html {
  font-size: 14px; }

body {
  font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
  font-size: 100%;
  background: #f7f7f7;
  color: #444444;
  min-width: 1080px; }

html,
body {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0; }

h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 {
  font-family: "Lato", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 1px; }

h1 {
  font-size: 2rem;
  margin: 1rem 0;
  margin-top: 0 !important; }

h2 {
  font-size: 1.6rem;
  margin-top: 0; }

h3 {
  font-size: 1.6rem;
  margin-top: 0; }

h4 {
  font-size: 17px;
  margin-top: 0; }

h5 {
  font-size: 1rem;
  margin-top: 0; }

a {
  color: #444;
  text-decoration: none; }
  a:hover {
    cursor: pointer;
    text-decoration: underline; }

p {
  line-height: 1.7rem;
  margin-top: 0; }

p a {
  text-decoration: underline; }

img {
  max-width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  margin-bottom: -4px; }

p.title {
  margin-top: 0;
  margin-bottom: 1rem; }

a:focus {
  outline: 0;
  text-decoration: none; }

.ib {
  display: -moz-inline-stack;
  display: inline-block;
  zoom: 1;
  *display: inline;
  vertical-align: top; }

.fa {
  font-family: FontAwesome; }

.cf:before, .cf:after {
  content: " ";
  display: table; }

.cf:after {
  clear: both; }

.cf {
  *zoom: 1; }

.f-right {
  float: right; }

.f-left {
  float: left; }

.t-left {
  text-align: left; }

.t-right {
  text-align: right; }

.absolute {
  position: absolute; }

.relative {
  position: relative; }

.center {
  text-align: center; }

/*.light-blue {background-color: #d0ecec!important; border:0;}
.very-light-blue {background-color: #e7efef!important;}*/

.noPad {
  padding: 0; }

.menuTab {
  padding: 0 20px;
  padding-right: 40px;
  border-radius: 3px;
  border: none;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-weight: 600;
  height: 40px;
  line-height: 40px;
  position: relative; }
  .menuTab:hover {
    text-decoration: none; }
  .menuTab:after {
    font-family: FontAwesome;
    content: "\f0c9";
    position: absolute;
    right: 10px;
    top: 1px;
    font-size: 19px;
    font-weight: normal; }

.button {
  padding: 0 20px;
  padding-right: 40px;
  border-radius: 3px;
  border: none;
  font-weight: 600;
  height: 40px;
  line-height: 40px;
  position: relative;
  letter-spacing: 1px;
  font-weight: 700; }
  .button:hover {
    text-decoration: none; }
  .button:after {
    font-family: FontAwesome;
    content: "\f054";
    position: absolute;
    right: 10px;
    top: 1px;
    font-weight: normal; }

.menuTab, .button.primary {
  background: #1C9D5F;
  color: #fff; }
  .menuTab:hover, .button.primary:hover {
    background: #1a9057; }

.button.secondary {
  background: #777;
  color: #fff; }
  .button.secondary:hover {
    background: #8e8e8e; }

.button.back {
  padding: 0 20px;
  padding-left: 40px;
  margin-bottom: 2rem; }
  .button.back:after {
    content: ""; }
  .button.back:before {
    content: "\f053";
    font-family: FontAwesome;
    position: absolute;
    left: 10px;
    top: 1px;
    font-weight: normal; }

input[type="submit"] {
  padding: 0 10px;
  background: #62b84b;
  color: #fff;
  height: 30px;
  line-height: 30px;
  letter-spacing: 1px; }
  input[type="submit"]:hover {
    background: #73c85c; }

input[type="text"],
input[type="email"],
input[type="password"] {
  padding: 0 10px;
  background: #fff;
  height: 30px;
  line-height: 30px;
  border: 1px solid #ddd; }

textarea {
  padding: 10px;
  background: #fff;
  border: 1px solid #ddd; }

.col-md-5ths {
  width: 18%;
  margin-right: 2%;
  float: left; }

.col-md-5ths.last {
  margin-right: 0; }

.mobileShow {
  display: none; }

.sectionWrapper {
  background: #fff;
  padding: 2rem;
  border: 1px solid #ddd;
  margin-bottom: 2rem; }

.container {
  max-width: 1080px;
  margin: auto;
  padding: 0 2rem; }

.container.outer {
  padding-top: 15px;
  padding-bottom: 15px; }

.topBar {
  background: #efefef;
  color: #fff;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
border-bottom: 1px solid #dcdcdc;}
  .topBar a {
    color: #fff; }
  .topBar .tel {
    padding: 10px 0; }
    .topBar .tel span {
      font-weight: 600; }
  .topBar .webpages ul {
    padding: 0;
    margin: 0; }
  .topBar .webpages a {
    padding: 10px 5px;
    display: block;
    font-size: 0.9rem;
    font-weight: 600; }
    .topBar .webpages a:hover {
      text-decoration: underline; }
  .topBar .moodle {
    margin-top: 4px; }
    .topBar .moodle:hover {
      text-decoration: none; }
    .topBar .moodle .text {
      font-weight: 600;
      margin: 6px;
      color: #ff8100;
      font-size: 0.9rem;
      color: #eb973e; }
      .topBar .moodle .text:hover {
        text-decoration: underline; }

