14 -16 Year Olds

DART works with schools across Derbyshire and beyond in order to provide land-based vocational qualifications to 14-16 year old students.

These qualifications are available across the following sectors:

• Agriculture


• Animal Care


• Land Based Operations

Provision is met through a range of methods according to the needs of students and school.

Individual placement option

Students develop skills by working with commercial businesses. They are visited every 3 - 4 weeks by a DART tutor who will carry out assessments, review progress and mentor.

Group Option

Students are taken about by a DART tutor in a minibus to a range of work placements where they develop practical skills as a group, cover theory aspects and complete assessments.

Hybrid Option

Students are on placement developing practical skills for two of every three weeks. In the third week, students are together in a group for morning theory sessions and enjoy group visits/practicals in the afternoon.

You can contact the DART office on 01332 794910 (fax 01332 794911)

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