We will be sending our Newsletter to our Alumni, every quarter, keeping you up to date with what is happening at Canterbury College. Canterbury College was established in 1947 and is now one of the largest Further and Higher Education Colleges in the South East.
Warnborough College was founded in Oxford in 1973. From its very beginning as a small, independent college for adult education, Warnborough College has been committed to academic quality based on its Oxford roots. It is accredited and a recognised well-established academic institution.
Our first site, Chaucer College, is an award-winning purpose-built college on the University of Kent campus in Canterbury, welcoming Japanese university students. Our second site, Kingsgate (near Broadstairs), is a refurbished Victorian building set in its own grounds, catering for Japanese high school students. Both colleges offer facilities for meetings, conferences and group accommodation, with classrooms, lecture rooms of various sizes and excellent IT backup.
Dance College Whitstable continues the ethos of the Deborah Capon College, providing a much needed opportunity for vocational courses in both theatre and teacher training, with a focus on the individual student. Students come from not only the local community and around Kent but also all parts of the UK and abroad to study for their qualifying examinations.
In 2001 The Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO) established their own College, ABDO College, as a centre of excellence raising the standards in optical education for the whole profession. Offering a range of courses through Access, Diploma, Degree, Advanced and Honours, ABDO College provide members of the Association with quality programmes leading to ABDO examinations. ABDO College specialises in the provision of blended and distance learning education for the optical profession.
Centre Manager Olga Preston has been a qualified teacher for 15 Years and has for the last five years run a successful tutor centre in Southend on Sea, helping many students to gain a higher level at GCSE then their predicted grades. In addition, 90% of eleven-plus students who started tutoring in Year Four gained a place at a Southend grammar school.
Cadets throughout their time in cadets can achieve many scholarships and certifications in flying, gliding BTEC Level 2, First Diploma and GCSE equivalents in Uniformed Services. We provide pathways for other courses such as the Duke of Edinburgh Award and university scholarships.
Lottie Schulze attended the Holocaust Memorial Day activity at the People's History Museum in Manchester on Monday. The English Department at Pent Valley honoured Shakespeare week in dramatic fashion last week. After a series of events during lessons, the team put on a free play in the school hall to mark the occasion for the students.
St Lawrence College provides a first class education for boys and girls from 3 to 18 years. Located in Ramsgate within easy walking distance of the sea, the school is set in a safe, spacious campus housing 500 day and boarding pupils from local, UK and international families. We ensure pupils attain their personal best academically, whilst preparing them for life in a rapidly changing global society.
Our Study Programmes offer a great alternative to sixth form. We pride ourselves on helping students to find the right path to go on to further study with us, or into work or on to Higher Education. One thing is for sure - we are totally different from school. At East Kent College you will be treated as an adult, enjoy more freedom and independence, and get to learn in a way that suits you.