Colchester College is dedicated to imparting knowledge through an extensive and comprehensive range of qualifications, all designed to suit the needs and requirements of each and every individual student. Our Colchester based modern facilities, as well as a dedicated staff, combine to create a welcoming and accepting environment for all our students.
The Sixth Form College, Colchester is one of the most successful colleges in the country and maintains an outstanding local and national reputation. The College's aim is to provide broad, high quality academic and general education programmes to our 16-19 year old full time students. It is very secure in terms of both finances and student admissions and currently has approximately three thousand full time students on roll, most of whom are following two-year AS/A Level courses.
We provide safe, nurturing homes and educational environments on varying sites for young people from the age of 11 to 19 who need Care & Education packages, Care only placements (these YP may attend other schools or may not require education) or Education only placements. The Secure Base Model (developed by Gillian Schofield & Mary Beek, University of East Anglia) is used throughout the organisation. It has its roots in theory and research in attachment, and also resilience.
St Joseph's feels different. And that's the way we like it! Our unique environment is shaped by our ethos, which combines strong Christian values with a distinctive approach to supporting and nurturing each individual child within a friendly, family setting. Our Latest News and Newsletters provide examples of the weekly, daily and even hourly opportunities and challenges that our pupils embrace in both academic and extra-curricular life of the School.
Recognising that high quality education and training to meet individuals' needs is essential, we offer a broad range of courses and qualifications to suit a wide scope of learning preferences, styles and situations. Although we are a specialist in shipping, logistics and international trade, and offer a wide range of qualifications for the diverse sector, we provide a wide range of subjects that promote business, management and enterprise.
The NCM was established well over 100 years ago and specialises as a music examination board in external examination such as music examinations and speech subjects with music exam board centres throughout the United Kingdom and in some countries overseas. Please browse through the site and find out more about what we have to offer. We shall be pleased to hear from you, and thank you for your interest.
Students are becoming actively involved in school improvement, discussing teaching and learning, whether this be through research in school, observing and feeding back on learning in lessons or working with departments to do a review of the curriculum. For students, being more involved helps them to gain essential life skills including leadership, team work and responsibility, on top of raising self esteem and confidence and much, much more.
I am delighted to welcome you to our website; if you are an existing or former student it is good to see you accessing the site again. If you are new to the College I hope you find the site easy to use and you discover something of interest to you. If you are local to the Southend area I would urge you to call in and visit the College in person.
Here you will find out what the South Essex College Union is about, and get all the latest news on events. Plus as a SEC student you can get many exclusive discounts that only you can get, so check out the deals page. For fantastic offers that could save you money.
Writtle College campus is a unique place. It is set in its own 220 hectare estate with landscaped gardens, working animal units, construction areas, workshops and retail, business and leisure operations. There is a lively community atmosphere on campus, with students from over 50 different countries.