Bridgwater College
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Bridgwater College is a further education
(FE) college primarily based in Bridgwater
, Somerset
, England. It has centres in Cannington
, Yeovil
, and Paignton
.
The college's 2006 Ofsted
report stated that there were 15,801 students enrolled in the 2004-2005 period. It also gave an "Outstanding Grade 1" to all areas assessed.
The College offers courses from entry level through higher education and has links with University of Plymouth
by way of The University of Plymouth Colleges network
, Bournemouth University
, Oxford Brookes University
and is part of the Wessex Partnership, in association with Bath Spa University
. After a merger with Cannington College in September 2004, Bridgwater College was able to expand its curriculum of full-time and part-time courses for school leavers, adults, university level students, the business community and students from overseas.
The Angel Place Skills Centre is located in the middle of Bridgwater and offers adults IT
, literacy, and numeracy lessons.
The Cannington Centre was established as Cannington College in 1921. Facilities include a new golf course, equestrian centre, commercially run farm, glass houses covering 1000 sqm, wildlife havens, vineyard and the new animal management centre. Many students reside on site.
The Paignton Centre has been established for over ten years and is situated within the grounds of Paignton Zoological Environmental Park
. The Centre offers full time courses in Animal Care and Animal Management. It houses its own specialist library, IT suite, common room and collection of mammals and reptiles.
The Yeovil Centre offers courses in Animal Care, Animal Management, Agriculture and Floristry. Students have access to the centre’s collection housed at Lufton College. Students can also benefit from facilities on the adjacent Yeovil College
Campus.
The Energy Skills Centre was completed in 2011 to teach nuclear decommissioning
for shutting down Hinkley Point B Nuclear Power Station
and constructing power plants, including. Hinkley C
. The building also has a windmill and photo-voltaic panels
on the roof.
at Bridgwater College provides parties throughout the year, charitable events, and a student-only Common Room. The Common Room was recently refurbished in 2008 and named 'The Hub' by the current Principal, Fiona McMillan OBE.
Further education
Further education is a term mainly used in connection with education in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It is post-compulsory education , that is distinct from the education offered in universities...
(FE) college primarily based in Bridgwater
Bridgwater
Bridgwater is a market town and civil parish in Somerset, England. It is the administrative centre of the Sedgemoor district, and a major industrial centre. Bridgwater is located on the major communication routes through South West England...
, Somerset
Somerset
The ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the...
, England. It has centres in Cannington
Cannington, Somerset
Cannington is a village and civil parish north-west of Bridgwater in the Sedgemoor district of Somerset, England. It lies on the west bank of the River Parret, and contains the hamlet of Edstock.-History:...
, Yeovil
Yeovil
Yeovil is a town and civil parish in south Somerset, England. The parish had a population of 27,949 at the 2001 census, although the wider urban area had a population of 42,140...
, and Paignton
Paignton
Paignton is a coastal town in Devon in England. Together with Torquay and Brixham it forms the unitary authority of Torbay which was created in 1998. The Torbay area is a holiday destination known as the English Riviera. Paignton's population in the United Kingdom Census of 2001 was 48,251. It has...
.
The college's 2006 Ofsted
Ofsted
The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills is the non-ministerial government department of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools In England ....
report stated that there were 15,801 students enrolled in the 2004-2005 period. It also gave an "Outstanding Grade 1" to all areas assessed.
The College offers courses from entry level through higher education and has links with University of Plymouth
University of Plymouth
Plymouth University is the largest university in the South West of England, with over 30,000 students and is 9th largest in the United Kingdom by total number of students . It has almost 3,000 staff...
by way of The University of Plymouth Colleges network
The University of Plymouth Colleges network
The University of Plymouth Colleges network is a partnership between the University of Plymouth and local colleges to deliver a range of higher education courses in Bristol, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset and Somerset, as well as the Channel Islands. The network began in 1989 with the Polytechnic South...
, Bournemouth University
Bournemouth University
Bournemouth University is a university in and around the large south coast town of Bournemouth, UK...
