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| type = [[Further Education|Further education college]] |
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| address = 25, The Cut, London |
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| postcode = SE1 8LF |
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| local_authority = [[London Borough of Southwark]] |
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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. |
'''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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In 2017, along with Lewisham College it was placed in the top ten percent of FE Colleges (based on the |
In 2017, along with Lewisham College it 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%. |
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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. |
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. |
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Revision as of 02:30, 7 November 2020
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25, The Cut, London , SE1 8LF England | |
| Information | |
| Type | Further education college |
| Local authority | London Borough of Southwark |
| Department for Education URN | 130417 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Age | 14+ |
| Enrolment | c.5500 |
| Campus | 1 |
| 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 now boasts a £41m state-of-the-art building on The Cut, opposite Southwark Tube Station.
In 2017, along with Lewisham College it 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%.
The college offers GCSE, ESOL, Access, City & Guilds and BTEC courses in many subjects. It also offers Higher Education courses including an MBA.
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.[1]
Lewisham College and Southwark College merged in 2012, having previously existed as separate institutions.[2] Between 2013 and 2014 the college was branded as LeSoCo, before this was dropped.[3] It was then known as Lewisham Southwark College between 2014 and 2018, becoming part of Newcastle College Group in 2017.[4]
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.[5]
Notable alumni
- Edward Downman, Anglican clergyman and antiquary
- Clive Efford, Labour MP for Eltham
- Ozwald Boateng, Fashion Designer
- Nick Petford, Vice Chancellor, University of Northampton
- Prab Panesar, CEO, Universal Exports
- Dr Sue Black, OBE, award-winning Computer Scientist
References
- ^ "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.
External links
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