Stanmore College

Stanmore College is a small college for further education in the London Borough of Harrow. It was established in 1987 as one of the borough's three tertiary colleges, originally called Elm Park College. In 1994 it was renamed to its present name to facilitate closer representation to the local community of Stanmore. As of 2017 there were 1,800 learners, of which one thousand were on full-time 16-18 study programmes.[2] Students are recruited locally and beyond including a significant amount from Brent, Barnet and Hertfordshire.[3]

Stanmore College
Address
Elm Park

Stanmore
,
Middlesex
,
HA7 4BQ

England
Information
TypeFurther Education
Established1969 – sixth form college
1987 – tertiary college
Local authorityHarrow
Department for Education URN130440 Tables
OfstedReports
Chairman of the GovernorsJohn Howard
PrincipalSarbdip Noonan
GenderMixed
Age16+
Enrolment1,800 (2017)[1]
Websitehttp://www.stanmore.ac.uk/

History

The college started in 1969 as Harrow Junior College, built in a residential area between Elm Park, Old Church Lane and The Ridgeway. It was notably the first purpose-built sixth form college in the country.[4] It was soon renamed Stanmore Junior College and by 1974 became Stanmore Sixth Form College.[5]

Following the borough's restructuring of post-16 education in 1987, Stanmore Sixth Form College was replaced by a new tertiary college named Elm Park College. It was one of three created by Harrow, the others being Greenhill College and Weald College (both later merged into Harrow College). Elm Park College was renamed Stanmore College on 1 January 1994.

In January 2000 the institute became legally divided between Stanmore Sixth Form College and Stanmore Adult College, for sixth form and adult students respectively. The two merged back into one organisation in 2007.[6]

In 2017 the college announced a merger with West Herts College. However a few months later the plans were cancelled.[7]

Curriculum

The College offers a range of vocational programmes and A levels. It has links with industry.

Recent years have seen Stanmore College operate with a sharpened focus on five areas, namely:

  • 16- to 18-year-olds
  • adults
  • workplace learning
  • job seekers
  • community learners

Facilities

The college has a newly refurbished Learning Resources Centre.

References
  1. https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/2657383
  2. https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/2657383
  3. https://stanmore.ac.uk/About
  4. https://dera.ioe.ac.uk/3353/1/stanmore_cyc1.pdf
  5. https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=JxWoAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT64
  6. https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/908719
  7. https://feweek.co.uk/2017/05/16/colleges-scrap-merger-plans-less-than-3-months-after-announced/

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