  .topBar .job-strapline {
    font-size: 1.2rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    margin: 0 15px 0 0;
    color: #444;
    line-height: 40px;}

.top-links a.button {
  border-radius: 0;}

.headerMain {
  padding: 15px 0;
  background-color: #fff; }
  .headerMain .logo {
    max-width: 40%;
    margin: 4px 0 0 0;}

  .headerMain p {
    font-size: 1.2rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 10px; }
  .headerMain .area {
    margin-top: 10px; }
  .headerMain .button.secondary {
    margin-right: 10px; }

.headerMain h1.header-strapline {
  margin: 15px 0 0 30px!important;
  font-size: 1.8em;
}

.headerMain .nltg-5-years {
  float: right; 
  margin: 3px 0 0 0;
}

.headerMain .nltg-5-years img, .headerMain .nltg-eu img {width: 60px;}
.headerMain .nltg-eu {
  float: right;
  margin: 3px 0 0 15px;
}

.mainNav {
  background: #1c9b9d; }

  .mainNav a {
    color: #fff;
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: 1.2rem;
    padding: 20px 35px 20px 15px;
    display: block; position: relative;}
    .mainNav a:hover {
      text-decoration: none; }
    .mainNav a:after {font-family: FontAwesome;
      content: "\f078";
      font-size: 1rem;
      position: absolute;
      right: 12px; top: 26px; font-weight: normal;}

  .mainNav ul {
    padding: 0;
    margin: 0; }

      .mainNav ul li a:hover {
        background: #126567;}

      .mainNav .sub-menu__wrapper {
        position: absolute;
        display: none;
        padding: 0;
        width: 100%;
        left: 0;
        min-width: 1080px;
        z-index: 1;
        background: #fff;
        border-bottom: 3px solid #ddd;
        border-top: 0;
        padding-bottom: 20px;
        padding-top: 20px;
      }

      .mainNav .sub-menu__wrapper > ul {
        width: 1080px;
        margin: auto;
        padding: 0 2rem;
      }

      .mainNav ul li ul > li  {
        float: left;
        width: 33.3%;
      }

      .mainNav ul li ul > li.col-md-8 {
        float: left;
        width: 66.6%;
      }



      .mainNav ul li ul > li.col-md-4 {
        padding: 0;
      }

      .mainNav ul li ul > li ul li a:before {
        content: "\f0da";
        font-family: FontAwesome;
        margin-right: 10px;
        color: #1c9b9d;
      }

      .mainNav ul li.s-leavers ul > li ul li a:before {
        color: #24adb1;
      }

      .mainNav ul li.adults ul > li ul li a:before {
        color: #1d8f92;
      }

      .mainNav ul li.employers ul > li ul li a:before {
        color: #156b6d;
      }


      .mainNav ul li ul > li ul li a:hover {
        color: #1c9b9d;
      }

       .mainNav ul li.s-leavers ul li ul li a:hover {
        color: #24adb1!important;
      }

       .mainNav ul li.adults ul li ul li a:hover {
        color: #1d8f92!important;
      }

       .mainNav ul li.employers ul li ul li a:hover {
        color: #156b6d!important;
      }

       .mainNav ul li ul > li.col-md-4 ul {
        padding-left: 10px;
       }

      .mainNav ul li.half {
        width: 50%;
        float: left;
      }

       .mainNav ul li ul li ul li {
        margin-top: 5px;
       }

      body .mainNav ul li ul li.half a:before {
        font-weight: normal;
        color: #555!important;
      }

      .mainNav ul li.it a:before {
        content: "\f108";
        font-family: FontAwesome;
        margin-right: 10px;
        color: #555!important;
        font-size: 18px;
      }

       .mainNav ul li.gm a:before {
        content: "\f0ad";
        font-family: FontAwesome;
        margin-right: 10px;
        color: #555!important;
        font-size: 18px;
      }

       .mainNav ul li.wl a:before {
        content: "\f0d1";
        font-family: FontAwesome;
        margin-right: 10px;
        color: #555!important;
        font-size: 18px;
      }

       .mainNav ul li.rt a:before {
        content: "\f02c";
        font-family: FontAwesome;
        margin-right: 10px;
        font-size: 18px;
        color: #555!important;
      }

