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Advice on London vocational colleges 16-18

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CollegesinLondon · 24/08/2026 16:00

DD is going into year 11. She is no academic and can’t wait to finish school; we are looking at part time colleges vocational colleges where she can study 2 or 3 days per week and work the other days; figure out what they want to to do. Likely to end with 4s and 5s in GCSE.

So many colleges out there I don’t know where to start. They like music, acting, fashion. She is funny, creative, imaginative, have a good eye for detail. Don’t want to sit in an office all day.

I am a bit lost on how to guide her; what colleges to look at. We are in London so lots of choices; but which ones are good?

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Keymoment · 24/08/2026 16:05

Esher or Kingston? I know people who went here and did art courses and rated them.

CollegesinLondon · 24/08/2026 16:07

Keymoment · 24/08/2026 16:05

Esher or Kingston? I know people who went here and did art courses and rated them.

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will have at look. Thanks

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SewYellowLikeButter · 24/08/2026 17:11

Clothes making or tailoring might be good

Stowickthevast · 25/08/2026 11:12

If she's into music, ELAM seems very popular. Someone I know is going to one called Big Creative which has a variety of music, fashion and media courses. CANDI in Islington is also popular and does a mix of A levels and more vocational courses. But I'm in east London so depending on where you are, these may be too far.

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