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List Of Further Education Colleges In Hampshire
This article lists all the further education colleges in Hampshire, England. This list is part of a comprehensive list of schools in Hampshire, England. Hampshire County Council (HCC) organises the local education authority (LEA) schools into nine administrative areas. List of Sixth Forms and Further Education Colleges This section includes sixth form colleges, secondary schools with sixth forms and FE inspections in higher education institutions. *Alton College (Further education college) * Andover College (Further education college) * Applemore College (Secondary school and sixth form) * The Arnewood School (Secondary school and sixth form) *Barton Peveril College (Further education college) *Basingstoke College of Technology (Further education college) * Bay House School (Secondary school and sixth form) *Brockenhurst College (Further education college) * The Burgate School and Sixth Form Centre (Secondary school and sixth form) * Eastleigh College (Further education colleg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hampshire
Hampshire (, ; abbreviated to Hants) is a ceremonial county, ceremonial and non-metropolitan county, non-metropolitan counties of England, county in western South East England on the coast of the English Channel. Home to two major English cities on its south coast, Southampton and Portsmouth, Hampshire is the 9th-most populous county in England. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, located in the north of the county. The county is bordered by Dorset to the south-west, Wiltshire to the north-west, Berkshire to the north, Surrey to the north-east, and West Sussex to the south east. The county is geographically diverse, with upland rising to and mostly south-flowing rivers. There are areas of downland and marsh, and two national parks: the New Forest National Park, New Forest and part of the South Downs National Park, South Downs, which together cover 45 per cent of Hampshire. Settled about 14,000 years ago, Hampshire's recorded history dates to Roman Britain, when its chi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farnborough College Of Technology
Farnborough College of Technology is a college located in the town of Farnborough, Hampshire in the South East of England. Although primarily a further education college, Farnborough College of Technology also has a University Centre (University Centre Farnborough) which offers a range of higher education courses, accredited by the University of Surrey. Farnborough College of Technology has a second campus located in the town of Aldershot, Hampshire in the South East of England, known as Aldershot College. In 2011, Farnborough College of Technology was rated 'Outstanding' by Ofsted. History 1.1 Farnborough College of Technology The roots of the college date back to 1913 when the War Office authorised classes to be held at the Royal Aircraft Factory, based at Farnborough Airfield. In 1944 this became an independent technical school known as the Royal Aircraft Establishment's Technical College. In 1957, a separate college known as Farnborough Tech was established on an adjacen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sparsholt College Hampshire
Sparsholt College is a Further Education (FE) and Higher Education (HE) college located at Sparsholt near Winchester, with a secondary campus in Andover, both in Hampshire in the south of England. The college provides courses from sixth form to degree level. The college covers primarily countryside-based subjects including Agriculture, Engineering, Fishery Studies, Equine Studies, Forestry and Woodland Management, Game and Wildlife Management, Horticulture, Sport and Outdoor Education and Animal Management. There are currently more than 1900 full-time and 3000 part-time students including around 450 at HE level. Origins and history The college originated as Hampshire's first Farm School, set up by the County Council at Lower Mill Farm, Old Basing near Basingstoke in 1899. This replaced some peripatetic agricultural training using horse drawn vans which had been operating since 1891. It moved to its present site at Westley Farm, Sparsholt in 1914. The County Council purchased ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Downs College
HSDC is a Further education college located in Waterlooville, Hampshire, England. The college was formed on 1 August 2017 following a merger of South Downs College and Havant Sixth Form College. The College subsequently merged with Alton College on 1 March 2019, to become HSDC, composed of three campuses; HSDC Alton, HSDC Havant and HSDC South Downs. The College provision includes nearly 40 A Level subjects across the three campuses as well as vocational courses including T Levels (from September 2020), UAL and BTEC qualifications and apprenticeships delivered in partnership with leading local and national businesses. The college has just under 7,500 students, with nearly 4,200 of these being full-time students, and 380 apprentices. Campuses HSDC has three main campuses all located within Hampshire: *HSDC South Downs: This site is the former location of South Downs College and is the Vocational hub of HSDC. Address – College Road, Waterlooville, Hampshire, PO7 8AA *HSDC H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sixth Form College Farnborough
The Sixth Form College Farnborough is a sixth form college situated in Farnborough, Hampshire, England. It caters for around 3,915 students and admission is mostly from schools in the local areas of Surrey, Hampshire and Berkshire. The college is often referred to as 'Farnborough Sixth' to differentiate it from Farnborough College of Technology. Awards In 2006, the college ranked third place in the school league table for Hampshire, achieving a higher ranking for A-Level results than several highly regarded independent and private schools in the area. In 2007, the college was rated 'Outstanding' by Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector, and it retains Beacon Status as one of the country’s top sixth form colleges. The college was rated 'Outstanding' again in 2021. In 2010, the college was one of the first colleges nationwide to gain the 'NFER Research-Engaged Award'. In 2012, Prince Philip presented the college with one of the first Duke of Edinburgh Award Operating Licences, maki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ringwood School