       .mainNav ul li.ba a:before {
        content: "\f02f";
        font-family: FontAwesome;
        margin-right: 10px;
        font-size: 18px;
        color: #555!important;
      }

       .mainNav ul li.bit a:before {
        content: "\f0eb";
        font-family: FontAwesome;
        margin-right: 10px;
        color: #555!important;
        font-size: 18px;
      }

      .mainNav ul li.cj a:before {
        content: "\f0e3";
        font-family: FontAwesome;
        margin-right: 10px;
        color: #555!important;
        font-size: 18px;
      }

      .mainNav ul li.tl a:before {
        content: "\f0c0";
        font-family: FontAwesome;
        margin-right: 10px;
        color: #555!important;
        font-size: 18px;
      }

      .mainNav ul li.cs a:before {
        content: "\f118";
        font-family: FontAwesome;
        margin-right: 10px;
        color: #555!important;
        font-size: 18px;
      }

      .mainNav ul li.se a:before {
        content: "\f257";
        font-family: FontAwesome;
        margin-right: 10px;
        color: #555!important;
        font-size: 18px;
      }


      .mainNav ul li.go a:before {
        content: "\f0db";
        font-family: FontAwesome;
        margin-right: 10px;
        font-size: 18px;
        color: #555!important;
      }

      .mainNav ul li.cc a:before {
        content: "\f086";
        font-family: FontAwesome;
        margin-right: 10px;
        color: #555!important;
        font-size: 18px;
      }

      .mainNav ul li.ch a:before {
        content: "\f0f4";
        font-family: FontAwesome;
        margin-right: 10px;
        font-size: 18px;
        color: #555!important;
      }

      .mainNav ul li.wm a:before {
        content: "\f1bb";
        font-family: FontAwesome;
        margin-right: 10px;
        color: #555!important;
        font-size: 18px;
      }

      .mainNav ul li.fo a:before {
        content: "\f015";
        font-family: FontAwesome;
        margin-right: 10px;
        font-size: 18px;
        color: #555!important;
      }

      .mainNav ul li.fm a:before {
        content: "\f0f5";
        font-family: FontAwesome;
        margin-right: 10px;
        font-size: 18px;
        color: #555!important;
      }


      .mainNav ul li ul li a {
        font-size: 17px;
        color: #333;
        padding: 10px;
        background: #ececec;
        margin-bottom: 8px;
      }

      .mainNav .s-leavers li a {
        border-left: 5px solid #24adb1;
      }

      .mainNav .adults li a {
        border-left: 5px solid #1d8f92;
      }

      .mainNav .employers li a {
        border-left: 5px solid #156b6d;
      }

      .mainNav .help-advice li a {
        border-left: 5px solid #1c9b9d;
      }

      .mainNav ul li ul ul li {
        float: none;
        width: 100%;
      }

      .mainNav ul li ul ul li a {
        font-weight: normal;
        font-size: 14px;
        background: none;
        padding: 1px 5px;
        margin-bottom: 3px;
        border-left: none!important;
      }

      .mainNav ul li ul li a:hover {
        background: #ececec;
      }

      .mainNav ul li ul li li a:hover {
        background: none;
      }

      .mainNav ul li.label > a {
        cursor: default;
      }



    .mainNav ul .menu-label {
      margin: 10px;
      background: #ffffff;
      line-height: normal;
      height: auto;
      border-radius: 3px; }
      .mainNav ul .menu-label:hover {
        background: #d31279;
        cursor: pointer; }
        .mainNav ul .menu-label:hover a {
          color: #fff; }
      .mainNav ul .menu-label a {
        color: #3c3c3c;
        padding: 12px;
        font-size: 15px; }
        .mainNav ul .menu-label a:after, .mainNav .sub-menu__wrapper a:after {display: none;}

.border-radius {
  border-radius: 8px}
.border-radius-top {
  border-radius: 8px 8px 0 0;}
.border-radius-bottom {
  border-radius: 0 0 8px 8px;}

.breadcrumbs {
  background: #e7efef;
  padding: 15px 0;
  font-weight: 600;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #fff;
  font-size: 13px; }
  .breadcrumbs a {
    font-size: 13px; }

#main {
  padding-left: 0; }

.article-header {
  padding: 2rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;
  background: #fff;
  margin: 0 0 25px 0;
}
  .article-header h1 {
    font-size: 1.3rem; }
  .article-header h2 {
    font-size: 1.8rem;
    margin-bottom: 0; }

.newsletter {
  padding: 15px 0;
  background: #fff; }
  .newsletter h4 {
    font-weight: 600;
    margin: 5px; }

.governingBodies {
  background: #3e3e3e;
  padding: 2rem 0;
  color: #a09f9f; }
  .governingBodies a {
    color: #a09f9f; }
  .governingBodies img {
    padding: 0; }
  .governingBodies .logos {
    max-width: 900px; }

