Year 11 Taster Days: 13th January 2026

Unsure about which subjects to take after Year 11? At York College we want to help you make an informed choice about your future by helping you find the course that suits you best. On our Taster Day you can experience a full day at York College trying some of the exciting subjects that we offer across our A Level, Vocational and T Level subjects. You can also learn more about apprenticeships, support and studying at York College.

Information about how the day works is detailed in the drop-down boxes below as well as important instructions about how to make your booking. When you’ve read this, scroll to the bottom of the page to click on the booking link. Whilst you can make the booking on any device we would recommend using a tablet or computer to view the booking screens more clearly.

Students can only book to attend on one of the dates. 

Places are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis with bookings closing on Sunday 23rd November 2025.

You can see the full list of the subjects below (if viewing on a mobile you can view the Vocational & T Level list by swiping right), or view a PDF of the subject list here.

It is important to read the instructions below before you make your booking. 
1. Starting your booking
When you click on the link to book you will be taken to the Taster Day Bookings Login page.

Click the button ‘Book Taster Day Now’ unless you have already submitted an application to study here in September, in which case click on ‘Login’ and enter the same email address and password you created for your course application.

Please use a personal email address rather than a school one. You’ll use the same log-in details if you decide to apply for a course at York College. All of our communication for the Taster Day booking and your College application will be sent via this email address (including College enrolment details which will be sent to you after you have left school). So please remember which one you have used and the password you have created.
 

2. Selection summary
The next page shows the date that you have chosen to book on to. You can only book to attend on one of the Taster Days. Check with your school before booking that you are able to attend, and that there are no exams or important activities planned for the date you have chosen.

If the date shown is the day you wish to book for, click on ‘Continue’.

If this is NOT the date you wish to book for, please select ‘remove’ next to the date, and return to the College website 'Events' page to select the other Taster Day date.
 

3. Choosing your subjects
We want you to truly experience what a day at College is like so you’ll have a full day of activities on the Taster Day made up of subject and enrichment sessions. You will need to select:

1. Your subject sessions
2. Your enrichment sessions

When choosing your subject choices you can select up to a maximum of 6. This could be all A Levels, all Vocational & T Level subjects, or a mixture of these. You just need to select them in order of preference, with your first choice subject being the one you’d like to try the most.

York College Mix subjects are vocational subjects new for September 2026. As a study option you will be able to take one 'Mix' subject alongside two A Levels, therefore on the booking form you'll find them under the drop-down menus prefixed with 'A Level' as they sit within the A Level programme of study.

A Level subject sessions are 1 hour. Vocational & T Level subject sessions are up to 2 hours. The exception is Pathways to Work & Independent Living which is a standalone all day session and therefore cannot be mixed with other subjects - we'll send further information to students who book on to this.

• If you only choose A Level subjects you can select up to 6 and we can timetable up to a maximum of 5 of these, subject to availability. *
• If you only choose Vocational & T Level subjects you can select up to 6 and we can timetable up to a maximum of 3 of these, subject to availability. *
• If you choose a mixture of A Level and Vocational & T Level subjects you can select up to 6 then we may be able to timetable a maximum of either 2 A Levels and 2 Vocational & T Level subjects, or 3 A Levels and 1 Vocational & T Level subject, subject to availability. * 

*We’ll endeavour to allocate as many of your subject choices as we can though this may not always be possible. We have a maximum capacity in subjects and some of these may be full before the booking closing date. Where subjects are full we will operate a waiting list for students who have booked before 23rd November to infill any spaces that may become available through cancellations.

If we are unable to allocate your first choice of subject(s) as capacity is full on the day you have chosen and you would you like us to change your booking to the other Taster Day date subject to space being available, please answer ‘yes’ to the question beneath the subject choice selection boxes. You should only do this if you know you can attend (i.e. not attending another school Taster Day, have an exam) as we will not notify you before changing the date.

All students will spend a full day at College and so for students who may not want to select this many subject choices, or for whom we may not be able to timetable your full selection, we have a range of enrichment sessions that you will attend. These will give you some insights into the wider College life as well as providing some helpful tips and advice to make sure you know what to expect when you come here and will get the most out of your time with us.

After you have made your subject choices you must select which enrichment activities you would like to try and we will endeavour to allocate these if there are spaces in your timetable. However, we will prioritise subject choices first and so we may not always be able to allocate your chosen enrichment activities if there is a timetable clash. If this occurs we may have to timetable an alternative enrichment activity.
 

4. Learning Difficulty/Disability/EHCP and Medical/Health Requirements
If you have a learning difficulty, disability or an Education, Health and Care Plan, or have specific medical or health requirements, please let us know by completing the relevant sections on the booking form. Students with an EHCP will be contacted by our Learning Support team.


5. Completing your booking
You will need to complete the questions on all of the page tabs. 
The final page is the ‘Summary’ page – check the details are correct. Then you must click on ‘Submit Your Taster Day Booking’ at the bottom of the page for us to receive your booking.

You’ll receive an email to confirm it has been submitted. Keep this or take a screenshot for reference, or make a note of your student reference number, in case you need to get in touch with us. 

Important - If you do not receive a booking confirmation email from us (and it’s not in your junk folder) please contact us as this may indicate that your booking has not come through.

Keep a check on your email inbox in case we need to contact you with questions about your booking once you have submitted it (and junk folder in case the email we send is delivered there).