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Criminology

Studying Criminology will give you lots of options for your career, especially if you are interested in working with criminals or within the judicial system.

Why Study this course

  • You have a genuine interest in understanding a criminal’s mind
  • You want to understand the different types of crime
  • You want to gain essential skills and knowledge to progress to a wide variety of higher education courses
  • You want to understand how the Crimes lead to different punishment’s
  • You have the willingness to study independently
  • You want to study a dynamic subject which is regularly changing

Career Progression

Studying Criminology will give you lots of options for your career, especially if you are interested in working with criminals or within the judicial system. This is because it develops a number of valuable transferable skills. Examples of Careers you could do are: Detective/Police, Pathologist, Teacher, Prison Officer, Probation Officer, Researcher, Boarder Force Officer, Forensic Analyst, Paralegal/Solicitor/Court System, Local Government Officer, Youth and Youth Justice Worker/Social Worker.

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Address

Please direct all queries in the first instance to Mrs S. Warburton, Headteacher’s PA

Parrs Wood High School and Sixth Form College, Wilmslow Road, East Didsbury, Manchester, M20 5PG

During the school day our onsite car park is out of bounds to general visitors, please use the Parrs Wood Complex car park adjacent to the school, for all disabled badge holder parking please follow the signs as you drive into the car park, there are parking bays located at the front of the school and also at the rear of our sports centre.

Contact Us

If you are reporting a student absence you MUST phone the Sixth Form.

  • Sixth Form
  • Phone: 0161 446 8648
  • Email: sixthform@pwhs.co.uk

Headteacher

  • Mr M. McElwee

Head of Sixth Form

  • Mr A. Langford

Trust Information

Greater Manchester Education Trust. Registered address: Whalley Range 11-18 High School, Wilbraham Road, Whalley Range, Manchester, M16 8GW. A charitable company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales (company number: 08913502)

EST. 1 SEP 2022

Chief Executive Officer: Mr D. Owen

Chief Finance and Operations Officer: Mrs L. Staunton

Any correspondence or communication relating to Greater Manchester Education Trust should be made to:

Mr D. Owen, Whalley Range 11-18 High School, Wilbraham Road, Whalley Range, Manchester, M16 8GW

www.gmetrust.org

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