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Christ the King Sixth Form College Location Lewisham, London Information School type Further Education College LEA London Borough of Lewisham Age range 16 – 19 Website http://www.ctksfc.ac.uk/ Christ the King Sixth Form College (CTK) is a sixth form college in the South London borough of Lewisham. Founded in 1992 by the Catholic Church on a site site owned by the Diocese of Southwark, it welcomes students from all religions and backgrounds. The college regards itself as a free-standing institution responsible for its own affairs.
The college is run by its Principal and senior staff, whose appointment is one of the tasks of the overall governing body. The Church provides guidelines to ensure that the institution retains its Catholic ethos. The college is also accountable to its state funder, in the form of OfSTED and the Learning and Skills Council, which awarded it Beacon status in 2004. The college was the first of its kind to be judged outstanding under the new OfSTED inspection régime.
Curriculum etc
The college provides instruction in: AS/A Level subjects; the Level 1 Introductory course; Level 2 and Level 3 vocational courses;and also BTEC courses ; and in three re-sit GCSE subjects: mathematics, English language and science. Students also receive tutorials and general lessons in religious education.From September 2009 the college will also provide the International Baccalaureate progamme. Mass is observed once a week in chapel. The college has two full-time lay chaplains and one part-time priest chaplain.
The following "partner" schools get priority when it comes to admissions:
- Bonus Pastor Catholic College
- Northbrook CE School
- St Matthew Academy (Formerly St Joseph's Academy, Blackheath)
- St Michael's RC School
- St Paul's Academy
- St Thomas More RC School
- St Ursula's RC School
External links
Schools & colleges in Lewisham Independent and public schools Laban · Sydenham High School · St Dunstan's College
Comprehensive schools Sixth form colleges Christ the King Sixth Form College · Crossways Sixth Form · Lewisham College
University Coordinates: 51°27′51″N 0°00′09″W / 51.46417°N 0.0025°W
Categories:- Education in Lewisham
- Roman Catholic Church in England
- Roman Catholic universities and colleges in Europe
- Universities and colleges in England
- Roman Catholic universities and colleges in the United Kingdom
- Sixth form colleges in London
- Learning and Skills Beacons
- London school stubs
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