LEAP

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 Broadstairs College.

Application Limits - 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. At your interview, you and the tutors can discuss the best level and courses in order for you to progress.

Our ‘LEAP’ course prepares students with the skills and expertise that they need to leap into vocational studies in the wider college.

Students learn within our Foundation and Inclusive learning department, from a curriculum which gives them the skills they need for further study.

The curriculum includes:

• Preparation for work
• Independent living skills
• Teaching to improve Maths
• Teaching to improve English

Students also undertake a work experience placement one day per week. Once a term we set new individualised targets to monitor and review students’ progress in these areas.

Students will create a portfolio of evidence to support their progress throughout the course. Assessment is through a range of methods and can be discussed further upon application.

This course can lead to students progressing into the vocational College curriculum at Level 1 or 2 in several departments, as well as going onto a supported internship.