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Hertfordshire Area Review: College Annex Hertfordshire Area Review College annex August 2017 Contents1 Hertford Regional College 3 North Hertfordshire College 4 Oaklands College 6 West Herts College 8 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 Hertford Regional College Type: General further education college Location: The college is based in Turnford and Ware in Hertfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership: Hertfordshire LEP Principal: Tony Medhurst Corporation Chair: Mike Carver Main offer includes: The college offers provision across 14 subject sector areas to 16 to 18 year olds and adults Apprenticeships Employer-led learning Higher education Programmes for 14-16 year olds Details about the college offer can be reviewed on the Hertfordshire Regional College website Specialisms: Creative media 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: £23,718,000 Ofsted inspections: The college was inspected in May 2016 and was assessed as requires improvement 3 North Hertfordshire College Type: General further education college Location: The college is based in Stevenage, Hitchin and Letchworth Garden City in Hertfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership: Hertfordshire LEP Principal: Matt Hamnett Corporation Chair: Richard Alberg Main offer includes: The college offers provision across 14 subject sector areas to 16 to 18 year olds and adults Apprenticeships, principally delivered through Hart Learning and Development Traineeships delivered by Hart Learning and Development Professional development Higher education Details about the college offer can be reviewed on the North Hertfordshire College website Specialisms: Engineering, construction and manufacturing; business and financial services; health and social care; IT and digital; and sport Partnerships: Hart Schools Trust – A levels delivered through The Thomas Alleyne’s Academy partnership 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: £32,631,000 4 Ofsted inspections: The college was inspected in June 2016 and was assessed as requires improvement 5 Oaklands College Type: General further education college Location: The college is based in St Albans, Welwyn Garden City and Borehamwood in Hertfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership: Hertfordshire LEP Principal: Zoe Hancock Corporation Chair: Phil Thompson Main offer includes: The college offers provision across 15 subject sector areas (including A levels) to 16 to 18 year olds and adults Apprenticeships Employer-led learning Higher education Access to higher education Programmes for 14-16 year olds Details about the college offer can be reviewed on the Oaklands College website Specialisms: Engineering, land based, sport, cyber-technology and specialist provision for high needs learners Partnerships: Joint venture with West Herts College –Together Training University Campus St Albans (UCSA) in partnership with the University of Hertfordshire 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: £31,712,000 6 Ofsted inspections: The college was inspected in November 2015 and was assessed as good 7 West Herts College Type: General further education college Location: The college is based in Watford, Hemel Hempstead and Kings Langley in Hertfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership: Hertfordshire LEP Principal: Gill Worgan Corporation Chair: Frank Neale Main offer includes: The college offers technical provision across 12 subject sector areas to 16 to 18 year olds and adults Apprenticeships Employer-led learning Higher education Programmes for 14-16 year olds Details about the college offer can be reviewed on the West Herts College website Specialisms: Film and media, health, public services and care, construction and leisure, travel and tourism Partnerships: Joint venture with Oaklands College (Together Training) 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: £31,239,000 Ofsted inspections: The college was inspected in March 2010 and was assessed as outstanding 8 © Crown copyright 2017 This publication (not including logos) is licensed under the terms of the Open Government Licence v3.0 except where otherwise stated. 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