Stamford College, Lincolnshire

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Stamford College
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Address
Stamford College, Lincolnshire
Drift Road

Stamford
,
Lincolnshire
,
PE9 1XA

England
Coordinates 52°39′30″N0°28′15″W / 52.6583°N 0.4707°W / 52.6583; -0.4707
Information
MottoAchieve excellence, be outstanding
Established1967
Department for Education URN 130760 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Gender Coeducational
Age16+
Website www.stamford.ac.uk

Stamford College is a further education college on Drift Road in Stamford, Lincolnshire, England. It opened as Stamford Technical College in 1967 and was later called New College Stamford, becoming Stamford College in 2020.

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It is now a general further education college that provides full-time and part-time academic and vocational courses.

Courses

The curriculum is aimed at 16 to 18 year-olds, sixth-formers and those taking higher education and vocational further education within full or part-time courses. It includes courses in entertaining, music, dance, drama, broadcasting, television, radio, journalism, land-based science, medicine, nursing, dentistry, fashion, textiles, crafts, traditional trowel trades, carpentry, joinery, childcare, computing, catering, sport and arts and motor vehicles. [1]

Further education qualification study is provided for A-Level, BTEC and NVQ in Computing, Multimedia, Health and Social Care, Pre-Uniform Services (NCFE), Sciences, Arts, Construction, Sports, Animal Care, Hair and Beauty and Catering. [2] [3]

Partnerships and status

The new Sports Hall at the Borderville Sports Centre Changing rooms and sports hall, Borderville, Stamford (geograph 4242792).jpg
The new Sports Hall at the Borderville Sports Centre

From 2006, the college has worked in association with Bishop Grosseteste which provide validation for University level courses.

In February 2008 the college became the only further education college in the area[ vague ] to provide AS and A2 levels, when Peterborough Regional College announced that it would be focusing on becoming a non-academic vocational college. The same year, the college developed a sixth form academy for A-Level study.

NCS was awarded Beacon status in 2009. [4]

In 2014, the college collaborated with Stamford A.F.C. on the establishment of the Borderville Sports Centre on land provided by the Burghley Estate, [5] at Borderville on Ryhall Road, north of town. [6] [7]

Ofsted

In 2006, Ofsted rated NCS as Grade 2 "Good”, including effectiveness of provision, capacity to improve, achievements and standards, quality of provision and leadership as well as management [8]

Some key areas were identified for improvement; milestones towards completion of targets were not specific enough or linked to quantifiable indicators to enable a clear and detailed view of progress. It was stated that the college needed to improve retention rates, the planning for and the development of learning and the quality of its self-assessment. [8]

Since the 2006 Ofsted inspection, the problems have been rectified, as was noted in the annual assessment visit of 2007. [8] [ failed verification ]

Notable alumni

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References

  1. ↑ "Course Overview".
  2. ↑ "Departments - New College Stamford". Archived from the original on 8 October 2012.
  3. ↑ "Hospitatlity and Catering - New College Stamford". Archived from the original on 6 November 2012.
  4. ↑ AoC Beacon Awards Profiles 2008-2009 Archived 3 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine , Association of Colleges, accessed 28 December 2011.
  5. ↑ "Borderville Sports Centre". New College, Stamford. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  6. ↑ "Stamford AFC's new home is almost ready". Stamford Mercury. 31 August 2014.
  7. ↑ "It is all systems go as Borderville sports complex nears completion". Stamford and Rutland Sports News. Stamford And Rutland Sports Network. 4 August 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  8. 1 2 3 New College Stamford Inspection Report, Ofsted Adult Learning Inspectorate, January 2007, accessed 28 December 2011.
  9. ↑ VIDEO: Oscar winner David an inspiration for pupils on return to his former Peterborough school | Peterborough Telegraph
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