Stockton Sixth Form College

Infobox UK school
name = Stockton Sixth Form Centre


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motto = "Supporting Student Success"
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established = 1973
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type = Sixth Form College
religion = Non-denominational
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head = Martin Clinton
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chair_label = Chair of Governors
chair = Lesley Sweeting
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street = Bishopton Road West
city = Stockton-on-Tees
county = Cleveland
country = England flagicon|England
postcode = TS19 0QD
LEA = Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
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staff = about 50Fact|date=June 2008
enrollment = 1,000
gender = mixed
lower_age = 16
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website = http://www.stocktonsfc.ac.uk/
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Stockton Sixth Form College is a mixed, non-denominational sixth form college in Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, established in 1973 after a reorganisation of post-16 education in the Teesside area. It is one of six colleges that are past of the UK Colleges A-Level Consortium. The college is based on one site at Bishopton Road, two miles from the town centre. It is noted for high quality of provision and a generally high standard of teaching. Despite serving an area with a slightly below average achievement at GCSE level, the sixth form college achieved an A-E pass rate at A-level of 98.3% in 2007, and a 100% pass rate in 25 subjects. Notable students include Paul Smith, lead singer of the British indie group Maxïmo Park.

The present

The college provides a range of A-level, GCSE and vocational courses to post-16 students in the Stockton-on-Tees area. All classrooms are equipped with a data projector, multi-media PC, VCR and speakers enabling teachers to make use of the latest technology in their teaching. In addition, there are computers available for private study in open access rooms, study areas and the common room. The college also has an online learning environment through which students can access learning materials.

Stockton Sixth Form College prides itself on the quality of teaching and the friendliness of the staff.

The College has a history of trips to Europe, with certain courses giving students the chance to visit Prague, Aix-en-Provence and Troisdorf.

Enrichment schemes take place at the college once a week usually in a lunchtime in order to broaden student's horizons; groups such as the college newspaper and the young enterprise are popular choices for many students.

Developments

The College now runs a Cricket course in which students can undertake cricket coaching under the guidance of tutor David Speight for 4-8 hours a day. In addition to this further investment has been put into the college sports program allowing for the restoration of the college gymnasium and the reopening of the college cycling society who have recently competed at the Dunc Gray Velodrome.

References

External links

* [http://www.stocktonsfc.ac.uk/ Official site]
* [http://vle.stocktonsfc.ac.uk/ College Virtual Learning Environment]
* [http://is.stocktonsfc.ac.uk/ College Intranet]