Southwark College
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 | |
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Address | |
25, The Cut, London , SE1 8LF | |
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 | http://www.southwark.ac.uk |
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.
- 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.