As your young person heads off to college for the first time, both of your lives are going to change, as are the ways they’re going to need you. The main thing is they’ll still need you. We at Coleg Cambria are going to be supporting your young person to gain the right skills and qualifications to prepare them for life after college, but it’s you they’ll turn to in order to support their personal growth, independence and stability.
Learning to navigate this new part of their life can be scary and challenging, for you as well as them, which is why we’re here to support both you and your young person.
At Coleg Cambria, your young person will be encouraged to reach their full potential, increasing their confidence and providing them with real experiences to ensure they are ready for their next step when they leave.
Students study in excellent facilities, using the latest technology and are taught by expert staff, who will give them the tools they need for either higher education, an apprenticeship or a great career.
Each student will also be supported by a progress coach delivering our MADE programme Maximising Achievement and Developing Everyone to ensure they stay on track to succeed through regular group coaching sessions and one-to-one tutorials.
Our relationship with students includes you as their parent or guardian, so feel free to email student services if you have any concerns or queries relating to your young person’s progress in college. We’ll also regularly communicate with you via reports and parent’s evenings to inform you of their progress.
We also want to hear your views on your young person’s experience at Cambria. To capture this vital information, we contact parents through our annual Parent Survey each year.
Welcome to Coleg Cambria where you will study in excellent facilities, using the latest technology, supported by specialist staff who will inspire you to succeed. We are an award winning college which actively encourages all our learners through our inclusive approach to support them to be the best they can be.
You might worry about moving from a smaller school to what feels like a big college but you will be supported every step of the way. We pride ourselves not only on the classroom delivery and extra in-class support we provide, but also the additional dedicated pastoral support that you will receive from your personal Progress Coach to ensure you achieve your programme.
In recent years we have increased wrap-around support outside of the classroom to ensure you achieve your goals with dedicated support for your individual needs from our health and wellbeing staff and resilience coaches. You will also have access to a wide range of free sports and wellbeing activities through our Active Cambria programme, as well as the opportunity to participate in a wide range of clubs and Student Voice activities.
All of our students can also get a free breakfast from our main college canteens on all sites to help them have a great start to the day and keep focused throughout the day!
We are here to help you gain the right skills and qualifications to prepare you for life after college, whether you want to go on to study
at university level, begin an apprenticeship or start a great career.
Sue Price
Principal
Coleg Cambria
Your young person’s safety and welfare is our top priority and we are committed to doing everything we can to be certain all of our students and staff are kept safe and protected from harm. The College Safeguarding Team offers support and guidance to children, young people and vulnerable adults who are suffering, or likely to suffer, significant harm.
We also have a duty to safeguard all children, young people and adults at risk from the threat of extremist views, the influence of terrorist groups and the dangers of radicalisation. Our Prevent Strategy lays out our approach and our responsibilities. It’s focused on education, respect and providing a safe place for our students to discuss issues, ask questions and share their views and aims to help people how to protect themselves.
You or your young person can contact the team whenever you need us on 0300 30 30 009 or email safeguarding@cambria.ac.uk or alternatively pop into Student Services on any of our sites.
If you’re going to be joining us as a full-time student there’s a whole host of support available to you. The range of financial support will depend on your circumstances and where you’re studying.
The Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) Wales is for you if you’re a full-time student aged 16 to 18 years who lives in Wales. If you’re eligible, you’ll get an allowance of £40 a week.
Before you apply for EMA there are few things you will need to check to make sure you qualify, such as:
Apply by picking up an application pack from Student Services or by downloading an application form from the Student Finance Wales website.
The Welsh Government Learning Grant is for you if you’re a student aged 19 and over on a full-time or part-time course over 275 hours per year and you live in Wales. It’s an income-assessed grant of up to £1,500 that aims to encourage you to continue with their education, where otherwise this may not be possible.
Apply by picking up an application pack from Student Services or by downloading an application form from the Student Finance Wales website.
We have a welcoming and homely childcare centre at Cambria, Toybox at Deeside. We can offer you financial assistance if you need it. Read about the nursery and what they can offer you and your child below.
Here at Toybox Nursery, we want to make sure that both you and your child are coming to an environment that’s warm and friendly, which is why we’re proud to say we offer the best childcare in the most beautiful setting.
We provide ‘educare’ for children aged 3 months to five years, with a healthy mixture of learning and play. Our curriculum is built around areas to support and encourage your child’s personal, social, emotional, physical and intellectual wellbeing and development.
Each area within the nursery has a curriculum to follow, which includes personal and social development, language and literacy, mathematics, physical and creative development.
We have five rooms for five different age groups. The caterpillar room is for children 0-12 months. It’s full of conventional toys and holistic activities such as treasure baskets, bubbles, music and water play to encourage the babies to explore and enjoy their surroundings indoors and outdoors.
Our ladybird room is for children aged 12-18 months. There they’re encouraged to become more mobile through soft play, push along toys and more.
The children in the butterfly room (aged 18 months – 2½ years) are encouraged to communicate, play together and to find their voice together with shared activities such as baking and sand play.
In the bumblebee room, children aged 2½ – 3 years are given a wide range of learning opportunities through sand, malleable play, books, block play, exploratory play, role play and movement.
The children in the grasshopper room (3-5 years) follow Foundation learning, which allows your children to be creative, imaginative and to have fun whilst learning. This gives children skills to build on and develop ready for school.
Our opening hours are:
Monday – 8.00am – 5.45pm
Tuesday – 8.00am – 5.45pm
Wednesday – 8.00am – 5.45pm
Thursday – 8.00am – 5.45pm
Friday – 8.00am – 5.45pm
Toybox Nursery is open throughout the year except for Bank Holidays and one week at Christmas. Please note that if the nursery is open on Christmas Eve, the closing time will be 1.00pm.
We’re based at Coleg Cambria’s Deeside site. If you need to contact us please call 0300 30 30 007 or email us at toybox@cambria.ac.uk
We don’t want financial difficulties to get in the way of your education. If you’re studying full time at Coleg Cambria (or want to), have preschool children and you are on a low income, you may be eligible to receive financial assistance towards the costs of childcare.
Please contact Student Services on 0300 30 30 007 or email studentservices@cambria.ac.uk for details of the Financial Contingency Fund; you can apply for assistance as soon as you enrol on a full-time course at Coleg Cambria. You and your child will both be in good hands with us.
Here at Coleg Cambria we’re well connected, with transport available from a wide variety of destinations across Denbighshire, Flintshire and Wrexham.
Not only that; if you are a full time or higher education student, we offer a subsidised transport provision of either travel on a designated College bus or an Arriva termly public bus passes.
To be eligible for subsidised transport you will need to live over 3 miles from the nearest college site delivering your choice of course*. If you travel by bicycle you will have access to bike racks at most sites.
*subject to eligibility
If you can’t find your route, don’t worry! We’re on hand to find you the quickest and easiest way to get to us. Just call us at 0300 30 30 007 and we’ll give you the information you need to travel safely to and from college.
You can also view the college bus timetables and pick up points using the handy downloads below.
Don’t worry, we’re here to help. Not every stop is listed on the timetables, so give us a call or drop us an email at transport@cambria.ac.uk and we’ll discuss your transport options.
Transport providers and timetable information can be subject to change. For clarification, please contact Student Services via telephone/email using the details above.