Littlehampton College

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Address
Hill Road
Littlehampton , West Sussex , BN17 6DQ
England
Coordinates 50°48′58″N0°32′02″W / 50.81603°N 0.53384°W / 50.81603; -0.53384 Coordinates: 50°48′58″N0°32′02″W / 50.81603°N 0.53384°W / 50.81603; -0.53384
Information
School type Community College
Closed2009
Local authority West Sussex
Specialist Business and Enterprise College
Department for Education URN 126082 Tables
Head of CollegeJohn Fuller
Staff(Varied due to attachment with school)
Gender Coeducational
Age16to 19
Number of students180

The Littlehampton College was a community college in Littlehampton, West Sussex which also formed the sixth-form provisions of The Littlehampton Community School. It closed on 31 August 2009 when The Littlehampton Community School was replaced by The Littlehampton Academy.

Littlehampton town in West Sussex, England, United Kingdom

Littlehampton is a seaside resort and pleasure harbour, and the most populous civil parish in the Arun District of West Sussex, England. It lies on the English Channel on the eastern bank of the mouth of the River Arun. It is 51.5 miles (83 km) south south-west of London, 19 miles (31 km) west of Brighton and 10 miles (16 km) east of the county town of Chichester.

West Sussex County of England

West Sussex is a county in the south of England, bordering East Sussex to the east, Hampshire to the west and Surrey to the north, and to the south the English Channel.

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The college was a semi-autonomous organisation located in its own, specially built, facilities on the same campus as The Littlehmpton Community School, which maintained official control of the college. The college offered a range of qualifications, including AS and A2 A-Levels, GCSEs and BTEC awards.

The college maintained strong links with the main school through various methods, most notably college students became involved in several lower-school events, particularly creative ones, for example 'The LCS Factor' and other drama department productions.

Attainment

Education league tables in England showed that the average A-Level points achieved by students in 2008 was 649.3, below both the local and national average, but significantly better than results from previous years. [1]

The college was inspected by OFSTED at the same time as the main community school, receiving a 'good' grade in its final inspection, carried out in February 2009. This was the same grading as it received in its penultimate inspection, and was a grade higher than the school's grade of 'satisfactory'. [2]

Student Participation

The college provided various events and programmes, both educational and social, that students could participate in.

'The College Committee'

The college also had a College Committee, which was responsible for making student's feelings heard, improving the general college environment and organising the various social events.

Social Events

One of the main differences between this and other colleges in the area was the high level of integration that occurred amongst students of various backgrounds. The key to this integration was often argued to be the social events that occur throughout the academic year, including a Christmas Meal, a Summer Ball, a Quiz Night and a Pizza and Bowling Night.

Social integration is the process during which newcomers or minorities are incorporated into the social structure of the host society.

An academic year or school year is a period of time which schools, colleges and universities use to measure a quantity of study.

OUTSET

Many students took part in 'OUTSET', a volunteering organisation which was part of 'V', the government run scheme. Students could offer their time to local projects and organisations in order to work towards nationally recognised certificates.

Charity Events

The college also organised many charity events, raising money for various causes. These ranged from Children in Need to the school's Sri Lanka Tsunami appeal, where students traveled to the Asian country to teach children and build facilities for them.

Business and Enterprise Status

As the college was maintained by The Littlehampton Community School, the school's Business and Enterprise specialist status was incorporated into college life.

Roddick Conferences

The college ran three Roddick Conferences through the year in order to mark their Business and Enterprise status, named after Dame Anita Roddick, a supporter of the school. These conferences ranged from a day in business events entitled 'Suited & Booted', a day of volunteering in the local community called 'Day of Action', a global and environmental awareness day entitled 'One World', and a film festival and showcase - 'Room 5 Film Festival'.

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References

  1. ↑ BBC News - League Tables 2008
  2. ↑ OFSTED Inspection Report: February 2008 [ permanent dead link ]
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