York, North Yorkshire, East Riding and Hull Area Review College annex
August 2017 Contents1
Askham Bryan College 3 Bishop Burton College 5 Craven College 7 East Riding College 9 Hull College Group 10 Scarborough Sixth Form College 12 Scarborough TEC (formerly Yorkshire Coast College) 13 Selby College 15 Wilberforce Sixth Form College 17 Wyke Sixth Form College 19 York College 20
1 Please note that the information on the colleges included in this annex relates to the point at which the review was undertaken. No updates have been made to reflect subsequent developments or appointments since the completion of the review. 2
Askham Bryan College
Type: Specialist land based college
Location: The college has its main campus in York with a second major campus at Newton Rigg, Cumbria with further locations across the north of England
Local Enterprise Partnerships: York, North Yorkshire and East Riding Local Enterprise Partnership, and Leeds City Region Local Enterprise Partnership
Principal for the York Campus: Dr Tim Whitaker
Corporation Chair: Anthony Alton
Main offer includes:
Askham Bryan College offers a range of specialist land based programmes from entry to level 6, alongside apprenticeships at level 2, 3 and 4. The college offers higher education (HE) provision in: agricultural, animal management, equine management, horticulture, sport and veterinary nursing. They offer a range of higher education programmes from HNC/HND level to BSc (Hons)
Details about the college offer can be reviewed on the Askham Bryan College website
Specialisms:
Special land based programmes
Partnerships:
Askham Bryan College is a founding member of the Higher York Partnership, which is a partnership between Askham Bryan College, City of York Council, the University of York, York College and York St John University
The colleges validating partners are: Harper Adams University, the Royal Agricultural University, Leeds Trinity University and Teesside University
The college also operates 5 centres through lease arrangements with post-16 college providers in Shipley, Wakefield, Scarborough, Guisborough and Newcastle
The college receives funding from:
Education Funding Agency
Skills Funding Agency
Higher Education Funding Council
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For the 2014 to 2015 academic year, the college’s total income was: £30,537,000
Ofsted inspections:
The college was inspected in March 2017 and was assessed as good
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Bishop Burton College
Type: Specialist land based college
Location: The college operates from 2 main locations; its largest campus is at Beverley in the East Riding of Yorkshire and the second is Riseholme College at Lincoln
Local Enterprise Partnerships: York, North Yorkshire and East Riding Local Enterprise Partnership, and Humber Local Enterprise Partnership
Principal: Jeanette Dawson OBE
Corporation Chair: Judy Richmond
Main offer includes:
Bishop Burton College offers a range of land based and non-land based provision in further education and higher education from entry level through to honours degrees, as well as apprenticeships and work-based learning. The college offers a range of apprenticeship programmes and foundation and honours degrees
Details about the college offer can be reviewed on the Bishop Burton College website
Specialisms:
Land based programmes
Partnerships:
Higher education is delivered in partnership with Royal Agricultural University, York St John’s University, Leeds Beckett University, University of Hull and University of Huddersfield
The Rugby Football Union has a partnership with the college to strengthen university rugby across the country
The college receives funding from:
Education Funding Agency
Skills Funding Agency
Higher Education Funding Council
For the 2014 to 2015 academic year, the college’s total income was: £25,721,000
Ofsted inspections:
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The college was inspected in January 2017 and was assessed as good
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Craven College
Type: College of general and further education
Location: The college is based in Skipton, North Yorkshire, with 3 other centres: The Aviation Centre at Leeds Bradford Airport in North Leeds, the Evolve Project in Ripon and a commercial training division (Tyro Training) with bases at Skipton and Scarborough
Local Enterprise Partnerships: York, North Yorkshire and East Riding Local Enterprise Partnership, and Leeds City Region Local Enterprise Partnership
Principal: Robert Bellfield
Corporation Chair: David Mabbitt
Main offer includes:
The college’s main curriculum areas are: health and social care, and public service, animal care, equine, agriculture, countryside management and horticulture, art and design, fashion and media, leisure, travel and tourism and aviation operations and engineering, motor vehicle and rural mechanics. Other areas include: business, access to higher education, A levels and GCSEs, education and teacher training, hair and beauty, construction, catering and hospitality, English and maths and sport
The college offers apprenticeships and a range of higher education courses including foundation degrees, BA top-ups and HNC/HNDs
Details about the college offer can be reviewed on the Craven College website
Specialisms:
The college operates The Aviation Centre at Leeds Bradford Airport delivering programmes in aviation operations, and is a significant land based provider in the Craven and Yorkshire Dales area
Partnerships:
Higher education provision is delivered and partnerships are in place with the Open University and York St John’s University
The college receives funding from:
Education Funding Agency
Skills Funding Agency
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Higher Education Funding Council
For the 2014 to 2015 academic year, the college’s total income was: £17,028,000
Ofsted inspections:
The college was inspected in February 2016 and was assessed as requires improvement
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East Riding College
Type: College of general and further education
Location: The college is based in Beverley, with a campus in Bridlington and a small site in Hull
Local Enterprise Partnerships: York, North Yorkshire and East Riding Local Enterprise Partnership, and Humber Local Enterprise Partnership
Principal: Derek Branton
Corporation Chair: Simon Wright
Main offer includes:
The college delivers part and full time provision to students aged 16 to 19 and adult students. East Riding College alo runs a range of full and part-time higher education courses
Details about the college offer can be reviewed on the East Riding College website
Specialisms:
Health and social care, an engineering curriculum with specialisms in CNC machining, mechatronics and renewables, education programmes to level 7, the development of professional programmes including levels 3-5 CIPD, Nebosh, AAT and CIMA and extensive expertise in working with learners with learning difficulties and disabilities
Partnerships:
The college engages with a range of partnerships locally with the LEPs, employers, local authorities, schools and other colleges. Higher education is delivered in partnership with the University of Hull and the University of Huddersfield
The college receives funding from:
Education Funding Agency
Skills Funding Agency
Higher Education Funding Council
For the 2014 to 2015 academic year, the college’s total income was: £14,679,000
Ofsted inspections:
The college was inspected in February 2016 and was assessed as good 9
Hull College Group
Type: College of general and further education
Location: The college is based in Hull and incorporates Harrogate College and Goole College
Local Enterprise Partnerships: Humber Local Enterprise Partnership, York, North Yorkshire and East Riding Local Enterprise Partnership, and Leeds City Region Local Enterprise Partnership
Principal: Michelle Swithenbank (Interim)
Corporation Chair: Pat Tomlinson
Main offer includes:
The group offers a wide curriculum for both part-time and full-time study for 14 to16 year olds, young people and adults. Provision is available from entry to level 7 including access to higher education, masters degrees and a wide range of apprenticeship provision. The group also delivers bespoke training to employers
Details about the college offer can be reviewed on the Hull College website
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Specialisms:
Hull College: The Centre for Digital and Green Energy, the Construction Centre of Excellence, Hull School of Art and Design, the Learning Zone at the KC Stadium and the Composites Training Centre (which trains Siemens staff employed at a wind turbine blade factory)
Harrogate College: visitor economy, health and caring professions, finance and business related curriculum and construction
Goole College: welding, health and social care and more recently carpentry and joinery
Partnerships:
Key partnerships exist with Siemens, Harrogate Town Football Club, City Health Partnership, Croda, Drax, Airco, City of Culture, the Open University and the University of Huddersfield
The college receives funding from:
Education Funding Agency
Skills Funding Agency
Higher Education Funding Council
For the 2014 to 2015 academic year, the college’s total income was: £59,841,000
Ofsted inspections:
The group was inspected in November 2015 and was assessed as good
Notice of concern:
The group is subject to a notice of concern issued by the Skills Funding Agency
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Scarborough Sixth Form College
Type: Sixth-form college
Location: The college is based in Scarborough
Local Enterprise Partnership: York, North Yorkshire and East Riding Local Enterprise Partnership
Principal: Marcus Towse
Corporation Chair: Steve Oldridge
Main offer includes:
The college offers a range of level 2 GCSE and level 3 AS and A levels in academic subjects as well as BTECs at level 2 and level 3.
Details about the college offer can be reviewed on the Scarborough Sixth Form College website
Specialisms:
Advanced level courses for 16 to 18 year olds. The college is the main provider of science and mathematics A levels in Scarborough, and the sole provider of languages, literature and social sciences A levels. It is also the sole or main provider in Scarborough for a number of level 3 BTECs and has strong provision in arts and media
Partnerships:
The college works closely with Askham Bryan College who have a base onsite offering animal care and management, and The Academy Hair and Beauty College to deliver beauty therapy and hairdressing
The college receives funding from:
Education Funding Agency
Skills Funding Agency
For the 2014 to 2015 academic year, the college’s total income was: £5,603,000
Ofsted inspections:
The college was inspected in September 2016 and was assessed as good
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Scarborough TEC (formerly Yorkshire Coast College)
Type: General further education college
Location: Scarborough TEC is based in Scarborough, and is part of the Grimsby Institute Group. The group also has centres in Grimsby and Skegness
Local Enterprise Partnerships: York, North Yorkshire and East Riding Local Enterprise Partnership, and Greater Lincolnshire Local Enterprise Partnership
Principal: Ann Hardy (Gill Alton is the Group Chief Executive).
