Events
EKC Folkestone College Open Day
May 14, 2026
4pm to 7pm
Other Courses
- Level 2 Diploma in Computing and Multimedia Production
- Creative Computing: Game Development and Virtual Production Level 3 Extended Diploma
- Discovery
- ESOL
- Extended Diploma in Health and Social Care
- Learning for Life
- Level 2 Diploma for the Early Years Practitioner
- Level 2 Diploma in Art and Design
- Level 2 Diploma in Beauty Therapy Studies
- Level 2 Diploma in Bench Joinery
Explore
EKC Folkestone College
Shorncliffe Road, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 2TZ
Available start dates
Available start dates
Application Instructions
Applications Open - Monday 27 October 2025
Applications Close - Open all year
How to Apply - Please apply through KentChoices and use your KentChoices login which your school should provide.
PLEASE NOTE - Popular courses can fill up quickly so apply early to avoid disappointment
If you have any queries regarding the courses, please contact EKC Folkestone College
You can make up to 5 applications to Colleges within the EKC Group, that is:
- EKC Ashford College
- EKC Broadstairs College*
- EKC Canterbury College*
- EKC Dover College
- EKC Folkestone College*
- EKC Sheppey College
*Junior Colleges exist in these locations.
Please only add one course or T Level per application, except for A Levels at EKC Canterbury College, where up to 4 A Level courses can be added per application. At your interview, you and the tutors can discuss the best level and courses in order for you to progress.
Course Summary
Our ‘Explore’ courses enable students to explore the senses and interaction through a range of different ways.
Course Details
Students learn within our Foundation and Inclusive learning department, which has specialist facilities, including a Sensory and Intensive Interaction room. This is a multi-sensory curriculum which includes:
These skills include:
- Sensology
- Tacpac
- Intensive interaction
- Sensory story massage
- Sensory Modulation
- Gardening
- Arts and Crafts
Students access the local community as a resource to develop social skills, and they also get to learn within areas of the College such as Drama, Sports and Art. We work in partnership with social workers and health professionals. Once a term we set new individualised targets to monitor and review students’ progress in these areas.
How will it be delivered and assessed?
The course is personalised to each student using a multi-sensory impairment baseline assessment. Students will create a portfolio of evidence to support their skill building throughout the course.
Your next steps...
Students who demonstrate continued progression in their individual targets can remain on the Explore course for up to three years, with a planned progression to Adult Social Care.
For more courses like this, check our courses page.