, Oxford Brookes University
Oxford Brookes University
Oxford Brookes University is a new university in Oxford, England. It was named to honour the school's founding principal, John Brookes. It has been ranked as the best new university by the Sunday Times University Guide 10 years in a row...
and is part of the Wessex Partnership, in association with Bath Spa University
Bath Spa University
Bath Spa University is a university based in, and around, Bath, England. The institution was previously known as Bath College of Higher Education, and later Bath Spa University College...
. After a merger with Cannington College in September 2004, Bridgwater College was able to expand its curriculum of full-time and part-time courses for school leavers, adults, university level students, the business community and students from overseas.
Centres
The main campus, Bridgwater Centre, houses facilities which include a television studio, forensics laboratory, a motorsport centre and the new £8 million building devoted to Health & Fitness. The centre also houses numerous commercial units such as an early years centre, a beauty salon, a hair salon, a gym, and a travel agency.The Angel Place Skills Centre is located in the middle of Bridgwater and offers adults IT
Information technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
, literacy, and numeracy lessons.
The Cannington Centre was established as Cannington College in 1921. Facilities include a new golf course, equestrian centre, commercially run farm, glass houses covering 1000 sqm, wildlife havens, vineyard and the new animal management centre. Many students reside on site.
The Paignton Centre has been established for over ten years and is situated within the grounds of Paignton Zoological Environmental Park
Paignton Zoo
Paignton Zoo Environmental Park, is a zoo in Paignton, Devon, England. The zoo is part of South West Environmental Parks Ltd which is owned by the Whitley Wildlife Conservation Trust . It is a combined zoo and botanic garden that welcomes over half a million visitors a year. WWCT also runs Living...
. The Centre offers full time courses in Animal Care and Animal Management. It houses its own specialist library, IT suite, common room and collection of mammals and reptiles.
The Yeovil Centre offers courses in Animal Care, Animal Management, Agriculture and Floristry. Students have access to the centre’s collection housed at Lufton College. Students can also benefit from facilities on the adjacent Yeovil College
Yeovil College
Yeovil College is a tertiary institution and further education college based in Yeovil, Somerset, England. Its main campus is on Mudford Road, Yeovil, but the College also operates the North Dorset Skills Centre in Shaftesbury and the Construction Skills Centre, Lufton, Yeovil, not far from the...
Campus.
The Energy Skills Centre was completed in 2011 to teach nuclear decommissioning
Nuclear decommissioning
Nuclear decommissioning is the dismantling of a nuclear power plant and decontamination of the site to a state no longer requiring protection from radiation for the general public...
for shutting down Hinkley Point B Nuclear Power Station
Hinkley Point B nuclear power station
Hinkley Point B is a nuclear power station near Bridgwater, Somerset, on the Bristol Channel coast of south west England.-History:The construction of Hinkley Point B, which was undertaken by a consortium known as The Nuclear Power Group , started in 1967. The reactors were supplied by TNPG and the...
and constructing power plants, including. Hinkley C
Hinkley Point C nuclear power station
Hinkley Point C nuclear power station is a proposed development for a new nuclear power station in Somerset, England.In September 2008 it was announced, by Electricité de France the new owners of Hinkley Point B, that a third, twin-unit European Pressurised Reactor reactor is planned for Hinkley...
. The building also has a windmill and photo-voltaic panels
Photovoltaics
Photovoltaics is a method of generating electrical power by converting solar radiation into direct current electricity using semiconductors that exhibit the photovoltaic effect. Photovoltaic power generation employs solar panels composed of a number of solar cells containing a photovoltaic material...
on the roof.
Student Union
The students' unionStudents' union
A students' union, student government, student senate, students' association, guild of students or government of student body is a student organization present in many colleges and universities, and has started appearing in some high schools...
at Bridgwater College provides parties throughout the year, charitable events, and a student-only Common Room. The Common Room was recently refurbished in 2008 and named 'The Hub' by the current Principal, Fiona McMillan OBE.