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==Courses== |
==Courses== |
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The college offers [[GCSE]], [[English for Speakers of Other Languages|ESOL]], [[Access course|Access]], City & Guilds and [[Business And Technology Education Council (BTEC)|BTEC]] courses in many subjects. It also offers Higher |
The college offers [[GCSE]], [[English for Speakers of Other Languages|ESOL]], [[Access course|Access]], [[City & Guilds]] and [[Business And Technology Education Council (BTEC)|BTEC]] courses in many subjects. It also offers [[Higher education in England|higher education]] courses including an MBA. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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The college was formed in the early 1990s by a merger between a sixth form college, a further education college, and the local adult education centre. Its main site for a long time was a purpose-built 1960s centre near [[London Waterloo station]].<ref>https://dera.ioe.ac.uk/3337/2/southwark_cyc2.pdf |
The college was formed in the early 1990s by a merger between a [[sixth form]] college, a further education college, and the local adult education centre. Its main site for a long time was a purpose-built 1960s centre near [[London Waterloo station]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dera.ioe.ac.uk/3337/2/southwark_cyc2.pdf|title=Southwark College - Report from the Inspector 1997-98|author=[[Further Education Funding Council for England]]|date=|website=Digital Education Resource Archive (DERA)}}</ref> |
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In 2006 the college had a total of 10,093 students enrolled. 2515 of the total students enrolled at the college were on a full-time program and 7578 students were enrolled onto a part-time program. The college also had 200 14- to 16-year-old students enrolled. 62% of the students were [[female]] and 38% were [[male]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.southwark.ac.uk/NewWebsite/uploads/images/Annual%20Review%202006.pdf |title=Southwark College Annual Review 2006 |accessdate=2007-07-14 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070928162145/http://www.southwark.ac.uk/NewWebsite/uploads/images/Annual+Review+2006.pdf <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2007-09-28}}</ref> |
In 2006 the college had a total of 10,093 students enrolled. 2515 of the total students enrolled at the college were on a full-time program and 7578 students were enrolled onto a part-time program. The college also had 200 14- to 16-year-old students enrolled. 62% of the students were [[female]] and 38% were [[male]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.southwark.ac.uk/NewWebsite/uploads/images/Annual%20Review%202006.pdf |title=Southwark College Annual Review 2006 |accessdate=2007-07-14 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070928162145/http://www.southwark.ac.uk/NewWebsite/uploads/images/Annual+Review+2006.pdf <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2007-09-28}}</ref> |
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==Honours== |
==Honours== |
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In 2017 Southwark College (along with Lewisham College) was placed in the top ten percent of FE Colleges (based on the national achievement rate tables) at 89%. In 2018 this rose to 90%. |
In 2017 Southwark College (along with Lewisham College) was placed in the top ten percent of FE Colleges (based on the national achievement rate tables) at 89%.{{citation needed|date=November 2022}} In 2018 this rose to 90%.{{citation needed|date=November 2022}} |
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==Notable alumni== |
==Notable alumni== |
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*[[Edward Downman]], Anglican clergyman and [[antiquary]] |
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*[[Edward Downman]], Anglican clergyman and [[antiquary]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lancashire OnLine Parish Clerk Project - City of Liverpool |url=https://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Liverpool/Everton/index.html |access-date=2024-06-21 |website=www.lan-opc.org.uk}}</ref> |
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*[[Clive Efford]], [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] [[member of Parliament|MP]] for [[Eltham (UK Parliament constituency)|Eltham]] |
*[[Clive Efford]], [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] [[member of Parliament|MP]] for [[Eltham (UK Parliament constituency)|Eltham]]{{cn|date=June 2024}} |
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*[[Ozwald Boateng]], Fashion Designer |
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*[[Nick Petford]], vice chancellor, [[University of Northampton]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Fazackerley |first=Anna |date=2019-07-16 |title=State-school kids who rose to the top in universities |url=https://www.theguardian.com/education/2019/jul/16/state-school-kids-rose-top-universities-vice-chancellors |access-date=2024-06-21 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> |
