Bury College
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Bury College is an institute of higher learning for the borough of Bury
, England
.
Bury College has been recognised as a Centre of Vocational Excellence (CoVE
) in two areas:
Bury College was awarded Learning and Skills Beacon Status
in September 2004, a national award for recognition of innovation and excellence in the learning and skills sector.
had the motto Sto ut Serviam. Its buildings were demolished in 2001 and converted into housing for Alfred McAlpine Homes
. It was originally founded in 1688 by Henry Siddall in Ringley Road. In September 1937 the girls' grammar school
was built on Higher Lane (A665). It is now the Philips High School
. In April 1974, administration moved from the Lancashire Education Committee to the Metropolitan Borough of Bury. It became Stand Sixth Form College in September 1979.
The college was originally formed from a merger of Peel Sixth Form College on Wellington Street, Bury Technical College on Market Street and Stand Sixth Form College in Whitefield. It became a Tertiary College in 1987.
Metropolitan Borough of Bury
The Metropolitan Borough of Bury is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, in North West England. Lying to the north of the City of Manchester, the borough is composed of six towns: Bury, Ramsbottom, Tottington, Radcliffe, Whitefield and Prestwich, and has a population of 181,900...
, England
England
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.
Age range
Bury College is a sixth form college catering for school leavers pursuing A Levels, vocational qualifications or apprenticeships. The college has approximately 8,000 adult learners and focuses on employability skills and work-based learning. There is a Business Solutions team and an Apprenticeship team that support this activity and liaise with employers. Bury College also caters for 14–16 year old students studying for 'applied' GCSEs when sponsored by their schools.Bury College has been recognised as a Centre of Vocational Excellence (CoVE
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) in two areas:
- Early Years Development and Childcare
- Management Skills and Business Services
Bury College was awarded Learning and Skills Beacon Status
Beacon Status
Beacon Status is a learning and skills recognition of the excellence and innovation which exists within the Learning and Skills sector for the United Kingdom. The award congratulates learning providers that deliver outstanding teaching and learning and are well led and managed...
in September 2004, a national award for recognition of innovation and excellence in the learning and skills sector.
History
The Stand Grammar School on Church Lane in WhitefieldWhitefield, Greater Manchester
Whitefield is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on undulating ground in the Irwell Valley, along the south bank of the River Irwell, south-southeast of Bury, and to the north-northwest of the city of Manchester...
had the motto Sto ut Serviam. Its buildings were demolished in 2001 and converted into housing for Alfred McAlpine Homes
George Wimpey City
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. It was originally founded in 1688 by Henry Siddall in Ringley Road. In September 1937 the girls' grammar school
Grammar school
A grammar school is one of several different types of school in the history of education in the United Kingdom and some other English-speaking countries, originally a school teaching classical languages but more recently an academically-oriented secondary school.The original purpose of mediaeval...
was built on Higher Lane (A665). It is now the Philips High School
Philips High School
Philips High School is a State School in Whitefield, Manchester, on the site of Stand Grammar School for Girls. The current Headmaster is Mr. C. J. Trees. Philips High School used to be Stand Grammar for Girls but in the 80s was made a Coeducational School...
. In April 1974, administration moved from the Lancashire Education Committee to the Metropolitan Borough of Bury. It became Stand Sixth Form College in September 1979.
The college was originally formed from a merger of Peel Sixth Form College on Wellington Street, Bury Technical College on Market Street and Stand Sixth Form College in Whitefield. It became a Tertiary College in 1987.
Structure
Bury College has invested £25 million in recent years in buildings and facilities that now form a large, single campus on Market Street, Bury. The main site is situated just south of the A58 in central Bury, near the junction with the B6218.Sites
- The Beacon Centre, opened in 2005, provides first class facilities for Performance Arts, Humanities, Languages, Health and Social Care and Pre-entry to Uniformed Services. It accommodates the College's Centre of Vocational Excellence in Early Years Development and Childcare, together with a theatre, dance and rehearsal studios, a new recording studio, language lab and coffee bar.
- The Millennium Centre provides a modern learning environment equipped with excellent studios, laboratories, IT suites, Learning Resource Centres and classrooms and is primarily the sixth form A level centre of the college.
- The Prospects Centre is the technology centre of the College. It has specialist laboratories, workshops and IT suites to accommodate a wide range of technology based subjects.
- The Woodbury Centre houses considerable vocational facilities including hairdressing and beauty salons, restaurant and catering facilities and art and design studios as well as specialist facilities for the College’s Centre of Vocational Excellence (CoVE) in Management Skills and Business Services.
- Bury College Nursery is a fifty-place nursery which opened in September 2004 and provides places for students with young children, and the local community.
- Aspire Building currently contains sports facilities and is used for examinations.
Academic performance
In 2006 the college’s A level pass rate was above the national average at 99.1%. It has recently been rewarded 'Level 1' status for all aspects of the college. This award is reserved for exceptional colleges within the UK.Whitefield Stand Grammar School
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