Ringwood School (opened in 1959) is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form situated in Ringwood, Hampshire, England. It was a specialist Language College and became an academy An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary or tertiary higher learning (and generally also research or honorary membership). The name traces back to Plato's school of philosop ... in April 2011, and gained National Teaching School status in July 2011. The school was one of the first 100 designated a Teaching School in the United Kingdom in July 2011. Sustainability The school gained the ‘Eco-Schools Green Flag Award’ in 2006, 2008 and 2010. This led to it being designated as one of only 36 schools across the country to ‘lead sustainable development’ by the National College for School Leadership (NCSL) in 2008. The school has recently applied for Ambassador Status for Sustainability. Ofsted The school was recognis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen Mary's College, Basingstoke
Queen Mary's College (QMC) is a sixth form college in Basingstoke, Hampshire, England. The college's name is from the former grammar school Queen Mary's School in the northern part of Basingstoke. The college is located in the former school buildings of the Shrubbery All Girls secondary modern, which date back to the early 1950s. As of 2019, the college is managed and run as an academy, by the single academy trust North Hampshire Education Trust. College Site The college was opened in 1972. A majority of the college's classrooms are housed in a single, two-storey, wide spread main building with a few smaller buildings providing most of the rest of the teaching space. ICT & Art (and related subjects) are housed in The Allen Building, a £6m 3-storey teaching block completed in 2005. Science, English, Modern Foreign Languages and Foundation Learning takes place in a multimillion-pound teaching block called The Spectrum, which was completed during the later part of 2009, with the fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portsmouth Grammar School
The Portsmouth Grammar School is a co-educational independent day school in Portsmouth, England, located in the historic part of Portsmouth. It was founded in 1732 as a boys' school and is located on Portsmouth High Street. History In 1732, William Smith, a former Mayor of Portsmouth and previously the garrison physician, died and left his estate to Christ Church, Oxford. His will contained instructions to build a new school in Portsmouth and thus, The Portsmouth Grammar School (PGS) was founded. The will of the founder is reflected to this day in that two Governors continue to be nominated by Christ Church. The school also retains its naval links, with the Second Sea Lord nominating one further Governor. In 1926 the school moved from its Victorian premises to Cambridge Barracks. The school was hit by bombs during the Second World War. In 1976, with the removal of the Direct Grant, it stopped being a grammar school under the Tripartite System, though kept the term as part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Symonds College
Peter Symonds College is a sixth form college in Winchester, Hampshire, in the south of England. Founded as a boys' grammar school, it is one of the few specialist sixth form colleges which is also a boarding school. It serves Falkland Islands residents for sixth form. It is the biggest sixth form college in the UK. Curriculum Most students at Peter Symonds take three A levels, with some taking other vocational courses. General Studies was taken as a compulsory AS and A level on top of this until 2014, when the school dropped the subject. However some students take four or more A levels in their first year and continue with either three or four A levels in their second year. The Level 3 Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) is offered at the college. Amongst the subjects on offer at the college are Fine Art, Photography, Three-Dimensional Design, Textiles, Biology, Business, Chemistry, Classics, Computing, Criminology, Dance, Drama, Economics, English Language, English Liter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oaklands Catholic School
Oaklands Catholic School/Academy is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided co-educational school and sixth form college with academy status located in Waterlooville, Hampshire, United Kingdom. It opened in 1966, although its history can be traced back to 1902. Around 1400 students attend the school with over 150 in the Sixth Form. Oaklands has been a Specialist Humanities College since September 2005. Buildings The school consists of seven different blocks, mainly separated into different subject groups. There have been an extensive site improvement programme seeing the replacement of prefabricated buildings with purpose designed brick-built buildings. The three new blocks consist of a new music block, Humanities block (Formerly C block, now John Paul II block) and Sixth Form Block. Each of these blocks has been built in a similar style, often incorporating a cross in different coloured bricks. 2012 has seen a major refurbishment of the Maths/Science block with Maths moving to A B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Forest Academy
New Forest Academy is a coeducational secondary school and with academy status, located in Holbury in the English county of Hampshire. Previously known as Hardley School, it converted to academy status in September 2012 and was renamed New Forest Academy. It was formerly a foundation school administered by Hampshire County Council. The school continues to coordinate with Hampshire County Council for admissions. New Forest Academy is sponsored by the Academies Enterprise Trust. The school offers GCSEs The General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) is an academic qualification in a particular subject, taken in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. State schools in Scotland use the Scottish Qualifications Certificate instead. Private sc ... and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils. References External linksNew Forest Academy official website Secondary schools in Hampshire Academies in Hampshire Academies Enterprise Trust {{Hampshire-school-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minstead Training Project
Minstead is a small village and civil parish in the New Forest, Hampshire, about north of Lyndhurst. There is a shop and a pub, the ''Trusty Servant''. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's grave is under a large tree at the back of the 13th century All Saints' church. Overview Minstead is a small village and civil parish in the New Forest. The majority of the parish area is a complex of woodland, heathland, acid grassland, scrub and valley bog, supporting a great richness and diversity of wildlife. One mile north of the village at Lower Canterton lies the Rufus Stone, said to mark the place where in 1100 King William II ("William Rufus") was killed by an arrow whilst out hunting. Nearby Furzey Gardens contain of landscaped gardens containing many interesting and rare plants. There is also a gallery, open to the public from March to October, as well as a tree house and play area for children. History People have lived in the area of Minstead since prehistoric times. Paleolithic to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
