Suffolk New College

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Suffolk New College (formerly Suffolk College) is a further education college in Ipswich. It provides courses for students from across south Suffolk. In 2009 it constructed a new building costing £70 million.{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/education/08/school_tables/secondary_schools/html/935_8003.stm | work=BBC News | title=Suffolk New College | date=15 January 2009 | access-date=24 May 2010}}

Overview

Suffolk New College is a multi-campus mixed general further education college, with the main campus located in central Ipswich.{{cite web |title=Suffolk New College |url=https://www.suffolk.ac.uk/}} The college also runs Suffolk Rural College{{cite web |url=https://www.suffolk.ac.uk/course-categories/suffolk-rural|title=Suffolk Rural College (Previously Otley College)}} (Previously Otley College) and On The Coast {{cite web |url=https://www.suffolk.ac.uk/course-categories/on-the-coast|title=Suffolk New College - on the coast}} (Previously Alde Valley Sixth Form). The college offers secondary and further education courses such as vocational programmes, T Levels,{{Cite web |title=T-Levels |url=https://www.suffolk.ac.uk/study-with-us/school-leavers/t-levels/ |access-date=2022-11-01 |website=Suffolk New College |language=en-GB}} GCSEs and apprenticeships as well as some higher education and leisure learning courses.

Awards

Suffolk New College was awarded Further or Higher Education Provider of the Year in November 2023 at the Suffolk Education Awards{{Cite web |date=10 November 2023 |title=EADT Education Awards: Who has won Teacher of the Year? |url=https://www.eadt.co.uk/news/23911334.eadt-education-awards-won-teacher-year/ |access-date=10 November 2023 |website=East Anglian Daily Times}} and also received finalist status in The Wellbeing, Outstanding Support for Students, Apprentice of the Year and Teacher of the Year awards. {{Cite web |date=10 November 2023 |title=Winners & Finalists 2023 |url=https://www.suffolkeduawards.co.uk/winners-2023 |access-date=10 November 2023 |website=Suffolk Education Awards}}

In February 2024{{Cite web |date=27 February 2024 |title=Beacon Awards 2023-2024 - Winners |url=https://www.aoc.co.uk/awards/beacon-awards-2023-24/beacon-awards-2023-2024-winners |access-date=27 February 2024 |website=Association of Colleges}} Suffolk New College won the Inenco Award for Education for Sustainable Development at the Association of Colleges Beacon Awards for their college-wide green skills programme which saw sustainability embedded in enrichment projects, capital investments and curriculum development to transform teaching practice and project-led innovation.

Ofsted

Ofsted visited the college between 15 and 18 November 2022 and awarded the college with a 'Good' grade with 'Outstanding' in personal development.{{Cite web |title=Suffolk New College Principal 'very pleased' with latest Ofsted grade |url=https://www.suffolk.ac.uk/suffolk-new-college-ofsted-report/ |website=Suffolk New College}}

Facilities

The college was founded in 2009 after the then Suffolk College was split into Suffolk New College, dealing with further education, and University Campus Suffolk dealing with higher education courses. In August 2009 a new building costing £70 million was created for the college. The 22,000 square metre building consists of four floors with a range of facilities surrounding a central atrium which rises to three storeys.

Facilities include a range of classrooms, workshops and other learning and support spaces. A fine dining restaurant and a deli are run by students on catering courses.{{Cite web |title=Chefs' Whites Restaurant |url=https://www.suffolk.ac.uk/college-life/public-facilities/chefs-whites-restaurant/ |access-date=2022-11-01 |website=Suffolk New College |language=en-GB}} The restaurant, Chefs' Whites, is open to the public. Workshops include automotive, construction and IT workshops.{{Cite web |title=Ipswich Campus |url=https://www.suffolk.ac.uk/college-life/our-campuses/ipswich-campus/ |access-date=2022-11-01 |website=Suffolk New College |language=en-GB}}

Suffolk New College Sports Centre was built more recently {{when|date=February 2017}} and includes facilities such as a four court badminton sports hall and two multi-purpose rooms available for public use.{{Cite web |title=Sports Centre |url=https://www.suffolk.ac.uk/college-life/public-facilities/sports-centre/ |access-date=2022-11-01 |website=Suffolk New College |language=en-GB}}

New Facilities

In 2022 the college officially unveiled its new £2.4 million Tech Campus in Ipswich.{{Cite web |title=TV star opens new £2.4m Tech Campus at Suffolk New College |url=https://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/education/21875568.tv-star-opens-new-2-4m-tech-campus-suffolk-new-college/ |access-date=2022-11-01 |website=Ipswich Star |language=en}} The opening was made official by TV star and Jimmy's Farm owner Jimmy Doherty, whose shows include Channel 4's 'Food Unwrapped' and 'Jamie & Jimmy's Friday Night Feast', which he does with childhood friend, Jamie Oliver. Jimmy, who is a patron of the college, originally gained advice at the Suffolk Rural campus of Suffolk New College when he was starting out in farming and has maintained a link with the college ever since.

In 2022 the college was given the green light to build their four-storey health and social care block with a mock hospital.{{Cite web |title=Green light for Suffolk New College four-storey block with mock hospital |url=https://www.eadt.co.uk/news/23059825.green-light-suffolk-new-college-four-storey-block-mock-hospital/ |access-date=2022-11-01 |website=East Anglian Daily Times |language=en}}

University of Suffolk at Suffolk New College

Suffolk New College is a partner college{{Cite web |last=Taylor |first=Nicole |date=2016-08-23 |title=Partner Colleges |url=https://www.uos.ac.uk/content/university-suffolk-partner-colleges |access-date=2022-11-01 |website=University of Suffolk |language=en}} of the University of Suffolk and delivers Civil Engineering and Teacher Training programmes.{{Cite web |last=Anonymous |date=2016-07-05 |title=University of Suffolk at Suffolk New College |url=https://www.uos.ac.uk/content/university-suffolk-suffolk-new-college |access-date=2022-11-01 |website=University of Suffolk |language=en}}

Campuses

The college has campuses in Ipswich, Otley, Leiston and Halesworth{{Cite web |title=Our Campuses |url=https://www.suffolk.ac.uk/college-life/our-campuses/ |access-date=2022-11-01 |website=Suffolk New College |language=en-GB}}