Christ the King Sixth Form College

Details
Location	Lewisham
LEA	London Borough of Lewisham
Region	London
Ofsted
Type	Further Education College
Category	Further Education Higher Education
Students
Age range	16 – 19
Gender	Mixed

Christ The King Sixth Form College (CtK) is a sixth form further education college located in the southern London borough of Lewisham, providing education for 16-19 year old students.

As the name suggests, the college was founded by the Catholic Church. This college welcomes students from all religions and backgrounds. It is a free-standing institution and is responsible for its own affairs. The land the college resides on is owned by The Diocese of Southwark.

The college is run by the principal and other senior staff. Above them sits the Governing Body (G.B.). The G.B. is a democracy that deals with such tasks as the hiring of the principal and senior staff. The Church, however, gives instructions on how the college is to exist, for the purpose of ensuring that the college retains its Catholic ethos. Apart form the Church the G.B. is also accountable to the college's state funder, the Learning & Skills Council (LSC) and also The Office for Standards in Education (OfSTED).

The College

CtK was established in 1992 and has been awarded Beacon College status by the Learning and Skills Council. The Learning Resources Centre present at the college is equipped with a variety of applications of ICT, such as computers, printers, scanners, software packages, Internet and Intranet access and CD-ROMs and DVDs. There is also a library of paper publications such as journals and newspapers to which the college has subscribed.
The college prospectus (2007-2008) lists the following facilities:

• Recently constructed sports centre
  
• Student common room
  
• 2 restaurants/dining rooms
  
• Performing arts studio with sprung floor and lighting system
  
• Media suite with digital editing and recording facilities
  
• Music studio with editing facilities
  
• Suite of art, design and technology rooms
  
• 6 science laboratories
  
• 11 networked computer rooms
  

Students have the choice to study (a combination of):

• AS/A Level subjects
  
• Level 2 and Level 3 vocational courses
  
• 3 resit GCSE subjects
  
• Level 1 Introductory course
  

In addition to chosen subjects students will attend tutorials and general RE lessons.

As a Catholic college, CtK has two full-time lay Chaplains and one part-time priest Chaplain to support students. The Christian practice of Mass is observed once a week in the Chapel.

CtK has the following partner schools that receive priority for admissions:

• Bonus Pastor RC School
  
• Northbrook CE School
  
• St Joseph's Academy
  
• St Michael's RC School
  
• St Paul's Academy
  
• St Thomas More RC School
  
• St Ursula's RC School
  

The college was the first college to be awarded "outstanding" by the Office for Standards in Education (OfSTED), under the new OfSTED inspection régime. The full OfSTED report on the college can be found here: [1]

The college was awarded its Beacon status by the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) in 2004.