Cirencester College
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Cirencester College is a tertiary college
with its main campus situated on the outskirts of Cirencester
, Gloucestershire
. The college also has premises at The Castle, Cecily Hill, Cirencester and in Tetbury
at the Tetbury centre. A number of other venues are used for part-time courses. Cirencester College was awarded Outstanding status in all 5 categories by Ofsted
in 2007, as well as the prestigious Beacon status
, awarded in 2004.
Established in 1991 the college provides a range of academic, vocational, recreational and skills-related courses to students from Gloucestershire and North Wiltshire
. Nigel Robbins OBE
, retired at the end of 2010 after being in charge of the college since its establishment. Kim Clifford was appointed to take over as the principal from January 2011. The college has around 1500 full-time students - mainly 16-19 - and some 7000 part-time.
Tertiary education
Tertiary education, also referred to as third stage, third level, and post-secondary education, is the educational level following the completion of a school providing a secondary education, such as a high school, secondary school, university-preparatory school...
with its main campus situated on the outskirts of Cirencester
Cirencester
Cirencester is a market town in east Gloucestershire, England, 93 miles west northwest of London. Cirencester lies on the River Churn, a tributary of the River Thames, and is the largest town in the Cotswold District. It is the home of the Royal Agricultural College, the oldest agricultural...
, Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean....
. The college also has premises at The Castle, Cecily Hill, Cirencester and in Tetbury
Tetbury
Tetbury is a town and civil parish within the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, England. It lies on the site of an ancient hill fort, on which an Anglo-Saxon monastery was founded, probably by Ine of Wessex, in 681. The population of the parish was 5,250 in the 2001 census.In the Middle Ages,...
at the Tetbury centre. A number of other venues are used for part-time courses. Cirencester College was awarded Outstanding status in all 5 categories by Ofsted
Ofsted
The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills is the non-ministerial government department of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools In England ....
in 2007, as well as the prestigious 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...
, awarded in 2004.
Established in 1991 the college provides a range of academic, vocational, recreational and skills-related courses to students from Gloucestershire and North Wiltshire
Wiltshire
Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers...
. Nigel Robbins OBE
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
, retired at the end of 2010 after being in charge of the college since its establishment. Kim Clifford was appointed to take over as the principal from January 2011. The college has around 1500 full-time students - mainly 16-19 - and some 7000 part-time.