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'{{EngvarB|date=October 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}}{{Multiple issues|{{advert|date=May 2017}} {{More citations needed|date=May 2017}}}}{{Infobox school | name = South Essex College of Further and Higher Education | native_name = | image = South_Essex_College_logo.png | image_size = | alt = | caption = | motto = | established = {{Start date|1899|df=y}} | closed = | type = Further Education College | admissions = | trust = | religious_affiliation = | president = | head_label = Principle and Chief Executive | head = Angela O'Donoghue CBE | r_head_label = | r_head = | chair_label = | chair = | founder = | medium = | address = Luker Road | location = | city = [[Southend-on-Sea]] | district = | postcode = | county = [[Essex]] | country = England | local_authority = Southend-on-Sea | dfeno = 882/8000 | urn = 130672 | ofsted = y | capacity = | enrolment = 11,100 {{As of|2015|05|lc=on}}<ref>{{cite web|title=South Essex College of Further and Higher Education|url=http://www.education.gov.uk/cgi-bin/schools/performance/school.pl?urn=130672|website=Department for Education|accessdate=5 December 2015}}</ref> | gender = Mixed | lower_age = 16 | upper_age = 99 | houses = | colours = | publication = | free_label_1 = | free_1 = | free_label_2 = | free_2 = | free_label_3 = | free_3 = | website = https://www.southessex.ac.uk/ }} '''South Essex College of Further and Higher Education''', also known as '''South Essex College''', is a [[further education college]] located over three main sites in [[Basildon]], [[Southend-on-Sea]] and [[Grays, Essex|Grays]] in [[Essex]], [[England]]. The college provides courses for students of all ages, from 14 to 19-year-olds to undergraduates, adults and businesses.<ref name="southessex1">[http://www.southessex.ac.uk/about/index.aspx About Us] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.is/20100108163256/http://www.southessex.ac.uk/about/index.aspx |date=8 January 2010 }}. Southessex.ac.uk (28 April 2003). Retrieved on 21 April 2011.</ref> ==History== The college was founded in 1899 by Jack Snowdon as an [[art school]] and was renamed later as the Junior Day Technical School, then being restructured to include in its teaching commercial and industrial skills for education in courses like plumbing.<ref name="independent1">[https://www.independent.co.uk/student/into-university/az-uni-colleges/south-east-essex-college-459062.html South East Essex College – A-Z Unis & Colleges, Getting Into University]. ''The Independent'' (5 August 2010). Retrieved on 21 April 2011.</ref> The college became South East Essex College of Arts and Technology (SEECAT) in 1991.<ref name="independent1"/> In 2004, the college relocated to a £52 million campus in the centre of [[Southend]], close to main public transport routes and right next to the High Street and mainline railway station.<ref>http://www.southessex.ac.uk/about/campus.aspx</ref> The college formally merged with [[Thurrock and Basildon College]] on 1 January 2010 and was renamed South Essex College.<ref name="southessex1"/> In 2013 [[The Forum Southend-on-Sea]] opened which has a dedicated South Essex College area on the third floor.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.theforumsouthend.co.uk/the-partners/south-essex-college.asp|title=South Essex College|website=www.theforumsouthend.co.uk|access-date=1 June 2017}}</ref> In 2014 the Thurrock campus relocated to a £45 million building in the centre of Grays. The college is seeking to relocate its Basildon campus to the town centre in the future.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thurrocktgdc.org.uk/data/Publications/Grays/North%20Grays%20Master%20Plan.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=13 January 2012 |url-status = dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111210133255/http://www.thurrocktgdc.org.uk/data/Publications/Grays/North%20Grays%20Master%20Plan.pdf |archivedate=10 December 2011 }}</ref> In June 2018 it was announced that South Essex College would merge with [[PROCAT]], a specialist engineering and construction provider based in [[Basildon]], [[Canvey Island]] and [[Ilford]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thurrockindependent.com/2018/06/14/optimistic-prospects-in-college-merger/|title=Optimistic Prospects in college merger - Thurrock & South Essex Independent p.14 June 2018}}</ref> The new Stephenson Road campus of South Essex College was opened under the PROCAT brand.