Bournemouth and Poole College
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The Bournemouth and Poole College is a further education
establishment based in Bournemouth
and Poole
on the south coast of England
. It is one of the larger UK
colleges catering for an average of 24,000 learners each year, and it is a member of the 157 Group
of high performing schools.
buildings which were two old Victorian
houses (Asham House and Woodcote) which were used as the school when it opened in 1917. A building was built between these in 1932 which is now the catering block. Woodcote is now used for hairdressing and beauty therapy courses. Although modernised, no large extensions have been built to the present day.
The North Road site was formerly the home of KUBE (formerly The Study Gallery), a prominent art gallery in the South West of England. It was housed in a purpose-built, modern glass-fronted building. The gallery was closed in 2010 due to lack of funding and the building is now being used for the college's Digital Design Centre.
For the last 13 years the college has planned to sell off LCH and its Knighton Heath site and for them to move to the North Road site. However funding is the problem.
The Upper Constitution Hill site, was known as Shaftesbury House. A high level complex of buildings contained the classrooms, while below was a building used for the technology classes for practical sessions, such as plumbing and light engineering. From 1967 - 1969 the college was used by CEGB
apprentices attending from the Poole Power Station Instrument Training School.
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and the Junior groups starter Strings, Middle Strings, Fanfare and Junior Fanfare and several music theory groups. The Centre organises concerts for the groups, three of the concerts are at The Lighthouse (Poole)
the largest arts centre in the country outside London.
Further education
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establishment based in Bournemouth
Bournemouth
Bournemouth is a large coastal resort town in the ceremonial county of Dorset, England. According to the 2001 Census the town has a population of 163,444, making it the largest settlement in Dorset. It is also the largest settlement between Southampton and Plymouth...
and Poole
Poole
Poole is a large coastal town and seaport in the county of Dorset, on the south coast of England. The town is east of Dorchester, and Bournemouth adjoins Poole to the east. The Borough of Poole was made a unitary authority in 1997, gaining administrative independence from Dorset County Council...
on the south coast of England
England
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. It is one of the larger UK
United Kingdom
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colleges catering for an average of 24,000 learners each year, and it is a member of the 157 Group
157 Group
The 157 Group is a group of 28 colleges of further education in England. The group was established in 2006 with an aim of promoting and maintaining high standards of education and management for this type of college...
of high performing schools.
Courses
The College runs over 1,000 courses in seven Learning and Development Academies:- Creative Industries
- Sixth Form Studies
- Management and Leadership
- Health and Social Care
- Service Industries
- Technology
- Foundation Studies and Skills for Life
Health and Social Care
The Academy for Health and Social Care offers students professional and vocational qualifications in Social Care, Health Care, Counselling and Child Care.Service Industries
The Academy for Service Industries provides courses in Hospitality, Catering, Hairdressing, Beauty, Holistic Therapies, Floristry and Tourism. The Catering Department students have attended work experience at the Savoy and Claridges in the past.Campuses
The college operates eight centres in Bournemouth and Poole. The three largest centres are Lansdowne (in Bournemouth), and North Road and Constitution Hill (in Poole).Lansdowne
This centre is located a short walk from the town centre and is where the Service Industries (catering, hair and beauty, public services, etc), one of the two sixth forms, and many of the Management and Leadership based courses are based.History of Lansdowne
The college was originally the Bournemouth Municipal College which opened in 1913. It is a listed building and is known for its clock tower (said to be an 'eyesore' when first built). A public library was part of the building until 2002. A small number of 'Horsa huts' were built in the 1940s and a large three floor extension opened in 1957. In 1960 it took over the former Bournemouth School for GirlsBournemouth School for Girls
Bournemouth School for Girls is a grammar school located in Bournemouth, Dorset, exclusively for girls.It is a girls grammar school and sixth form college, teaching girls aged 11-18.-Academics:...
buildings which were two old Victorian
Victorian architecture
The term Victorian architecture refers collectively to several architectural styles employed predominantly during the middle and late 19th century. The period that it indicates may slightly overlap the actual reign, 20 June 1837 – 22 January 1901, of Queen Victoria. This represents the British and...
houses (Asham House and Woodcote) which were used as the school when it opened in 1917. A building was built between these in 1932 which is now the catering block. Woodcote is now used for hairdressing and beauty therapy courses. Although modernised, no large extensions have been built to the present day.
