| 12 April | Summer term begins. Daytime teaching and evening classes commence. |
May | |
| 3 May | Bank Holiday: college closed |
| 31 May | Bank Holiday: college closed |
June | |
| 9 June | Student Awards |
| 30 June | Summer term ends. Daytime teaching finishes (except 14-16). Evening classes finish |
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