Public Services

Uniformed Services encompasses training and education for careers in various public service fields where individuals wear a uniform and often perform roles related to safety, security, and community service. This area includes disciplines such as law enforcement, firefighting, emergency medical services (EMS), and military service. Courses in this field focus on developing skills required for these professions, including physical training, leadership, and specialised technical knowledge.

There are many elements to the uniformed services and depending on the level of course that you start with us you can look forward to studying many of these topics during your time with us including: • Prepare for a career in a chosen uniformed service
• Develop aspects of physical fitness for entry to the uniformed services
• Develop leadership skills
• Equality, diversity and inclusion
• Uniformed services hierarchy and routine
• Values and standards
• Mental and physical wellbeing
• Carry out map reading and navigation across open country
• Telecommunications in the uniformed services
• Understand conflict management and personal protection
• The influence of UK government, international organisations and the media on the uniformed
services
• Collaboration between uniformed services
• Emergency planning and response in the uniformed services
• Understand the impact of war and conflict on uniformed services
• The Role and Work of the Public Services
• Working Skills in the Public Sector
• Citizenship, Society and the Public Services
• Crime and its Effects on Society and Individuals.
• Citizenship, the Individual and Society
• Health and Safety in the Public Service Workplace
• Adventurous Activities and Teamwork for the Public Services
• Sport and Recreation in the Public Services
• Land Navigation by Map and Compass
• Law and its Impact on the Individual in Public Services
• Crime and its Effects on Society
• Community and Cultural Awareness
• Driving and the Public Services
• Expedition Skills in Public Services
• Fundamentals of Nautical Studies
• Attending Emergency Incidents in Public
• Security Procedures in the Public Services
• Research in Public Services
• Volunteering in Public Services
• ICT and the Public Services

You are assessed by a variety of methods including:
• Practical observations
• Oral questioning
• Written modular tests.
• Production of a portfolio of evidence
• Internally and externally set assignments and/or examinations

You will need:
Uniform £30-50 approx
Walking clothing although we have a small supply to loan.
Residentials £75 approx
Writing materials

The table show you the areas of public services and sport subjects along with the levels you are likely to study at depending upon your final GCSE grades. Offers will be made based on your indicated grades and the levels available within the progression table.

- No GCSE results for Level 1
- 3x GCSEs at grade 3 including English & Maths for Level 2
- 4 x GCSEs at grade 4 including English & Maths for Level 3
- 5 x GCSEs at grade 4 including English & Maths for T Level Level 3