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Newcastle College
Newcastle College is a large further education and higher education college in Newcastle upon Tyne, with more than 16,000 students enrolled each year on a variety of full time, part time, and distance learning. It is the largest further education college in the North East of England and one of the largest in the United Kingdom.
The college provides Further Education, Apprenticeships and adult courses across 23 subject areas, as well as higher education through Newcastle College University Centre.
Newcastle College is a division of NCG, one of the largest education, training and employability organisations in the UK.
Newcastle College can trace its roots back to 1894, when it was established as Rutherford Memorial College, becoming Rutherford Grammar School in 1945. In 1930, the President of the Board of Education Charles Trevelyan founded the Trevelyan Building for girls. In 1962 the college was divided into two separate divisions, the college of Further Education and the Charles Trevelyan Technical College. In 1972 the two colleges merged and became known as Newcastle College of Arts and Technology, changing name in 1988 to Newcastle College. Newcastle College gave the reason for the merger as having a responsibility to support improvement in other colleges, and to retain its level of Train to Gain funding.
According to The Journal, the college was falling into disrepair in the late twentieth century. Dame Jackie Fisher, who joined the college as principal in 2000 and later became chief executive of the group, suggests that the buildings were in a poor state due to lack of investment in the 1990s and that the structure of the college was wasteful. The restructuring took Fisher and her team three and a half years, with the college, as of September 2011, turning over £150m a year, compared to £45m in 2003.
In 2013, Newcastle College appointed new Principal, Carole Kitching.
In 2020, Principal Scott Bullock was appointed. He remained in role until August 2024 when Deputy Principal Jon Ridley took up the role following Scott’s departure.
Ofsted downgraded the college from 'outstanding' to 'good' following an inspection in 2012. It was widely reported that college management had ejected the inspection team from the premises, and that some inspectors were offered counselling as a result of the process. In 2018 it was re-inspected and judged to Require Improvement. It was re-inspected in 2022 and judged Good.
Newcastle College
Newcastle College is a large further education and higher education college in Newcastle upon Tyne, with more than 16,000 students enrolled each year on a variety of full time, part time, and distance learning. It is the largest further education college in the North East of England and one of the largest in the United Kingdom.
The college provides Further Education, Apprenticeships and adult courses across 23 subject areas, as well as higher education through Newcastle College University Centre.
Newcastle College is a division of NCG, one of the largest education, training and employability organisations in the UK.
Newcastle College can trace its roots back to 1894, when it was established as Rutherford Memorial College, becoming Rutherford Grammar School in 1945. In 1930, the President of the Board of Education Charles Trevelyan founded the Trevelyan Building for girls. In 1962 the college was divided into two separate divisions, the college of Further Education and the Charles Trevelyan Technical College. In 1972 the two colleges merged and became known as Newcastle College of Arts and Technology, changing name in 1988 to Newcastle College. Newcastle College gave the reason for the merger as having a responsibility to support improvement in other colleges, and to retain its level of Train to Gain funding.
According to The Journal, the college was falling into disrepair in the late twentieth century. Dame Jackie Fisher, who joined the college as principal in 2000 and later became chief executive of the group, suggests that the buildings were in a poor state due to lack of investment in the 1990s and that the structure of the college was wasteful. The restructuring took Fisher and her team three and a half years, with the college, as of September 2011, turning over £150m a year, compared to £45m in 2003.
In 2013, Newcastle College appointed new Principal, Carole Kitching.
In 2020, Principal Scott Bullock was appointed. He remained in role until August 2024 when Deputy Principal Jon Ridley took up the role following Scott’s departure.
Ofsted downgraded the college from 'outstanding' to 'good' following an inspection in 2012. It was widely reported that college management had ejected the inspection team from the premises, and that some inspectors were offered counselling as a result of the process. In 2018 it was re-inspected and judged to Require Improvement. It was re-inspected in 2022 and judged Good.