North Lindsey College
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North Lindsey College is a further education college in Scunthorpe
, North Lincolnshire
, England
situated on the A18.
providing a wide range of further education and higher education courses. The college is made up of 69 departments and occupies an area of 23 acres (93,077.8 m²).
It has two local centres in Ashby
and Barton
.
Funding decisions for the college come from the local Yorkshire and the Humber Learning and Skills Council
in Bradford.
courses. The college has many different courses viewable from its homepage.
It offers NVQ
courses on the Train to Gain
scheme.
). In 1974 it was now administered by Humberside Education Committee in Beverley
.
At this stage it had five departments:
The library was built in 1978, and the refectory in 1980. In 1989 it changed to its current name, reflecting the fact that it was teaching a broader range of courses, since the Art and Design department opened in 1987. The college's logo was a framed 'S' made from 5 parallel lines, symbolic of the local steelworks.
In 2003 it began producing a newsletter called Clippings, which publishes around 2-3 times year.
In May 2010, an atrium
was constructed at the front of the main entrance of the main building, and was opened in September 2010.
During August 2010, the oldest building on the college campus was demolished.
Scunthorpe
Scunthorpe is a town within North Lincolnshire, England. It is the administrative centre of the North Lincolnshire unitary authority, and had an estimated total resident population of 72,514 in 2010. A predominantly industrial town, Scunthorpe, the United Kingdom's largest steel processing centre,...
, North Lincolnshire
North Lincolnshire
North Lincolnshire is a unitary authority area in the region of Yorkshire and the Humber in England. For ceremonial purposes it is part of Lincolnshire....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
situated on the A18.
Structure
It is also an associate college of the University of LincolnUniversity of Lincoln
The University of Lincoln is an English university founded in 1992, with origins tracing back to the foundation and association with the Hull School of Art 1861....
providing a wide range of further education and higher education courses. The college is made up of 69 departments and occupies an area of 23 acres (93,077.8 m²).
It has two local centres in Ashby
Ashby, Lincolnshire
Ashby is a village in Lincolnshire, England.-Education:Grange Lane Junior School is located under the shadow of the Corus steel works. It is a mixed school, that educates around 250 pupils aged 7-11, situated in an area of relative disadvantage...
and Barton
Barton-upon-Humber
Barton-upon-Humber or Barton is a small town and civil parish in North Lincolnshire, England located on the south bank of the Humber Estuary, and at the end of the Humber Bridge. It lies east of Leeds, southwest of Hull and north northeast of the county town of Lincoln...
.
Funding decisions for the college come from the local Yorkshire and the Humber Learning and Skills Council
Learning and Skills Council
The Learning and Skills Council was a non-departmental public body jointly sponsored by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and the Department for Children, Schools and Families in England...
in Bradford.
Courses
The course types range from basic GCSE type courses all the way up to HNDHND
HND may refer to:* Higher National Diploma, a higher education qualification in the United Kingdom* Hexanitrodiphenylamine, a World War II explosive with the chemical formula C12H5N7O12* HND, the ISO 3166-1 three-letter code for Honduras...
courses. The college has many different courses viewable from its homepage.
It offers NVQ
National Vocational Qualification
National Vocational Qualifications are work based awards in England, Wales and Northern Ireland that are achieved through assessment and training. In Scotland they are known as Scottish Vocational Qualification ....
courses on the Train to Gain
Train to Gain
Train to Gain , is a UK government funded initiative to deliver vocational training to employed individuals in the UK, primarily those in the 25+ age band who do not already have a Full Level 2 Qualification, via the Skills Funding Agency, formerly the Learning and Skills Council...
scheme.
History
It began life as the North Lindsey Technical College in 1953, and in 1964 the main building opened. In 1971 it became the North Lindsey College of Technology. This was when it was run by Lindsey Education Committee (based in LincolnLincoln, Lincolnshire
Lincoln is a cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England.The non-metropolitan district of Lincoln has a population of 85,595; the 2001 census gave the entire area of Lincoln a population of 120,779....
). In 1974 it was now administered by Humberside Education Committee in Beverley
Beverley
Beverley is a market town, civil parish and the county town of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, located between the River Hull and the Westwood. The town is noted for Beverley Minster and architecturally-significant religious buildings along New Walk and other areas, as well as the Beverley...
.
At this stage it had five departments:
- Business and Management Studies
- Construction
- Engineering
- General Studies
- Science and Metallurgy
- Mathematics and Computing
The library was built in 1978, and the refectory in 1980. In 1989 it changed to its current name, reflecting the fact that it was teaching a broader range of courses, since the Art and Design department opened in 1987. The college's logo was a framed 'S' made from 5 parallel lines, symbolic of the local steelworks.
In 2003 it began producing a newsletter called Clippings, which publishes around 2-3 times year.
In May 2010, an atrium
Atrium (architecture)
In modern architecture, an atrium is a large open space, often several stories high and having a glazed roof and/or large windows, often situated within a larger multistory building and often located immediately beyond the main entrance doors...
was constructed at the front of the main entrance of the main building, and was opened in September 2010.
During August 2010, the oldest building on the college campus was demolished.
External links
- North Lindsey College official website
- North Lindsey College International official website
- Youth Theatre
- Clippings Magazine
- EduBase
- 2008 Ofsted Report (PDF)