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'''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==
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'''Southwark College''' is a [[further education]] college located in the [[London Borough of Southwark]]. The college at one time had seven sites. It now boasts a £41m state-of-the-art building on The Cut, opposite Southwark Tube Station.
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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 education in England|higher education]] courses including an MBA.


==History==
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In 2017, along with Lewisham College it was placed in the top ten percent of FE Colleges (based on the [Https://Www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-achievement-rate-tables-2016-to-2017 national achievement rate tables)] at 89%. In 2018 this rose to 90%.
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>
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Southwark College merged with [[Lewisham College]] in 2012, having previously existed as separate institutions.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/6229|title=Southwark College takeover by Lewisham College takes effect|last=team|first=London SE1 website|website=London SE1|language=en|access-date=2019-01-19}}</ref> Between 2013 and 2014 the college was branded as '''LeSoCo''', before this was dropped.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.designweek.co.uk/issues/september-2014/lesoco-identity-dropped-by-lewisham-southwark-college/|title=LeSoCo identity dropped by Lewisham Southwark College|last=Banks|first=Tom|date=2014-10-01|website=Design Week|language=en-UK|access-date=2019-01-19}}</ref> It was then known as '''Lewisham Southwark College''' between 2014 and 2018, becoming part of [[Newcastle College#NCG|Newcastle College Group]] in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ncgrp.co.uk/ncg-welcomes-lewisham-southwark-college-into-group/|title=NCG Welcomes Lewisham Southwark College into the Group {{!}} News|date=2017-08-01|website=NCG|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-01-19}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ncgrp.co.uk/ncg-announces-changes-to-lewisham-southwark-college/|title=NCG Announces Changes to Lewisham Southwark College|date=2018-09-24|website=NCG|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-01-19}}</ref>
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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 Education courses including an MBA.


==Honours==
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In 2006 the college had a total of 10093 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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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}}

Lewisham College and Southwark College merged in 2012, having previously existed as separate institutions. Between 2013 and 2014 the college was branded as '''LeSoCo''', before this was dropped. It was then known as '''Lewisham Southwark College''' between 2014 and 2018, becoming part of [[Newcastle College#NCG|Newcastle College Group]] in 2017.

In October 2018 it was announced by Newcastle College Group (NCG) that Lewisham Southwark College would return to being branded as two separate institutions: Lewisham College and Southwark College.


==Notable alumni==
==Notable alumni==
{{alumni|date=November 2022}}
*[[Edward Downman]], Anglican clergyman and [[antiquary]]
*[[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>
*[[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}}
*[[Ozwald Boateng]], Fashion Designer
*[[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>
*[[Nick Petford]], Vice Chancellor, [[University of Northampton]]
*[[Prab Panesar]], CEO, [[Universal Exports]]
*[[Prab Panesar]], CEO, [[Universal Exports]]{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}
*[[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>
*Dr [[Sue Black (computer scientist)|Sue Black]], OBE, award-winning Computer Scientist


==References==
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Latest revision as of 02:54, 22 October 2024

Southwark College
Address
Map
25, The Cut, London

London
,
SE1 8LF

England
Information
TypeFurther education college
Established1990 – Southwark College
2012 – constituent college of Lewisham Southwark College
2017 – constituent college of Newcastle College Group
Local authorityLondon Borough of Southwark
Department for Education URN130417 Tables
OfstedReports
Age14+
Websitewww.southwark.ac.uk

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]

References

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  1. ^ Further Education Funding Council for England. "Southwark College - Report from the Inspector 1997-98" (PDF). Digital Education Resource Archive (DERA).
  2. ^ "Southwark College Annual Review 2006" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 14 July 2007.
  3. ^ 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)
  4. ^ Banks, Tom (1 October 2014). "LeSoCo identity dropped by Lewisham Southwark College". Design Week. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  5. ^ "NCG Welcomes Lewisham Southwark College into the Group | News". NCG. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  6. ^ "NCG Announces Changes to Lewisham Southwark College". NCG. 24 September 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  7. ^ "Lancashire OnLine Parish Clerk Project - City of Liverpool". www.lan-opc.org.uk. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  8. ^ Fazackerley, Anna (16 July 2019). "State-school kids who rose to the top in universities". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  9. ^ Ferguson, Donna (20 November 2018). "From women's refuge to evangelistic Durham professor of tech". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
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