North Road
The college's North Road centre is located near Poole Park and The Civic Centre. This was Poole Technical College and is still where most of the technical and trade based courses are located along with management and leadership courses, art and design and child care, and others. The North Road Centre is also the home base for courses for students with learning difficulties and disabilities and has an e2e centre.The North Road site was formerly the home of KUBE (formerly The Study Gallery), a prominent art gallery in the South West of England. It was housed in a purpose-built, modern glass-fronted building. The gallery was closed in 2010 due to lack of funding and the building is now being used for the college's Digital Design Centre.
History of North Road
The first three-storey building was built in 1957 with a small workshop block. It was not until 1967 that the major building, canteen and library were built along with more workshops. There are a number of wooden huts used for child and social care dating from the 1970s and a small number of offices in portable cabins across the centre. In 1989 the bricklaying block was built. In the 1990s The Study Gallery was built, before being relaunched as KUBE in April 2009.Lower Constitution Hill
Known to most staff and students as LCH, or Connie Hill, this is a smaller centre and is where most performing arts studies are based. It is a short distance away from the North Road Centre. At one time there was an 'Upper Constitution Hill Centre' which has since moved to North Road because it was sold by the college to build a housing estate.For the last 13 years the college has planned to sell off LCH and its Knighton Heath site and for them to move to the North Road site. However funding is the problem.
History of Constitution Hill
It was opened in 1919 as Poole Sea Training School and was also used as a Barnardos children's home. As a college it has been modernised with the library being built in 1997.The Upper Constitution Hill site, was known as Shaftesbury House. A high level complex of buildings contained the classrooms, while below was a building used for the technology classes for practical sessions, such as plumbing and light engineering. From 1967 - 1969 the college was used by CEGB
CEGB
The Central Electricity Generating Board was the cornerstone of the British electricity industry for almost 40 years; from 1957, to privatisation in the 1990s....
apprentices attending from the Poole Power Station Instrument Training School.
Knighton Heath Music Centre
Located in an industrial building near Wallisdown and close to Knighton Heath Golf Course, this is a music-only centre with music studios. Most students also study at the Constitution Hill centre.Redlands
Built as a Victorian hotel and used by a private school from London during the Second World War. The building now houses just animal care and management. It is in Knyveton Road near Bournemouth railway stationBournemouth railway station
Bournemouth railway station, originally known as Bournemouth East and then Bournemouth Central , is the main railway station serving the town of Bournemouth in Dorset, England. It is located on the South Western Main Line from London Waterloo to Weymouth...
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Lansdowne Media Centre (LMC)
Housed in an old drill hall just a short distance from the main Lansdowne Centre, this is where media studies is based. The centre has a common room with a pool table for its social facilities although the nearest canteen and library is at the main Lansdowne. At the end of the 2010 educational year, the Media Centre moved to Lower Constitution Hill and the drill hall used for other purposes.The Fulcrum
A site on the Fulcrum industrial estate, Tower Park, Poole caters the college construction courses.Highmead Community Farm
The Bournemouth and Poole College has recently acquired a farm in Ham Lane, Longham which will offer agricultural courses.New Build
Work has begun at The Bournemouth and Poole college's Lansdowne and North Road sites, where large sections of both campuses are to be demolished and new modern, multi-million pound, high-tech, fully glass-fronted buildings with a much larger student capacity will be built over the next few years.Centre for Wessex Young Musicians
The college is home to the Centre for Wessex Young Musicians (CWYM) which encompasses the Wessex Youth OrchestraWessex Youth Orchestra
The Wessex Youth Orchestra has been performing since 1971, and has performed three concerts per year in that time, mostly in the Wessex Hall at Poole's...
and the Junior groups starter Strings, Middle Strings, Fanfare and Junior Fanfare and several music theory groups. The Centre organises concerts for the groups, three of the concerts are at The Lighthouse (Poole)
The Lighthouse (Poole)
The Lighthouse is an arts centre in Poole, Dorset, England. According to the Arts council of England it is the largest arts centre in the United Kingdom outside London....
the largest arts centre in the country outside London.