Regent College was a sixth form college in

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, England. The college was formed in 1976 as the ''Wyggeston Collegiate Sixth Form College'' and was renamed ''Regent College'' in 1996. It was merged into the nearby Wyggeston and Queen Elizabeth I College in 2018.

Alumni

Wyggeston Girls' Grammar School

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'' (1944–51) * Fiona Chesterton, Editor from 1987-89 of '' London Plus'', and from 1989-91 of '' Newsroom South East'', Controller of Adult Learning from 1998-2003 at the BBC (1963–70) * Joanna David , actress, married since 2004 to Edward Fox (actor), and mother of Emilia Fox and Freddie Fox (1958–59) * Enid Essame, Headmistress from 1943-71 of Queenswood School (1918-23) * Elaine Feinstein , poet and novelist (1942–49) * Ruth Henig, Baroness Henig , Chairman from 2007-13 of the Security Industry Authority (1955–62) * Dinah Nichols CB, Chair from 2012-16 of Keep Britain Tidy * Prof Bhupinder Sandhu OBE FRCP FRCPCH, consultant paediatric gastroenterologist, Head of the Gastroenterology Unit since 1988 at the Bristol Royal Hospital for Children (-1969) * Mary Scholes (Haggart) OBE, Chief Area Nursing Officer from 1973-83 of Tayside Health Board, Chairman from 1980-84 of the Scottish National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting (since 2002, part of the Nursing and Midwifery Council) (1935–40) * Mary Stott , Guardian journalist and feminist (1918–25) * Linda Stratmann, true crime writer (1959–1964)

Former teachers

* Clara Collet, acquaintance of Karl Marx and social reformer for women's working conditions (taught from 1878–85)

References

External links

College website

Former school

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{{Universities and colleges in the East Midlands Education in Leicester Educational institutions established in 1976 1976 establishments in England Educational institutions disestablished in 2018 2018 disestablishments in England