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.procat.ac.uk/events|title=Open Event at Stephenson Road Campus (2018-2019) - PROCAT|accessdate=9 November 2018}}</ref> ==Courses== South Essex College's Further Education provision includes a wide range of [[GCE Advanced Level|A-levels]] and [[Vocational education|vocational courses]] such as [[BTEC Extended Diploma|BTECs]] and [[apprenticeship]]s. The college offers a range of higher education course including degrees, [[Higher National Certificate|HNCs]] and [[Higher National Diploma|HNDs]]. Programmes are validated by [[University of the Arts London]] and [[Pearson Education|Pearson]]. The college also offers services to businesses through its Business Development Team<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://investessex.co.uk/uploads/studies/IE_SouthEssexCollege.pdf|title=South Essex College – case study|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=INVEST Essex|access-date=}}</ref> and offers apprenticeship training.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.southessex.ac.uk/our-apprenticeships|title=Apprenticeships {{!}} South Essex College|website=www.southessex.ac.uk|language=en|access-date=1 June 2017}}</ref> South Essex College offers Paediatric First Aid Qualifications via [https://www.omniasolutions.co.uk Omnia Training Solutions].This partnership was set up to ensure Students hold Qualifications to meet requirements under the [https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-years-foundation-stage-framework--2 Early years foundation stage statutory framework (EYFS)], and [https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ofsted OFSTED] when entering the workplace. ==Campuses== === Southend Campus === The Southend Campus is located in the heart of Southend-on-Sea town centre, next to [[Southend Central railway station]]. The college’s building in Southend was featured in the [[Learning and Skills Council]] publication 'World Class Buildings – Design Quality in Further Education' in March 2005<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://readingroom.lsc.gov.uk/LSC/2005/research/commissioned/world-class-buildings.pdf|title=World Class Buildings: Design Quality in Further Education|last=|first=|date=March 2005|website=|publisher=Learning and Skills Council|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005011916/http://readingroom.lsc.gov.uk/LSC/2005/research/commissioned/world-class-buildings.pdf|archive-date=5 October 2013|url-status = dead|access-date=}}</ref> and ‘Better Buildings, Better Design, Better Education’ published by the [[Department for Education and Skills (United Kingdom)|Department for Education and Skills]] in 2007.<ref>https://www.education.gov.uk/publications/eOrderingDownload/10yrs%20investment.pdf</ref> It also won a Structural Steel Award by SteelConstruction.org<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.steelconstruction.org/resources/design-awards/2006/certificate-of-merit/south-east-essex-college-southend-on-sea.html|title=South East Essex College, Southend-on-Sea|last=|first=|date=2006|website=|publisher=SteelConstruction.org|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004233130/http://www.steelconstruction.org/resources/design-awards/2006/certificate-of-merit/south-east-essex-college-southend-on-sea.html|archive-date=4 October 2013|url-status = dead|access-date=}}</ref> and was a finalist in the [[RIBA]]/LSC Further Education Awards in 2006.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.architecture.com/UseAnArchitect/PublicBuildings/FurtherEducationClientForum/FurtherEducationAwards/FurtherEducationAwards2006/SouthEastEssexCollege.aspx|title=South East Essex College|date=4 October 2013|access-date=1 June 2017|url-status = bot: unknown|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004223027/http://www.architecture.com/UseAnArchitect/PublicBuildings/FurtherEducationClientForum/FurtherEducationAwards/FurtherEducationAwards2006/SouthEastEssexCollege.aspx|archivedate=4 October 2013}}</ref> It has {{Convert|26,500|sqm|abbr=on}} of space with an atrium accommodating a 250-seat auditorium within the ‘Performance Pod’, dining decks, viewing balconies and social, meeting and event areas.{{Citation needed|date=May 2017}} Beauty Therapy students are taught at the Beauty Academy in Queens Road, a few minutes' walk from the main campus. It also offers treatments to the general public. The College also offers purpose-built sports facilities at Wellstead Gardens in [[Westcliff-on-Sea]], with a gym and playing fields for team sports.<ref name="ReferenceA">http://www.southessex.ac.uk/about/facilities.aspx</ref> The Southend Campus also played host to a world record attempt in 2014 where two students ('''Alex Holland-Martin & Simon Turp''')<ref name=":3" /> tried to break the longest radio show broadcast record.