North East Surrey College of Technology

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North East Surrey College Of Technology
Nescot logo.svg
Address
North East Surrey College of Technology
Reigate Road

Ewell, Epsom
,
Surrey
,
KT17 3DS

England
Information
TypeGeneral Further Education College
Department for Education URN 130822 Tables
Ofsted Reports
PrincipalJulie Kapsalis
GenderMixed
Age16+
Enrolment2,000 under-19s, 2,500 adults and HE (2018/9)
Website https://www.nescot.ac.uk

The North East Surrey College Of Technology (NESCOT) is a large further education and higher education college in Epsom and Ewell, Surrey, England that began as Ewell Technical College in the 1950s. [1]

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Facilities

Nescot has specialist practical facilities including a construction department on site with trade specific workshops for Bricklaying, Plumbing, Carpentry, Electrical Installation and Plastering. Performance and Media have dance studios, recording facilities, dark rooms and a Mac suite. The college also has two theatres, one traditional with tiered seating which was used by Kingswood House School in their production of Peter Pan in February 2016, it was the first time the theatre had ever been used with flying as part of a production and a modern performance space. Other curriculum areas are supported with a beauty salon, onsite nursery, labs, an Animal Care Centre, Student Advice Centre, Learning Resource Centre - and an Osteopathy clinic. [2]

The college sports centre, gym, salon, nursery and playing fields are open to the general public.

Structure and organisation

The college is governed by The Nescot Further Education Corporation.

Academic profile

As of 2018-2019 the college drew around 5,000 students from the local community, nationally and overseas. [2]

In addition to the traditional further education college subjects, the college offers distance learning, and customised training programmes for businesses.

Higher education

The college offers higher education in Animal Care, Osteopathy, Computing, Teaching, and counselling, among others.

Software training

The school is recognised as an Apple Authorised Training Centre and holds academy status with Cisco Systems, Microsoft, and Oracle as a specialist training provider. [3]

Performance

A 2016 Ofsted inspection assessed the school overall as Grade 2 (good), with Grade 1 (outstanding) in several areas. [2]

Notable alumni

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References

  1. "Nescot Past and Present". Nescot web site. Archived from the original on 11 November 2011. Retrieved 26 November 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 "Ofsted | North East Surrey College of Technology". Archived from the original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  3. "Welcome to Nescot". Nescot web site. Archived from the original on 18 November 2011. Retrieved 26 November 2011.

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