The College Community
The College is divided into Year Groups 8, 9, 10,
11, 12 and 13. The Sixth Form enjoy a well equipped Common Room, Study
Room and ICT facilities in a designated Sixth Form building.
We provide a 21st Century learning environment with independent learning facilities
and an innovative CAD/CAM centre in Technology. Completed projects also include
the new i-Lab, providing an ICT rich environment for students, as well as
Science laboratories and the Design and Technology classrooms. These have been
refurbished
and upgraded
and significant investment will continue to expand ICT facilities across the
campus.
Further development of our ICT
resources include the installation of interactive whiteboards and data projectors,
using latest educational interactive software in core subject areas. Our Mathematics
and English Departments are now equipped to use a state-of-the-art learning
software.
The Learning Environment
The College’s teaching accommodation is arranged in seven buildings,
many of which are of recent construction or newly refurbished. In recent
years more than £4 million has been invested in our new building and refurbishment
programme, including a new Arts building, two additional ICT suites, Science
laboratories, and a new wing for Technology and Business Studies. The Specialist
College Capital Project has transformed Technology teaching areas and interactive
learning facilities across the whole school.
The generous
classroom space and learning
areas, combined with on average, smaller classes contributes
to the positive learning atmosphere in the College. The new
technologies have made our teaching spaces more open and flexible environments,
creating a campus for learning with ‘any time,
anywhere’ access as the norm for learners. Through the use of these technologies
our learners will not be constrained only to work on the campus, having
access to the College’s learning resources via remote access at home
or in the library.