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/11254082.Students_look_to_have_smashed_world_record_for_radio_show/|title=Students look to have smashed world record for radio show|website=Echo|language=en|access-date=1 June 2017}}</ref> The pair were on air for 88 hours. === Basildon Campus === The Basildon Campus is situated just outside Basildon Town Centre. It specialises in vocational courses ranging from science, hairdressing,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hotcourses.com/courses-by-subject/Hairdressing-Level-2-Certificate-courses/56184624/|title=Hairdressing Level 2 Certificate|work=www.hotcourses.com|access-date=1 June 2017|language=en}}</ref> health and social care, public services<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.southessex.ac.uk/course/public-services-level-3-extended-diploma|title=Public Services Level 3 Extended Diploma {{!}} Basildon Campus, Southend Campus & Thurrock Campus {{!}} Sport, Public Services and Travel |website=www.southessex.ac.uk|language=en|access-date=1 June 2017}}</ref> and sport. The Campus offers realistic work environments such as motor vehicle workshops. For those studying animal care, an animal-management centre is on-campus.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.southessex.ac.uk/course/animal-care-level-2-diploma|title=Animal Care {{!}} Basildon Campus & Southend Campus {{!}} Health, Care and Science {{!}} South Essex College|website=www.southessex.ac.uk|language=en|access-date=1 June 2017}}</ref> === Thurrock Campus === In 2014 the Thurrock Campus relocated to a £45 million building in the centre of Grays. The campus offers specialist workshops linked to courses for construction, engineering, media and creative arts in addition to facilities for logistics, childcare, health and social care and IT courses. There is an outdoor amphitheatre.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.steelconstruction.info/The_new_Thurrock_Campus_of_South_Essex_College|title=The new Thurrock Campus of South Essex College|work=Steelconstruction.info|access-date=1 June 2017|language=en}}</ref> === The Forum Southend-on-Sea === [[The Forum Southend-on-Sea]] is a £27 million modern library and learning zone located opposite the Southend Campus.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/10705760._/|title=First glimpse inside Southend's new £27million super library|website=Echo|language=en|access-date=1 June 2017}}</ref> South Essex College is a partner in this venture with the University of Essex and Southend Council.<ref name=":02">{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-14571418|title=Southend to get new multi-million pound public library|date=18 August 2011|work=BBC News|access-date=11 May 2017|language=en-GB}}</ref> The Forum houses a library collection on the first floor and a dedicated South Essex College area on the third floor.<ref name=":0" /> As well as hosting most of Higher Education resources, The Forum supports the delivery of the college's HE courses. Students have access to a large range of books and resources as well as around 100 computers<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://designinglibraries.org.uk.040.wholething.co.uk/index.asp|title=Designing Libraries - Designing Libraries|website=designinglibraries.org.uk.040.wholething.co.uk|access-date=1 June 2017}}</ref> and [[Wi-Fi]] access.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theforumsouthend.co.uk/library/|title=The Library at The Forum Southend|website=www.theforumsouthend.co.uk|access-date=1 June 2017}}</ref> Other areas in the Forum include a University of Essex floor, the Focal Point Art Gallery, a 200-seat lecture theatre and refreshment facilities.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.essex.ac.uk/about/southend/the_forum.aspx|title=University of Essex :: About us :: The Forum|website=www.essex.ac.uk|language=en-gb|access-date=1 June 2017}}</ref> === Stephenson Road Campus === Lads lads lads, Quality site for quality students. Big up the college ==Notable alumni== {{more citations needed|section|date=August 2018}} * [[Dave Gahan]], singer, composer and vocalist from [[Depeche Mode]] * [[Alison Moyet]], singer * [[Toby Gard]], creator of [[Lara Croft]] * [[Ross Kemp]], [[BAFTA]] award-winning actor * [[James Bourne]], singer in Busted/McBusted * [[Walé Adeyemi]], British-Nigerian fashion designer * [[Spencer Livermore]], Labour peer and former Director of Strategy to Prime Minister [[Gordon Brown]] * [[Maisie Smith]], ''[[EastEnders]]'' actress ==See also== * [[South East Essex Technical College]] ==References== {{reflist|2}} ==External links== *[http://www.southessex.ac.uk/ South Essex College website] {{Universities and colleges in the East of England}} {{Schools in Southend-on-Sea}} {{Schools in Thurrock}} {{coord|51.5378|0.7111|type:edu_region:GB-SOS|display=title}} [[Category:Educational institutions established in 1899]] [[Category:Education in Southend-on-Sea]] [[Category:Further education colleges in Essex]] [[Category:University of Essex]] [[Category:Art schools in England]] [[Category:Defunct art schools]] [[Category:Education in Thurrock]] [[Category:1899 establishments in England]] [[Category:Buildings and structures in Southend-on-Sea]] [[Category:Further education colleges in the Collab Group]]'