Facilities

THE NURSERY (The Bobbin Factory)

T: 0116 264 3520
E: info@slcollege.ac.uk

Located at our South Wigston campus, our Day Nursery provides a caring and stimulating environment for children aged three months to school age, whose parents are either studying or working here.

OPENING TIMES

Open Monday - Friday:

Morning Session: 8.30am - 12.50pm
Afternoon Session: 1.00pm - 5.15pm
Full Day Session: 8.30am - 5.15pm

Food & drink are provided during each session.

PAYMENT INFORMATION

Payment is required for all booked sessions, which is payable monthly. All sessions must be paid for in advance.

Children aged 3 - 4 years are eligible for the Nursery Education Grant (maximum 15 hours per week).

THE THERAPIES SUITE

This fantastic facility includes a dry flotation tank, sauna, steam room and we offer a range of massage and holistic treatments. So why not pamper yourself here at SLC?

THE EATING PLACE

GO............LOVE FOOD!

The Eating Place provides a lively and informal environment for all its customers; the students, staff and visitors of SLC, where they can obtain anything from a cold drink, to a snack or a full meal from a wide choice of menu; with an emphasis on offering great value for money; we even have meal deals!

There are coffee shop facilities, including a wide choice of hot drinks, including the ubiquitous cappuccino and latte, freshly prepared sandwiches, cakes and confectionary with soft sofas on which to lounge and chat among friends.

To ensure that our customers receive the highest standards of catering, the College is pleased to be partnering with the award winning Olive Catering Services, who manage The Eating Place on our behalf and who have substantial experience of running great places to eat.

Olive and the College are serious about the food it produces, most of which is home cooked, made with the best ingredients and all freshly prepared whether hot or cold. Whilst our objective is to produce food that everyone loves, we maintain a watchful eye on not only the quality but the goodness of our food; healthy eating that is also fun is our mantra.

This quality food offer runs throughout the day starting with the traditional full English breakfast, a Meal of the Day, a salad bar, sandwiches, soups and jacket potatoes are just part of the extensive options available, with menus changing on a daily basis.

When the need arises, The Eating Place can also provide you with a broad choice of buffet menus.

OPENING TIMES:

Each day that the college is open, The Eating Place is normally there to serve you from 8am until 9:30pm, except on Wednesdays and Fridays when closing times may be earlier to meet other demands of SLC.

THE LOUNGE

The Lounge is a recreational room for all students to use during their break times and is open daily throughout term time. There are pool tables, table football, arcade games, a plasma TV, music and a Wii plus various lunchtime activities.

THE LIBRARY

T: 0116 264 3527

E: library@slcollege.ac.uk

Library Services Manager: Lesley John

South Leicestershire College Library is on the second floor in our fabulous new building. In the Library are the Audio-Visual Department, and the Copy Shop. We have a wide range of resources, and our staff are available to help you find what you need. We aim to create a supportive environment that encourages all learners to reach their full potential.

You are a member of the Library once you have enrolled on a course. Once you have your college ID card you can borrow up to six items and use the library computers. You need to wear your ID card at all times.

The Library has:

• 17000 books and over 50 journals
• Daily newspapers
• 3000 ebooks available 24/7
• DVDs, CDs and videos
• Electronic resources that can be accessed 24/7 via our E-Library page on Moodle.
• A careers collection
• Study spaces for all learning styles
• Seminar rooms that can be booked for practising using the Smartboard for presentations
• 40 computers with email and internet access for study related use which are loaded with the software you will need

Click here to visit the E-Library http://learning.slcollege.org.uk/

THE LIBRARY CATALOGUE

This can be searched 24/7. Click here http://heri.slcollege.ac.uk/heritage

Please remember. We operate a fine system for any item that's returned late or is lost, and we ask all our library users to follow our Code of Conduct.

The AV Department has:

• Video cameras
• Still cameras
• Laptops
• Recorder packs
• Digital voice recorders
• Lights

PROFESSIONAL FACILITIES

SLC's new South Wigston campus has many different sized rooms with state-of-the-art equipment available for hire. Our team at SLC will help organise conferences, meetings or corporate events. We even have our own in-house catering service Olive, who can provide fresh, delicious food for guests.

THE GYM

The Gym boasts a range of the latest cardiovascular and resistance equipment and is open to all students at the college for £1 a session.

THE CONSTRUCTION WORKSHOPS

Head of Faculty: Andy Ground

South Leicestershire College has extensive practical facilities within the construction department, specialising in Brickwork, Carpentry & Joinery and Painting & Decorating. The department strives to create 'life-like' scenarios to assist in the development of the learners and gives a taste of the construction sector. We are constantly updating the tools and materials to ensure the learners are using modern equipment and learning the latest techniques used in construction today. We aim to create a supportive environment that encourages all learners to reach their full potential.

In addition to the excellent facilities on offer at the college, the construction department also has its own on-site construction team. This gives the opportunity for learners to experience working in various scenarios outside the college.

THE ENGINEERING TRAINING WORKSHOP

January 2012: SLC is relocating the engineering department, from its current home at Putney Road to new purpose-built facilities at the main campus in South Wigston. Substantial building work has already been undertaken to house the engineering department which will be completed and ready for learners from September 2012. This initiative brings together all our technology training together under one roof, building on the excellent reputation and resources of engineering and construction.

This move will benefit current and future students, including greater opportunities in both construction and engineering, through full and part-time courses, Apprenticeships, HNCs and Foundation Degrees.

From September 2012, businesses looking to profit from sales of green renewable energy products will also be able to access nationally recognised courses in the installation of solar panels and air and ground source heat pumps.

This latest development also opens up vocational training for our local school partners by providing pupils with real hands-on experience in highly sought after industry sectors. This in turn opens up a range of careers, such as engineering, where highly skilled staff can have great earning potential.

Head of Faculty at SLC, Andy Ground, believes that “this is an exciting time for the college: By bringing together the engineering and the construction departments it will provide our learners with increased opportunities to access the high quality education and skills training valued by employers.

It is especially important in the current climate of increased University tuition fees that learners are aware that they can still achieve HE qualifications through alternative routes such as SLC.”

If you have any enquiries about this move, please contact Andy Ground on Tel: 0116 264 3512 or email andy.ground@slcollege.ac.uk.