Digbeth – Birmingham
Beauty & Nail Alternative Provision Academy

Venue:
Evolve Centre
99 Glover Street
Digbeth, Birmingham
B9 4EN

The Birmingham Digbeth site operates as a specialist Beauty and Nail Alternative Provision Academy, providing high-quality vocational education for learners with a clear interest in the hair, beauty, and nail industry. The academy offers practical, industry-focused training within a professional salon environment, supporting learners to develop technical skills, confidence, and clear progression routes into further education, apprenticeships, or employment within the beauty sector.

Provision Delivered:

• Beauty Therapy pathways
• Nail Technology and Nail Art
• Salon skills and client consultation techniques
• Vocational tasters and accredited beauty and nail units
• Professional standards, hygiene, and health and safety practices
• Employability, customer service, and client-care skills

Delivery Approach:

• Small-group, practical-led vocational learning
• Professional salon-style training environment
• Strong emphasis on industry standards, professionalism, and workplace readiness
• Embedded functional skills including Maths, English, and digital skills
• Personal, social, and employability development aligned to progression into beauty careers, apprenticeships, or further training

Referral & Application Process:

If you feel that your child has special educational needs and may need additional help, firstly please talk to your child's teacher or to the Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator (SENCO) at your child's education setting.

The Birmingham Special Educational Needs & Disability Information, Advice and Support Service (SENDIASS) offers impartial information, advice and support to children and young people with special educational needs or disabilities. Please contact them sendiass@birmingham.gov.uk if you need help understanding the referral process.

Please visit the SEND Local Offer website - www.localofferbirmingham.co.uk  Support, information and advice for SEND all in one place

You can also contact Birmingham Parents Carer Forum at www.birminghampcf.org/contactus.html or by calling 07842706112.