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South Essex College

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South Essex College of Further and Higher Education
File:SouthEssexCollege.svg
Address
Map
Luker Road

Southend-on-Sea
,
Essex

England
Information
TypeFurther Education College
Established1899 (1899)
Local authoritySouthend-on-Sea
Department for Education URN130672 Tables
OfstedReports
Principle and Chief ExecutiveAngela O'Donoghue CBE
GenderMixed
Age16 to 99
Enrollment11,100 as of May 2015[1]
Websitehttp://www.southessex.ac.uk/

South Essex College of Further and Higher Education, also known as South Essex College, is a further education college located over three main sites in Basildon, Southend-on-Sea and Grays in Essex, England. The college provides courses for students of all ages, from 14 to 19-year-olds to undergraduates, adults and businesses.[2]

History

The college was founded in 1899 as an art school and was renamed later as the Junior Day Technical School, then being restructured to include in its teaching commercial and industrial skills for education in courses like plumbing.[3] The college became South East Essex College of Arts and Technology in 1991.[3]

In 2004, the college relocated to a £52 million campus in the centre of Southend, close to main public transport routes and right next to the High Street and mainline railway station.[4] The college formally merged with Thurrock and Basildon College on 1 January 2010 and was renamed South Essex College.[2]

In 2013 The Forum Southend-on-Sea opened which has a dedicated South Essex College area on the third floor.[5]

In 2014 the Thurrock campus relocated to a £45 million building in the centre of Grays.

The college is seeking to relocate its Basildon campus to the town centre in the future.[6]

Courses

South Essex College's Further Education provision includes a wide range of A-levels and vocational courses such as BTECs and apprenticeships. The college offers a range of higher education course including degrees, HNCs and HNDs. Programmes are validated by University of the Arts London and Pearson. The college also offers services to businesses through its Business Development Team[7] and offers apprenticeship training.[8]

Campuses

Southend Campus

The Southend Campus is located in the heart of Southend-on-Sea town centre, next to Southend Central railway station.

The college’s building in Southend was featured in the Learning and Skills Council publication 'World Class Buildings – Design Quality in Further Education' in March 2005[9] and ‘Better Buildings, Better Design, Better Education’ published by the Department for Education and Skills in 2007.[10] It also won a Structural Steel Award by SteelConstruction.org[11] and was a finalist in the RIBA/LSC Further Education Awards in 2006.[12]

It has 26,500 m2 (285,000 sq ft) of space with an atrium accommodating a 250 seat auditorium within the ‘Performance Pod’, dining decks, viewing balconies and social, meeting and event areas.[citation needed]

Beauty Therapy students are taught at the Beauty Academy in Queens Road, a few minutes walk from the main campus. It also offers reasonably priced treatments to the general public. The College also offers purpose-built sports facilities at Wellstead Gardens in Westcliff-on-Sea, with a gym and playing fields for team sports.[13]

The Southend Campus also played host to a world record attempt in 2014 where two students tried to break the longest radio show broadcast.[14]

Basildon Campus

The Basildon Campus is situated just outside Basildon Town Centre. It specialises in vocational courses ranging from science, hairdressing,[15] motor vehicle,[16] health and social care, public services[17] and sport.

The Campus offers realistic work environments such as motor vehicle workshops. For those studying animal care, an animal-management centre is on-campus.[18]

Thurrock Campus

In 2014 the Thurrock Campus relocated to a £45 million building in the centre of Grays.[19] The campus offers specialist workshops linked to courses for construction, engineering, media and creative arts in addition to facilities for logistics, childcare, health & social care and IT courses. There is an outdoor amphitheatre.[20]

The Forum Southend-on-Sea

The Forum Southend-on-Sea is a £27 million modern library and learning zone located opposite the Southend Campus.[21] South Essex College is a partner in this venture with the University of Essex and Southend Council.[22] The Forum houses a library collection on the first floor and a dedicated South Essex College area on the third floor.[5] As well as hosting most of Higher Education resources, The Forum supports the delivery of the college's HE courses. Students have access to a large range of books and resources as well as around 100 computers[23] and Wi-Fi access.[24] Other areas in the Forum include a University of Essex floor, the Focal Point Art Gallery, a 200-seat lecture theatre and refreshment facilities.[25]

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. ^ "South Essex College of Further and Higher Education". Department for Education. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  2. ^ a b About Us. Southessex.ac.uk (28 April 2003). Retrieved on 21 April 2011.
  3. ^ a b South East Essex College – A-Z Unis & Colleges, Getting Into University. The Independent (5 August 2010). Retrieved on 21 April 2011.
  4. ^ http://www.southessex.ac.uk/about/campus.aspx
  5. ^ a b "South Essex College". www.theforumsouthend.co.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  6. ^ http://www.thurrocktgdc.org.uk/data/Publications/Grays/North%20Grays%20Master%20Plan.pdf
  7. ^ "South Essex College – case study" (PDF). INVEST Essex. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  8. ^ "Apprenticeships | South Essex College". www.southessex.ac.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  9. ^ "World Class Buildings: Design Quality in Further Education" (PDF). Learning and Skills Council. March 2005. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  10. ^ https://www.education.gov.uk/publications/eOrderingDownload/10yrs%20investment.pdf
  11. ^ "South East Essex College, Southend-on-Sea". SteelConstruction.org. 2006. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  12. ^ "South East Essex College". 4 October 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  13. ^ http://www.southessex.ac.uk/about/facilities.aspx
  14. ^ "Students look to have smashed world record for radio show". Echo. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  15. ^ "Hairdressing Level 2 Certificate". www.hotcourses.com. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  16. ^ Cite error: The named reference :2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  17. ^ "Public Services Level 3 Extended Diploma | Basildon Campus, Southend Campus & Thurrock Campus | Sport, Public Services and Travel | South Essex College". www.southessex.ac.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  18. ^ "Animal Care | Basildon Campus & Southend Campus | Health, Care and Science | South Essex College". www.southessex.ac.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  19. ^ Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  20. ^ "The new Thurrock Campus of South Essex College". Steelconstruction.info. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  21. ^ "First glimpse inside Southend's new £27million super library". Echo. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  22. ^ "Southend to get new multi-million pound public library". BBC News. 18 August 2011. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  23. ^ "Designing Libraries - Designing Libraries". designinglibraries.org.uk.040.wholething.co.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  24. ^ "The Library at The Forum Southend". www.theforumsouthend.co.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  25. ^ "University of Essex :: About us :: The Forum". www.essex.ac.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2017.

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