Corporation Chair: Jonathan Lovelle
Main offer:
The Grimsby Institute of Further and Higher Education (Grimsby Institute Group) delivers a range of provision from entry level to masters’ degree and covers all sector subject areas. Scarborough TEC offers primarily technical education for 16 to19 year olds and adult further and higher education for learners in Scarborough and its surrounds
Details about the college offer can be reviewed on the Yorkshire Coast College website
Specialisms:
Hospitality and catering (Scarborough TEC has a long standing tradition of producing high calibre chefs who have gone on to gain national recognition), the arts (at further education and higher education levels) construction and motor vehicle
Partnerships:
As part of the Grimsby Institute Group, the college is involved in a range of partnership initiatives
The college receives funding from:
Education Funding Agency
Skills Funding Agency
Higher Education Funding Council
For the 2014 to 2015 academic year, the college’s total income was £49,374,000 (this is at group level)
Ofsted inspections:
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The Grimsby Institute Group was inspected in November 2013 and was assessed as good
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Selby College
Type: College of general and further education
Location: The college is based in Selby
Local Enterprise Partnerships: York, North Yorkshire and East Riding Local Enterprise Partnership, and Leeds City Region Local Enterprise Partnership
Principal: Allan Stewart OBE
Corporation Chair: Vernon Wells
Main offer includes:
Selby College offers a range of further education provision from entry level through to A levels and HNC/D, apprenticeships, work related technical provision for all ages.
Details about the college offer can be reviewed on the Selby College website
Specialisms:
A level provision, particularly in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) and English subjects and English, power skills (engineering and construction), care skills (health and social care) and art and design
Partnerships:
The college has sponsored the creation of a multi-academy trust (Selby Educational Trust) to help support the need for challenge and academy conversion in the Selby and East Riding vicinity
Higher education is delivered in partnership with the University of Hull and Huddersfield University
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The college receives funding from:
Education Funding Agency
Skills Funding Agency
Higher Education Funding Council
For the 2014 to 2015 academic year, the college’s total income was: £11,393,000
Ofsted inspections:
The college was inspected in October 2007 and was assessed as outstanding
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Wilberforce Sixth Form College
Type: Sixth-form college
Location: The college is based in Hull (on the eastern edge of the city)
Local Enterprise Partnership: Humber Local Enterprise Partnership
Principal: David Cooper
Corporation Chair: Pat Mould
Main offer includes:
The college offers a range of AS/A Levels, GCSEs and BTEC diplomas, most of which are at level 3, as well as a smaller number of level 1 and 2 courses.
Details about the college offer can be reviewed on the Wilberforce Sixth Form College website
Specialisms:
Academic and technical provision for 16 to 18 year olds; engineering, health and caring and media
Partnerships:
Wilberforce Sixth Form College has been developing collaborative arrangements with Wyke, Franklin and John Leggot Sixth Form Colleges under a Memorandum of Understanding (January 2016)
The college receives funding from:
Education Funding Agency
Skills Funding Agency
For the 2014 to 2015 academic year, the college’s total income was: £8,419,000
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Ofsted inspections:
The college was inspected in April 2015 and was assessed as good
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Wyke Sixth Form College
Type: Sixth-form college
Location: The college is based in Hull (to the west)
Local Enterprise Partnership: Humber Local Enterprise Partnership
Principal: Jay Trivedy
Corporation Chair: John Wilson
Main offer includes:
Wyke Sixth Form College offers predominantly A levels and BTECs at level 3, with some level 2 provision. It offers more than 40 different level 3 courses
Details about the college offer can be reviewed on the Wyke Sixth Form College website
Specialisms:
A levels and a BTEC level 3 provision for 16 to 18 year olds (they are the largest A level provider in Hull and East Riding).
Partnerships:
Wyke has been developing collaborative arrangements with Franklin, Wilberforce and John Leggot Sixth Form Colleges under a Memorandum of Understanding (January 2016)
The college receives funding from:
Education Funding Agency
Skills Funding Agency
For the 2014 to 2015 academic year, the college’s total income was: £8,259,000
Ofsted inspections:
The college was inspected in October 2013 and was assessed as good
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York College
Type: College of general and further education
Location: The college is based in York
Local Enterprise Partnerships: York, North Yorkshire and East Riding Local Enterprise Partnership, and Leeds City Region Local Enterprise Partnership
Principal: Dr Alison Birkinshaw OBE
Corporation Chair: Shirley Collier
Main offer includes:
York College offers a large range of technical and professional study programmes, around 40 A level subjects, apprenticeships, adult learning and higher education.
The college delivers a range of higher education courses for full and part-time study
Details about the college offer can be reviewed on the York College website
Specialisms:
The college offers a number of minority subjects at A level, including music, dance, archaeology, geology and a range of modern foreign languages. Maths and science provision is very strong, as are art and design and performing arts (including backstage arts). Additionally, the college offers specialisms in construction (including stonemasonry) and engineering and works closely with specialist local employers (such as York Minster and Nestlé)
Partnerships:
York College is a founder member of the Higher York Partnership, which is a partnership between Askham Bryan College, City of York Council, the University of York, York College and York St John University. Higher education programmes are offered in partnership with York St John University and the University of Huddersfield
The college receives funding from:
Education Funding Agency
Skills Funding Agency
Higher Education Funding Council
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For the 2014 to 2015 academic year, the college’s total income was: £28,103,000
Ofsted inspections:
The college was inspected in December 2013 and was assessed as outstanding
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