Reigate College
Coordinates: 51°14′24″N 0°12′07″W / 51.240°N 0.202°W
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Reigate College is a state sixth form college in Reigate, Surrey, for students over 16 years of age.[1] The College is situated very near to both the town centre and the railway station. There are about 1250 students currently studying here.
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[edit] Academics
Recruiting from over 100 state and independent schools, the College also serves as the sixth form for its partner schools: Oakwood School, Reigate School, The Warwick School and de Stafford School. In July 2009, Reigate College objected[2] to a proposal to open a sixth form at The Royal Alexandra and Albert School, and as a result they are no longer partners.
GCE AS/A level, BTEC, GNVQ and GCSE courses are offered over one or two years and such courses provide progression to higher education, professional training and employment. The College works through these programmes in partnership with parents and has a strong tutorial and guidance system to help and encourage students. Progress is monitored and evaluated on an ongoing basis, with additional support and specialist help offered to those who need it.
[edit] Facilities
The College has undergone an extensive building programme and in the last few years has opened a business centre, a visual arts block, a media and performing arts centre, classroom block and a purpose built dance studio.
The College also invests highly into IT and uses open source software such as moodle as well as other software solutions including Ranger; each student is issued with a College E-mail address. The College has also recently commissioned a redesign of their website and the contract has gone to Jarrett & Lam Consulting.
Both PC's and Macs are available for Student use, in the Independent Learning Centres (ILCs) and in classrooms.
[edit] Sport
All students are encouraged to participate in sport and recreation. Even if students have not chosen to study PE or Sport, there are plenty of opportunities to take part in competitive sport or individual or group activities.
The College has sporting facilities, including
- a purpose built Sports Hall - playing fields catering for hockey, rugby, football and athletics - tennis and netball courts
The College use local facilities for swimming, squash and tennis. Hockey takes place at East Grinstead Sports Club. Athletics usually takes place at Crawley Leisure Centre.
Reigate College has achieved a high standard of performance in a wide variety of sports. College teams play in local, county and national competitions in:
- Football
- Basketball
- Rugby
- Hockey
- Netball
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Table Tennis
- Athletics
Reigate College now belongs to British Colleges Sport. This association organises tournaments, leagues and fixtures for Sixth Form and Tertiary Colleges, and gives students the opportunity to play for the South East Colleges and British Colleges in competitions.
The College activities programme caters for those who prefer recreational sport. Students can take part in self defence, badminton, trampolining, archery and outdoor pursuits.
[edit] Arts
[edit] Performing arts
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The College has facilities for film studies, media studies, music, dance and drama. These include two performance spaces capable of housing large audiences.
There are at least two major productions a year. Recent full-scale productions have included:
- The Bells and The Corsican Brothers (drama) - Hot Feet (dance)
In addition there is an annual Music Festival in the summer, and Performing Arts students regularly devise, produce and perform their own shows.
[edit] Visual Arts
The College's Visual Arts Centre came into use in September 2002 and was formally opened by Dame Judi Dench in May 2003. It provides accommodation for Art, Photography, Graphic Design and Art History.
Facilities include studios, darkrooms, and IT suites.
[edit] Information Technology
The College encourages everyone to develop IT skills. Courses are available for all students who wish to take a formal qualification and there are specialist support staff available in the Independent Learning Centre to give individual help and guidance.
There are approximately 800 computers - both PCs and Apple Macs - available for student use. About 180 are located in Independent Learning Centres and other free access areas.
The Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) provides interactive learning materials for use during lessons or for independent study. Students can also access the VLE from anywhere via the internet. The VLE includes assessments and independent learning activities, all of which have been designed and developed by college teachers.[citation needed] Information from Careers, the College Counselling service and the Independent Learning Centres is also available.
In November 2008, the College was selected as one of only 30 further education institutions to take part in a MoLeNET (Mobile Learning Network) project. MoLeNET projects specialise in the implementation and evaluation of mobile technology e.g. mp3/4 players, netbooks etc in education. Reigate College's bid surrounds the use of podcasting and vodcasting to improve student participation in revision. Project Managed by the Head of ILT Development, Nick Clark, the College implemeted a College-wide wireless network access that enables students to use their own mobile devices within the campus. The college currently has a large deployment of wireless access points to the network, however, these are encrypted. The keys for which are not made known to the student body.
[edit] Independent Learning Centres (ILCs)
All students at Reigate College are expected to carry out individual study to build on what they have learned in lessons. There are two Independent Learning Centres (ILCs) and they exist to encourage and help develop independent learning skills.
The main Langham ILC is located on the first floor of the Langham Building, with wheelchair access by lift. It contains the Library as well as a computer suite with 90 computers.
The Langham ILC is open from 08.15 to 17.00 everyday during the term for borrowing, browsing or private study, and during the College holidays at times that are advertised in advance in the student bulletin as well as on College notice-boards.
The ILC Library is a Silent Study Area. It is equipped with individual study booths, providing a working space close to relevant materials. It holds fiction, non-fiction and reference books.
Students can find books using the OLIVER online library catalogue, which also tells students whether the book is available or out on loan. The OLIVER software is available from all computers. Some books are restricted for use in the library only to make sure that all students have access to relevant information when they need it. The Library stocks a variety of daily newspapers, weekly and monthly magazines, including periodicals in specific subject areas published for further education students.
In addition to the ILCs in Langham, there are a number of 'Satellite' learning centres providing Information Technology facilities around the College.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Fatboy Slim
- Beautiful South
- Michael Greco, actor
- Natasha Desborough, author and radio personality
- Debra Barr, The Apprentice contestant
- Faye White, Footballer
[edit] References
- ^ "Edubase record - Establishment: Reigate College". Department for Education. http://www.edubase.gov.uk/establishment/summary.xhtml?urn=130829. Retrieved 2011-06-20.
- ^ "Item 02 - Objections" (pdf). Surrey County Council. http://www.surreycc.gov.uk/legcom/councilp.nsf/f5fb086c73d64f3000256954004aed25/2e5d4fcefa84c6d38025762b002fbf75/$FILE/item%2002%20-%20Appendix%20B%20Objections.pdf. Retrieved 2011-06-20.
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