St Helens College
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St Helens College is a general further education college serving the borough of St Helens
in Merseyside
with around 15,000 students enrolled on over 600 different courses of study. The college employs 836 staff of whom373 are academic staff and 463 are business support.
The College provides a wide range of both further and higher education programmes, including qualifications including City and Guilds, National Diplomas, National Awards, National Certificates and NVQs, and also offers honours and foundation degrees validated through established partnerships with universities including Central Lancashire, Edge Hill, Huddersfield, Liverpool John Moores, Salford and Sheffield Hallam.
There are a number of entry level qualifications available. The college traces its foundation to 1896 when it was the town's Gamble Institute, created by philanthropic mayor Sir David Gamble to provide a home of education for the rising generations. After substantial growth and expansion the institute became the towns Technical College in 1959 and merged with Newton College in 1986. The purpose built Technology centre began construction the same year.
St Helens College is a member of the 157 Group
of high performing schools. A report following a 2006 Ofsted inspection awarded the college a Grade 2 (good).
's listed clock tower building, which is one of the town's most popular landmarks, remains an integral part of the campus.
St Helens, Merseyside
St Helens is a large town in Merseyside, England. It is the largest settlement and administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens with a population of just over 100,000, part of an urban area with a total population of 176,843 at the time of the 2001 Census...
in Merseyside
Merseyside
Merseyside is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1,365,900. It encompasses the metropolitan area centred on both banks of the lower reaches of the Mersey Estuary, and comprises five metropolitan boroughs: Knowsley, St Helens, Sefton, Wirral, and the city of Liverpool...
with around 15,000 students enrolled on over 600 different courses of study. The college employs 836 staff of whom373 are academic staff and 463 are business support.
The College provides a wide range of both further and higher education programmes, including qualifications including City and Guilds, National Diplomas, National Awards, National Certificates and NVQs, and also offers honours and foundation degrees validated through established partnerships with universities including Central Lancashire, Edge Hill, Huddersfield, Liverpool John Moores, Salford and Sheffield Hallam.
There are a number of entry level qualifications available. The college traces its foundation to 1896 when it was the town's Gamble Institute, created by philanthropic mayor Sir David Gamble to provide a home of education for the rising generations. After substantial growth and expansion the institute became the towns Technical College in 1959 and merged with Newton College in 1986. The purpose built Technology centre began construction the same year.
St Helens College 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. A report following a 2006 Ofsted inspection awarded the college a Grade 2 (good).
Centres
The college has three campuses: one in the town centre; a technology centre about two miles away and another five miles away in the town of Newton-le-Willows.Development
St Helens College underwent a £62m rebuild and modernisation programme at its Town Centre Campus as part of a Government funded "Building Colleges for the Future Programme" Over £30m was spent on phase 1 which was completed in July 2009. The college's 1959 Town Centre Campus was demolished to make way for an insipid modern structure and the existing SmithKline Beecham building was refurbished. Building work commenced in January 2008, and was completed in 2011. The development was undertaken in stages in order to avoid disruption to students, staff and local businesses. Thomas BeechamThomas Beecham (chemist)
Thomas Beecham was the founder of Beechams, which became one of the United Kingdom's largest pharmaceutical businesses.-Career:...
's listed clock tower building, which is one of the town's most popular landmarks, remains an integral part of the campus.
External links
- The Independent. St Helens College.
- Shaun Woodward. Shaun Woodward Supports St Helens College bid
- Uniguru. St Helens College, UK