The PACE approach delivers skills in beauty – hair, make-up, skin-care and well-being – and combines this with advice, support and approaches to help each student to analyse, understand, develop and grow.

ACE courses are delivered over a relatively short period of time and our team have the skills and experience to engage with the most challenging pupils to provide them with direction, focus and a way forward to a career in the beauty and health sector.

PACE takes students who have fallen out of mainstream provision and need support, direction and motivation to grow, learn and thrive. We do this by delivering training and experience that is relevant to careers in the beauty industry. The team working at and with PACE have all forged successful careers in beauty and have been specially selected to be role models for our students.

A typical day at PACE involves a period of self-reflection and self analysis so students can understand themselves and others. This is then followed by workshops that help students react differently and more positively than they may have in the post to a range of situations. Successful completion of these workshops is then followed with a wide range of beauty skills workshops. Students also benefit from one-to-one work with the PACE team so they remain motivated to continue with the course.

Before and after makeup transformation

The outcomes from PACE for students includes a record of their achievement, a curriculum vitae and, most importantly, contacts in the industry.

PACE Term Dates 2026-27

Autumn term starts: Friday, 4th September 2026
Autumn half term holiday: Monday, 19th October to Friday, 30th October 2026
Autumn term end: Wednesday, 16th December 2026 (12 noon finish)

Spring term starts: Thursday, 7th January 2027
Spring half term holiday: Monday, 15th February to Friday, 19th February 2027
Spring term finishes 27th March 2026

Summer term starts: Thursday, 15th April 2027
Summer half term holiday: Monday, 31st May to Friday, 4th June 2027
Summer term ends: Tuesday, 6th July 2027 (12 noon finish)

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