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*[[Nick Petford]], Vice Chancellor, [[University of Northampton]] |
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*[[Prab Panesar]], CEO, [[Universal Exports]] |
*[[Prab Panesar]], CEO, [[Universal Exports]]{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}} |
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*[[Sue Black (computer scientist)|Sue Black]], OBE, computer scientist<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ferguson |first=Donna |date=2018-11-20 |title=From women's refuge to evangelistic Durham professor of tech |url=https://www.theguardian.com/education/2018/nov/20/women-refuge-durham-professor-tech-sue-black |access-date=2024-06-21 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> |
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*Dr [[Sue Black (computer scientist)|Sue Black]], OBE, award-winning Computer Scientist |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Latest revision as of 02:54, 22 October 2024
| Southwark College | |
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25, The Cut, London , SE1 8LF England | |
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| Type | Further education college |
| Established | 1990 – Southwark College 2012 – constituent college of Lewisham Southwark College 2017 – constituent college of Newcastle College Group |
| Local authority | London Borough of Southwark |
| Department for Education URN | 130417 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Age | 14+ |
| Website | www |
Southwark College is a further education college located in the London Borough of Southwark. The college at one time had seven sites; it is now based at a building on The Cut, opposite Southwark tube station. The college has been part of Newcastle College Group since 2017.
Courses
[edit]The college offers GCSE, ESOL, Access, City & Guilds and BTEC courses in many subjects. It also offers higher education courses including an MBA.
History
[edit]The college was formed in the early 1990s by a merger between a sixth form college, a further education college, and the local adult education centre. Its main site for a long time was a purpose-built 1960s centre near London Waterloo station.[1]
In 2006 the college had a total of 10,093 students enrolled. 2515 of the total students enrolled at the college were on a full-time program and 7578 students were enrolled onto a part-time program. The college also had 200 14- to 16-year-old students enrolled. 62% of the students were female and 38% were male.[2]
Southwark College merged with Lewisham College in 2012, having previously existed as separate institutions.[3] Between 2013 and 2014 the college was branded as LeSoCo, before this was dropped.[4] It was then known as Lewisham Southwark College between 2014 and 2018, becoming part of Newcastle College Group in 2017.[5] In October 2018 it was announced by Newcastle College Group (NCG) that Lewisham Southwark College would return to being two separate institutions: Lewisham College and Southwark College.[6]
Honours
[edit]In 2017 Southwark College (along with Lewisham College) was placed in the top ten percent of FE Colleges (based on the national achievement rate tables) at 89%.[citation needed] In 2018 this rose to 90%.[citation needed]
Notable alumni
[edit] | This article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. (November 2022) |
- Edward Downman, Anglican clergyman and antiquary[7]
- Clive Efford, Labour MP for Eltham[citation needed]
- Nick Petford, vice chancellor, University of Northampton[8]
- Prab Panesar, CEO, Universal Exports[citation needed]
- Sue Black, OBE, computer scientist[9]
References
[edit]- ^ Further Education Funding Council for England. "Southwark College - Report from the Inspector 1997-98" (PDF). Digital Education Resource Archive (DERA).
- ^ "Southwark College Annual Review 2006" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 14 July 2007.
- ^ team, London SE1 website. "Southwark College takeover by Lewisham College takes effect". London SE1. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Banks, Tom (1 October 2014). "LeSoCo identity dropped by Lewisham Southwark College". Design Week. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ^ "NCG Welcomes Lewisham Southwark College into the Group | News". NCG. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ^ "NCG Announces Changes to Lewisham Southwark College". NCG. 24 September 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ^ "Lancashire OnLine Parish Clerk Project - City of Liverpool". www.lan-opc.org.uk. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ Fazackerley, Anna (16 July 2019). "State-school kids who rose to the top in universities". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ Ferguson, Donna (20 November 2018). "From women's refuge to evangelistic Durham professor of tech". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
External links
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