.newsCalendar {
  margin-bottom: 30px !important; }
  .newsCalendar .col .item {
    border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
    padding-bottom: 10px; }
  .newsCalendar .col .col-inner {
    background: #fff;
    padding: 2rem;
    border: 1px solid #ddd; border-radius: 8px }
    .newsCalendar .col .col-inner h3 {
      margin: 0;
      margin-bottom: 2rem;
      color: #5e668b; }
    .newsCalendar .col .col-inner h4 {
      margin-bottom: 0; }
  .newsCalendar .col ul {
    padding: 0;
    margin: 0;
    margin-bottom: 2rem; }
    .newsCalendar .col ul li {
      list-style: none;
      border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;
      padding: 10px 0; }
      .newsCalendar .col ul li .date {
        margin-right: 2rem;
        font-weight: 700;
        font-size: 1rem; }

.ofstedBanner {
  background: #1d9a9d;
  color: #fff; }
  .ofstedBanner .quote {
    margin-top: 12px; }
  .ofstedBanner .f-left {
    margin-top: 12px;
    margin-left: 15px; }

.footerMain {
  background: #4a4a4a;
  padding: 30px 0;}
  .footerMain .col {
    border-right: 1px solid #6f6f6f; color: #fff; }
    .footerMain .col ul {
      padding: 0;
      margin: 0; }
    .footerMain .col h4 {
      color: #fff;
      margin: 0;
      margin-bottom: 20px; }
    .footerMain .col li {
      list-style: none;
      margin-bottom: 5px; }
    .footerMain .col a, .footerMain .col p { color: #fff;}
    .footerMain .col i {
      font-size: 20px;
      line-height: 35px;
      text-align: center;
      margin-top: 10px;
      opacity: 0.9;
      margin-right: 10px; }
      .footerMain .col i:hover {
        opacity: 1; }
  .footerMain .last {
    margin-right: 0;
    border-right: none; }

.copyright {
  margin-top: 15px;
}

.copyrightBar {
  background: #f7f7f7;
  color: #a09f9f;
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  padding: 10px 0;
  font-weight: 600; }
  .copyrightBar p {
    margin: 0; }
  .copyrightBar li {
    float: left;
    list-style: none; }
  .copyrightBar a {
    color: #a09f9f;
    font-size: 0.8rem;
    border-left: 1px solid #ddd;
    padding: 0 5px; }

.fontAdjust {
  padding: 5px;
  font-weight: 600; }
  .fontAdjust .ib {
    vertical-align: middle;
    margin: 0;
    cursor: pointer;
    color: #1f1f1f; }
    .fontAdjust .ib:hover {
      color: #1d9a9d; }

.button.primary, .button.secondary, .button.tertiary {
  overflow: hidden;}

.button.primary span, .button.secondary span, .button.tertiary span {
  position: relative;
  display: inline-block;
  -webkit-transition: -webkit-transform 0.3s;
  -moz-transition: -moz-transform 0.3s;
  transition: transform 0.3s; }

.button.primary span::before, .button.secondary span::before, .button.tertiary span::before {
  position: absolute;
  top: 100%;
  content: attr(data-hover);
  -webkit-transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0);
  -moz-transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0);
  transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0); }

.button.primary:hover span, .button.secondary:hover span, .button.tertiary:hover span,
.button.primary:focus span , .button.secondary:focus span , .button.tertiary:focus span {
  -webkit-transform: translateY(-100%);
  -moz-transform: translateY(-100%);
  transform: translateY(-100%); }

.effect-15 {
  overflow: hidden;
  padding: 0 10px !important; }

.effect-15 span {
  position: relative;
  display: inline-block;
  -webkit-transition: -webkit-transform 0.3s;
  -moz-transition: -moz-transform 0.3s;
  transition: transform 0.3s; }

.effect-15 span::before {
  position: absolute;
  top: 100%;
  content: attr(data-hover);
  -webkit-transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0);
  -moz-transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0);
  transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0); }

.effect-15:hover span,
.effect-15:focus span {
  -webkit-transform: translateY(-100%);
  -moz-transform: translateY(-100%);
  transform: translateY(-100%); }

#header.mobileShow {
  padding-top: 1rem; }
  #header.mobileShow .tel {
    background: #e81987;
    color: #fff;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    font-weight: 600;
    padding: 1rem;
    margin-top: 1rem; }
    #header.mobileShow .tel i {
      position: relative;
      top: 2px;
      font-size: 1.2rem;
      margin-right: 1rem; }

body .mobileNav {
  width: 80%;
  background: #fff;
  height: 100%;
  display: none; }

.col-third {
  width: 32.3%;
  padding: 5px; }

#totalContainer {
  width: 100%; }

.loginTab {
  display: none; }

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