#Coulsdon Sixth Form College

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Colleges given 'must do better' report from Commissioner

The governors and staff at Croydon College have been handed a demanding set of 12 recommendations by a Government-appointed intervention team, following the institution’s “Inadequate” Ofsted report earlier this year. Coulsdon campus: much of the Ofsted and FE Commissioner’s attention has been focused on conduct at the Sixth Form College The inspectors from the Further Education Commissioner spent…

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Surrey Mirror published Watch the moment a tree is split by lightning during storm over...

A large tree in Old Coulsdon has been badly damaged by a lightning strike during a thunderstorm on Friday afternoon (June 2). The tree, which is behind the playing fields for Coulsdon Sixth Form College, off Placehouse Lane, has a large scar down one side. Wood surrounding the scar has been left blackened and charred by the incident, which several residents said they could hear from their homes. READ MORE: More than 100 new homes could be built on Coulsdon car park One resident posted...

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Surrey Mirror published Watch the moment a tree is split by lightning during storm over...

A large tree in Old Coulsdon has been badly damaged by a lightning strike during a thunderstorm on Friday afternoon (June 2). The tree, which is behind the playing fields for Coulsdon Sixth Form College, off Placehouse Lane, has a large scar down one side. Wood surrounding the scar has been left blackened and charred by the incident, which several residents said they could hear from their homes. READ MORE: More than 100 new homes could be built on Coulsdon car park One resident posted...

from Surrey Mirror All Content Feed http://www.surreymirror.co.uk/watch-the-moment-a-tree-is-split-by-lightning-during-huge-storm-over-old-coulsdon/story-30371752-detail/story.html

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Inadequate funding that is sending colleges towards failure

Strapped for cash: Croydon College has been running up budget deficits over the past decade due to under-funding from the government CROYDON IN CRISIS: Lack of adequate funding from central government has not been confined to local authorities, as GENE BRODIE, education correspondent, reports Anyone who wanted a warning of the “Inadequate” rating applied to Croydon College last week by Ofsted…

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'We feel strongly that it does not fairly reflect the evidence'

Ofsted’s inspection of Croydon College and Coulsdon Sixth Form College, conducted in February, resulted in an ‘Inadequate’ rating for the further education institutions Here, in full, is the statement issued this morning on behalf of Caireen Mitchell, the principal and CEO of Croydon College, and Professor Tony Stevenson, the chair of governors: We are extremely surprised and disappointed at the…

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#CroydonInCrisis: College given 'Inadequate' Ofsted rating

One of the country’s largest further education institutions has been warned ‘about the risks associated with radicalisation and extremism’ by inspectors who report ‘homophobic taunts’ and young women feeling ‘uncomfortable’ in the college’s common areas Inadequate: Croydon College’s first Ofsted report in five years makes concerning reading Croydon College, in its first inspection since its…