Bishop Auckland College
Bishop Auckland College | |
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Address | |
Woodhouse Lane Bishop Auckland, Co Durham, DL14 6JZ England | |
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School type | Further Education College |
Local authority | Durham |
Department for Education URN | 130657 Tables |
Ofsted | Reports |
Chairman of Governors | Pamela Petty |
Principal | Natalie Davison-Terranova |
Gender | Coeducational |
Age | 16+ |
Number of students | 8500 |
Website | www.bishopaucklandcollege.ac.uk |
Bishop Auckland College (formerly Bishop Auckland Technical College) is a further education college located in the town of Bishop Auckland, County Durham, England. It is located on Woodhouse Lane next to St John's Catholic School, and opposite Bishop Barrington School (now Bishop Barrington Sports with Mathematics College).
Bishop Auckland College began life as a Technical Institute with classes being run in the Mechanics Institute in Victoria Avenue and other town centre locations. In September 1950 the Technical Institute was opened in the old Railway Offices, Station Approach. Enrolment in 1950/51 was 250 part-time day and evening students. Today that figure is almost 8,500.
It was the demand for engineering courses needed by local industry that led to the first buildings for the Bishop Auckland Technical College (now Bishop Auckland College) on Woodhouse Lane. This was formally opened by County Alderman F. Hunt JP on Wednesday 26 February 1958 at 2.30pm.
Brief Timeline:
- 1950 - Technical Institute opened September 1950 in the old Railway Offices, Station Approach
- 1958 - County Alderman F. Hunt JP formally opens Bishop Auckland Technical College on Woodhouse Lane
- 1962 - New 4 storey block added including Gym and Library
- 1988 - Access to Higher Education for adults
- 1993 - New Corporation (governing body) established to govern the estate and staff of the College
- 1994 - Joanna Tait appointed Principal/Chief Executive
- 2007 - First phase of the brand new Bishop Auckland College opened to students
- 2008 - HRH The Princess Royal officially opens first phase of the new building
- 2010 - Anne Isherwood appointed Principal/Chief Executive.
- 2014 - The College formed a strategic partnership with South West Durham Training, specialist Engineering training centre.
Since 1958 there have been only five Principals prior to Natalie Davison-Terranova and these were Joanna Tait, H.F. Tirrell,
H.A. Dickinson, Keith Byfield and Anne Isherwood.
The college has approximately 8,500 students, most of whom are part-time, with around 1000 full-time students.[1]
References
^ Ofsted Inspection Report[permanent dead link], Ofsted. Retrieved on 2007-09-04.
External links
- Official website
- Results at BBC News
- Ofsted Inspection page
Coordinates: 54°39′03″N 1°41′45″W / 54.6509°N 1.6957°W / 54.6509; -1.6957
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