{"id":63467,"date":"2017-03-13T14:59:01","date_gmt":"2017-03-13T14:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/?page_id=63467"},"modified":"2026-01-15T13:52:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T13:52:27","slug":"key-stage-4-animal-care","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/14-16-students\/key-stage-4-animal-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Key Stage 4 Animal Care"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-4stc9m3-23f637b2babe977e6075637a5c38a43a\">\n.flex_column.av-4stc9m3-23f637b2babe977e6075637a5c38a43a{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-4stc9m3-23f637b2babe977e6075637a5c38a43a av_two_third  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-4gjmrwr-ceb41aa38e49d8c74e118c6cc8f29140 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2><em>Key Stage 4:<\/em><\/h2>\n<h2><em>The Vocational Opportunities Programme<\/em><\/h2>\n<h2>Animal Care<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-3uzuyob-530c9197757d3f43f9751c061754e463\">\n.flex_column.av-3uzuyob-530c9197757d3f43f9751c061754e463{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-3uzuyob-530c9197757d3f43f9751c061754e463 av_one_third flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><div  class='avia-button-wrap av-3jcjdbf-0cbce16f29eabfad06beddf5cc1be8dc-wrap avia-button-center '><a href='https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/14-16-students\/'  class='avia-button av-3jcjdbf-0cbce16f29eabfad06beddf5cc1be8dc av-link-btn avia-icon_select-no avia-size-large avia-position-center avia-color-theme-color'  ><span class='avia_iconbox_title' >Enquire today<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<div  class='flex_column av-30gz7fv-49763709be09408c329f2139d003078e av_one_full  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_two_third  el_before_av_hr  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><p><section  class='av_textblock_section av-2mn2e8b-be15382341e66b8c3a3f8704965e30cd '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>If you enjoy biological sciences and adore animals\u00a0why not combine your interests and become an\u00a0animal management student at Reaseheath. You will be based at our fantastic purpose built animal\u00a0centre with its licensed teaching zoo \u2013 facilities which\u00a0are among the best in the UK. Even more exciting,\u00a0you\u2019ll have the chance to work with 125 different\u00a0species of animals including tapirs, meerkats, ring\u00a0tailed lemurs, otters, birds of prey, reptiles, fish,\u00a0amphibians and a range of companion and park\u00a0animals.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div  class='tabcontainer av-1zvj817-5acfb739afbb2e36f328274148239e0e top_tab  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last ' role='tablist'>\n<section class='av_tab_section av_tab_section av-1jgdxhn-48b8b7d79aba1ee24f697db0ba3b44f7'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='tab active_tab' role='tab' tabindex='0' data-fake-id='#tab-id-1' aria-controls='tab-id-1-content'  itemprop=\"headline\" >Level 1<\/div><div id='tab-id-1-content' class='tab_content active_tab_content' aria-hidden=\"false\"><div class='tab_inner_content invers-color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>What will I be doing?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Animal feeding and watering<\/li>\n<li>Maintaining animal accommodation<\/li>\n<li>Animal handling, exercise and restraint of animals<\/li>\n<li>Animal health and wellbeing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Where will I be working?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the College Zoo, a classroom and outside. Working with a range of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish and invertebrates.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What will I need to wear?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Overalls and boots with steel toe caps<\/li>\n<li>Wet and cold weather clothing for when working outside<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What qualification will I gain?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>City &amp; Guilds Level 1 Certificate in Land-Based Studies 603\/3596\/8<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>How will I be assessed?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Internal assessments<\/li>\n<li>Portfolio<\/li>\n<li>External online health and safety exam<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Options after this programme<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/further-education\/courses\/animal-management\/apprenticeships-animal-care\/\">Apprenticeship in Animal Care<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Foundation Level 1 in Animal Care\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/further-education\/courses\/animal-management\/foundation-level-1-animal-care\/\">Level 1 Foundation in\u00a0Animal Care<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Level 2 Diploma in Animal Care\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/further-education\/courses\/animal-management\/level-2-diploma-animal-care\/\">Level 2 Technical Certificate\u00a0in\u00a0Animal Care<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Level 3 Diplomas in Animal Management\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/further-education\/courses\/animal-management\/level-3-diplomas-animal-management\/\">Level 3 Advanced Technical Extended Diploma in Animal Management (equivalent to GCE A-Level)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/further-education\/courses\/animal-management\/vetnursing\/level-2-diploma-for-veterinary-care-assistants\/\">Level 2 Diploma for Veterinary Care Assistants (one-year course incorporating a work\u00a0placement)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-r2udqj-61a6532fe385d853b3662ab280421c90\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-r2udqj-61a6532fe385d853b3662ab280421c90{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-r2udqj-61a6532fe385d853b3662ab280421c90 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-last '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"parent":3469,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.4 - 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