Southwark College
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| established = 1990 – Southwark College
2012 – constituent college of Lewisham Southwark College
2017 – constituent college of Newcastle College Group
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| type = Further education college
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| address = 25, The Cut, London
| city = London
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| country = England
| postcode = SE1 8LF
| local_authority = London Borough of Southwark
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| urn = 130417
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Southwark College is a further education college located in the London Borough of Southwark. The college at one time had seven sites; it is now based at a building on The Cut, opposite Southwark tube station. The college has been part of Newcastle College Group since 2017.
Courses
The college offers GCSE, ESOL, Access, City & Guilds and BTEC courses in many subjects. It also offers higher education courses including an MBA.
History
The college was formed in the early 1990s by a merger between a sixth form college, a further education college, and the local adult education centre. Its main site for a long time was a purpose-built 1960s centre near London Waterloo station.{{cite web|url=https://dera.ioe.ac.uk/3337/2/southwark_cyc2.pdf|title=Southwark College - Report from the Inspector 1997-98|author=Further Education Funding Council for England|date=|website=Digital Education Resource Archive (DERA)}}
In 2006 the college had a total of 10,093 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.southwark.ac.uk/NewWebsite/uploads/images/Annual%20Review%202006.pdf |title=Southwark College Annual Review 2006 |accessdate=2007-07-14 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070928162145/http://www.southwark.ac.uk/NewWebsite/uploads/images/Annual+Review+2006.pdf |archivedate = 2007-09-28}}
Southwark College merged with Lewisham College in 2012, having previously existed as separate institutions.{{Cite web|url=http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/6229|title=Southwark College takeover by Lewisham College takes effect|last=team|first=London SE1 website|website=London SE1|language=en|access-date=2019-01-19}} Between 2013 and 2014 the college was branded as LeSoCo, before this was dropped.{{Cite web|url=https://www.designweek.co.uk/issues/september-2014/lesoco-identity-dropped-by-lewisham-southwark-college/|title=LeSoCo identity dropped by Lewisham Southwark College|last=Banks|first=Tom|date=2014-10-01|website=Design Week|language=en-UK|access-date=2019-01-19}} It was then known as Lewisham Southwark College between 2014 and 2018, becoming part of Newcastle College Group in 2017.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ncgrp.co.uk/ncg-welcomes-lewisham-southwark-college-into-group/|title=NCG Welcomes Lewisham Southwark College into the Group {{!}} News|date=2017-08-01|website=NCG|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-01-19}} In October 2018 it was announced by Newcastle College Group (NCG) that Lewisham Southwark College would return to being two separate institutions: Lewisham College and Southwark College.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ncgrp.co.uk/ncg-announces-changes-to-lewisham-southwark-college/|title=NCG Announces Changes to Lewisham Southwark College|date=2018-09-24|website=NCG|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-01-19}}
Honours
In 2017 Southwark College (along with Lewisham College) was placed in the top ten percent of FE Colleges (based on the national achievement rate tables) at 89%.{{citation needed|date=November 2022}} In 2018 this rose to 90%.{{citation needed|date=November 2022}}
Notable alumni
{{alumni|date=November 2022}}
- Edward Downman, Anglican clergyman and antiquary{{Cite web |title=Lancashire OnLine Parish Clerk Project - City of Liverpool |url=https://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Liverpool/Everton/index.html |access-date=2024-06-21 |website=www.lan-opc.org.uk}}
- Clive Efford, Labour MP for Eltham{{cn|date=June 2024}}
- Nick Petford, vice chancellor, University of Northampton{{Cite news |last=Fazackerley |first=Anna |date=2019-07-16 |title=State-school kids who rose to the top in universities |url=https://www.theguardian.com/education/2019/jul/16/state-school-kids-rose-top-universities-vice-chancellors |access-date=2024-06-21 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}
- Prab Panesar, CEO, Universal Exports{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}
- Sue Black, OBE, computer scientist{{Cite news |last=Ferguson |first=Donna |date=2018-11-20 |title=From women's refuge to evangelistic Durham professor of tech |url=https://www.theguardian.com/education/2018/nov/20/women-refuge-durham-professor-tech-sue-black |access-date=2024-06-21 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.southwark.ac.uk/ Southwark College website]
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Category:Further education colleges in London
Category:Education in the London Borough of Southwark
Category:Educational institutions established in 1990
Category:1990 establishments in England
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