Weston College

Weston College
Weston College
Motto"Creating brighter futures"
Established1845
PrincipalPat Jones[1]
FounderSir Henry Cole
Students30,000 (approx.)[2]
Undergraduates862[3][2]
Location
Weston-super-Mare
,
North Somerset
,
England

51°21′03″N 2°58′53″W / 51.350896°N 2.981486°W / 51.350896; -2.981486
Websiteweston.ac.uk
Knightstone Campus
Weston College Conference Centre

Weston College of Further and Higher Education is a general college of further and higher education in Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset, England.[4] It provides education and vocational training from age 14 to adult. The college provided education to approximately 30,000 enrolled learners.[2] It is regarded as one of the top FE colleges in the UK, often winning high profile national awards.[5][6] The college is part of the 9th largest college group in the UK.[7]

In an Ofsted inspection in January 2014 it received an overall grade of "outstanding".[8] In 2017, the college was awarded the Queen's Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education.[9] On 27 February 2015, the college was named "College of the Year" and "Overall FE Provider of the Year" at the Times Educational Supplement Further Education awards.[10] It is a major employer in Weston-super-Mare, employing over 500 members of staff, receiving Employer of the Year Award at the annual Lloyds Bank National Business Awards.[11][12] On 25 November 2015, the college announced that it was to become a university centre in partnership with the University of the West of England.[2]

  1. ^ "The Governing Body". Weston College. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d Prideaux, Sophie. "Weston-super-Mare step closer to becoming university town as college given University Centre status". The Bristol Post. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Graduation 2015 numbers was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Register of HE providers". Higher Education Funding Council for England. Higher Education Funding Council for England. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  5. ^ "Weston College named as top Further Education establishment in the UK". This is The West Country. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  6. ^ Yong, Michael (27 July 2016). "7 things we learned from City of Bristol College's latest Ofsted". The Bristol Post. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  7. ^ Exley, Stephen; Belgutay, Julia. "Revealed: The UK's largest college groups". TES. The Times Educational Supplement. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  8. ^ Bristol Post, "Weston College rated as outstanding by OFSTED".
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference Queen's Award was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ TES FE awards, "Weston College celebrate awards".
  11. ^ Cheddar Valley Gazette, "Weston College celebrate awards".
  12. ^ "Business Leader: 'LANDSLIDE VICTORY' AS WESTON COLLEGE NAMED UK'S EMPLOYER OF THE YEAR". Business Leader.