West London Area Review College annex February 2017 Contents1 Barnet and Southgate College 3 The College of North West London 4 Ealing, Hammersmith and West London College 5 Harrow College 6 Stanmore College of Further Education 7 Uxbridge College 8 West Thames College 9 St Dominic’s Sixth Form College 10 Woodhouse Sixth Form College 11 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 Barnet and Southgate College Type: General further education college Location: Barnet and Southgate College is located in North West and North East London Local Enterprise Partnership: Greater London Authority Principal: David Byrne Corporation Chair: Ann Zinkin Main offer includes: A wide range of education and training from entry to level 4 (with the bulk at level 3 and below) Details about the college offer can be reviewed on the Barnet and Southgate College website Specialisms: Construction and the built environment, science and engineering, health and wellbeing, provision for learners with learning difficulties or disabilities (LLDD) and high needs, English for speakers of other languages (ESOL), sports, 14-16 alternative provision places 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: £45,6122 Ofsted inspections: The college was inspected in November 2015 and was assessed as good 2 All college income figures are shown in 1000s 3 The College of North West London Type: General further education college Location: The College of North West London is located in the London Borough of Brent, located at 3 campuses in Dollis Hill (Willesden), Wembley Park and Kings Cross Local Enterprise Partnership: Greater London Authority Principal: Andy Cole Corporation Chair: Judith Williams Main offer includes: Learning across 13 out of 15 sector subject areas and across all provision types with the exception of traineeships which are currently under development Details about the college offer can be reviewed on The College of North West London website Specialisms: Construction and engineering, IT and computing, accountancy, science, provision for learners with high needs, English and maths, ESOL, provision for the visually impaired 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: £24,713 Ofsted inspections: The college was inspected in November 2015 and was assessed as good 4 Ealing, Hammersmith and West London College Type: General further education college Location: The college has 4 sites that extend over 12 miles from Hammersmith, Acton, Ealing and Southall Local Enterprise Partnership: Greater London Authority Principal: Garry Phillips Corporation Chair: Tony Alderman Main offer includes: Provision in 14 of the 15 sector subject areas. The college provides a broad curriculum offer through a wide range of 16-19 and adult full time and part time further and higher education courses including international provision along with the apprenticeship provision Details about the college offer can be reviewed on the Ealing, Hammersmith and West London College website Specialisms: ESOL, sport and public services, health and social care, childcare, construction, LLDD, multimedia provision, accounting and business 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: £45,645 Ofsted inspections: The college was inspected in October 2015 and was assessed as inadequate Notice of concern: The college is subject to a notice of concern for financial health and inspection issued by the Skills Funding Agency 5 Harrow College Type: General further education college Location: The college is located in the London Borough of Harrow. It predominantly serves the West London catchment area with main cohorts from Harrow, Brent, Hillingdon, Barnet and to a lesser extent Ealing and West Hertfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership: Greater London Authority Principal: Pat Calvalho Corporation Chair: Nick Davies Main offer includes: Pre-entry for ESOL students who progress on to study English and maths with technical pathways at entry 3 and level 1. Discrete LLDD provision supports students with moderate to profound difficulties and/or disabilities. There is provision in 13 of the 15 sector subject areas starting from level 2 in most areas with the exception of science and sport Details about the college offer can be reviewed on the Harrow College website Specialisms: Health and social care, science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), ESOL, LLDD, career colleges 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: £21,333 Ofsted inspections: The college was inspected in May 2016 and was assessed as requires improvement 6 Stanmore College of Further Education Type: General further education college Location: Stanmore College is located in the north-east corner of the London Borough of Harrow Local Enterprise Partnership: Greater London Authority Acting Principal: Sarbdip Noonan Corporation Chair: John Howard Main offer includes: A focus on 5 areas, namely i) 16-18 year olds, ii) adults, iii) workplace learning, iv) job seekers and v) community learners. The college is an established provider of technical education apprenticeships and training in North West London and works closely with a number of employers Details about the college offer can be reviewed on the Stanmore College of Further Education website Specialisms: Childcare, STEM, sport, business The college receives funding from: Education Funding Agency Skills Funding Agency For the 2014 to 2015 academic year, the college’s total income was: £11,050 Ofsted inspections: The college was inspected in September 2015 and was assessed as inadequate Notice of concern: The college is subject to a notice of concern for inspection issued by the Skills Funding Agency 7 Uxbridge College Type: General further education college Location: Uxbridge College is located in the north-east corner of the London Borough of Harrow Local Enterprise Partnership: Greater London Authority Principal: Laraine Smith OBE Corporation Chair: Steven Cochran Main offer includes: All sector subject areas apart from land based but also 6 areas of curriculum specialisms or emerging specialisms Details about the college offer can be reviewed on the Uxbridge College website Specialisms: STEM (includes science, extensive maths, mechanical and electronic engineering, electrical installation and security, motor vehicle), construction (plumbing and gas), digital technologies (computing and computer games), art and design (fine art, fashion, graphics and media), sport, travel and tourism, public services, health and social care, business and professional, basic education and foundation learning, performing arts (drama, music and dance), retail and commercial enterprise, IT and computing, hair and beauty, hospitality services, early years, extensive ESOL provision 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: £30,795 Ofsted inspections: The college was inspected in May 2008 and was assessed as outstanding 8 West Thames College Type: General further education college Location: The college is located in West London. Students at the college mainly reside in 3 main local authorities (Hounslow, Ealing and Hillingdon) Local Enterprise Partnership: Greater London Authority Principal: Tracy Aust Corporation Chair: John Bolt Main offer includes: Programmes for 16-18 year olds are delivered in 12 sector subject areas at entry/level 1, level 2 and level 3, and to adults, including an evolving programme for the unemployed, a large union learning programme and progression onto higher education programmes. There is a growing apprenticeship programme at intermediate, advanced and higher apprenticeship levels which includes bespoke employer programmes Details about the college offer can be reviewed on the West Thames College website Specialisms: Creative industries, logistics, LLDD, access to higher education, public services, teacher education, progression from foundation learning 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: £22,516 Ofsted inspections: The college was inspected in March 2014 and was assessed as good 9 St Dominic’s Sixth Form College Type: Sixth-form college Location: The college is a single campus college near from the Sudbury Hill railway station. Local Enterprise Partnership: Greater London Authority Principal: Andrew Parkin Corporation Chair: Patrick Freely Main offer includes: Academic level 3 courses and some technical level 3 courses, including BTEC diplomas and extended diplomas. The majority of students progress to higher education with many going to Russell Group universities. A significant proportion of students are the first in the generation to progress to higher