Head of Department: Mrs Cockroft
Hair and beauty is taught in a fully functional hair salon that is equipped with high quality tools and products. It is comprised of 3 back wash basins, 6 work stations, a beauty couch and manicure facilities.
There are at present two full time fully qualified hair and beauty teachers. The department is extremely popular with students who are given the opportunity to experience a professional salon environment.
This course is designed to introduce learners to the diverse and exciting world of the six industries within the hair and beauty sector. For many young people this will be their first chance to explore and understand the size and structure of this fast growing and developing sector and its links with other related sectors in the UK economy eg. fashion, retail, sports therapy, health and fitness, complementary and alternative medicine, paramedical treatments, media, film and TV.
Learning/teaching carried out within this unit will expose the learner to the current size, scope and geographical distribution of the industries within the hair and beauty sector and their important contribution to the UK economy.
Learners will develop their knowledge of the role and influence of the trade and related professional organisations within the hair and beauty sector through a series of visits and research into the subject. Work related experiential learning throughout this unit will introduce the learners to the wide and varied range of services that are typically offered within all industries, including those offered within African Caribbean type hair, hairdressing, barbering, beauty therapy, spa therapy and nail services.
Learners will develop knowledge and understanding of health and safety requirements and their own responsibilities relating to health and safety that would be required by the hair and beauty sector and related industries if the learner pursued this career pathway.
The knowledge gained by studying this unit will support the learner should they decide to follow a career in this customer focused sector through either work-based learning or progression onto the Higher Diploma.
