Derwentside College

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Derwentside College [1]
Address
Derwentside College
Front Street

Consett
,
County Durham
,
DH8 5EE

England
Coordinates 54°51′00″N1°50′09″W / 54.8501°N 1.8359°W / 54.8501; -1.8359
Information
Type Further education
Established1986
PrincipalChris Todd
Website http://www.derwentside.ac.uk/

Derwentside College is a further education college based in Consett, County Durham, England. It is the major provider of vocational post-16 education and training in the former district of Derwentside.

The Principal and Chief Executive is Chris Todd, who took over from Karen Redhead in 2019. [2]

The college's inspection report in 1997 summarised its history as: "Derwentside College was established as a tertiary college in 1986 following the decision of Durham Local Education Authority (LEA) to bring together the activities of Consett Technical College and the sixth forms of five local schools". [3]

The college is part of the Durham Learning Alliance with Durham University, New College Durham, East Durham College and Bishop Auckland College. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "College info – home page" . Retrieved 29 July 2011.
  2. ↑ "Oops".
  3. ↑ "Derwentside College" (PDF). Digital Education Resource Archive. The Further Education Funding Council. 1997. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "Durham University and four County Durham colleges are working together to expand education opportunities and drive economic growth in North East England". Russell Group . Retrieved 18 March 2025.


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