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Investigate this subjectEast Sussex College or East Sussex College Group is the largest higher education college in East Sussex, providing education and training from foundation to degree level. The college educates almost half of the county's young people and over 8,000 adults each year at campuses in Lewes, Eastbourne, Hastings and Newhaven, and in the workplace.
East Sussex College or East Sussex College Group is the largest higher education college in East Sussex, providing education and training from foundation to degree level. The college educates almost half of the county's young people and over 8,000 adults each year at campuses in Lewes, Eastbourne, Hastings and Newhaven, and in the workplace.
Sussex Downs College, itself created from colleges in Eastbourne and Lewes, merged with Sussex Coast College in 2018 to form the East Sussex College Group (ESCG).
East Sussex College is a provider of work based further education and apprenticeships in these areas.
The college traces its roots back via the four original institutions: one in Hastings, two in Eastbourne and one in Lewes:
Lewes Tertiary College, created in 1989 when Priory School, Lewes sixth form (using the former Lewes County Grammar School for Boys building) and Lewes Technical College merged to create the new institution.
Park College, Eastbourne, renamed from Eastbourne Sixth Form College in 1994 after incorporation, was created from Eastbourne Grammar School in 1979.
Eastbourne College of Arts and Technology was renamed in 1987. Before that it was the College of Further Education, Eastbourne (which had until 1957 been the Eastbourne Technical College and before that the Technical Institute, Eastbourne). In 1980 it merged with The College of Art and Design, Eastbourne which was in turn formerly known as the Eastbourne School of Arts and Crafts; around 1962 it acquired 'Eversley Court', St Anne's Road (formerly used by Ascham House Gentlemen's School).
Sussex Coast College Hastings was established under the name Hastings College of Arts and Technology in 1982 but can trace its roots back to Hastings College of Further Education, created in 1968, and the School of Science and Art, Hastings which was established in 1875 and was taken over by Hastings County Borough in March 1895.
Sussex Downs College was established in 2001 through a merger of Lewes Tertiary College and Eastbourne College of Arts and Technology.
In 2017 it was announced that there would be a further merger and reorganisation, to create the East Sussex College Group across several campuses and a wider area. On 18 April 2018, it was announced that the merger had been completed.
In 2017 the college announced they were planning to merge with Sussex Downs College. Which on 18 April 2018, was announced to have been completed and merged.
A variety of part-time and full-time courses are offered at the colleges including A levels, BTECs, apprenticeships and many work based vocational qualifications.
Students can also study at the Sports Academy, Performing Arts Academy and East Sussex Music Academy
East Sussex College offers a wide range of programmes for international students, with learners undertaking anything from one week courses to three years of academic study in preparation for progression to UK universities.
The College has approximately 4,500 full time students under the age of 19 and 10,000+ adult learners.
The College has more than 1,000 staff. In January 2019, teaching staff went on strike, in response to complaints over low pay, where real pay rates for teaching staff have fallen by 25% between 2009-2019.
In 2018, it was reported that the ex-Principal of Sussex Downs College was paid £200,000 per year and had been placed on gardening leave at a cost of £80,000, while the College expected to post a large annual deficit that year of £1.9m and was also making other staff redundancies.
In 2014, Sussex Downs College achieved an overall A-Level pass rate of 97% with almost three quarters of students achieving higher grades of A-C.
55 subject areas achieved 100% pass rates.
In an Ofsted inspection in 2017, Sussex Downs College was rated as 'Requires Improvement'. This grade from Ofsted was the same as their previous inspection.
Four key areas were identified as needing to improve: effectiveness of leadership and management; quality of teaching, learning and assessment; outcomes for learners; and the 16-19 study programmes.
Beacon status from the Learning and Skills Improvement Service.
Artsmark Gold for its creative and performance arts education from Arts Council England.
Awarded the Matrix Standard for advice and support services.
Achieved Investor in Careers status.
Assessed under QAA UK Quality Assured scheme.
Action for Inclusion working together to develop and improve education for learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities in the FE sector.
East Sussex College, Hastings is the easterly most campus of the college it was previously called Sussex Coast College Hastings or Hastings College of Arts and Technology (HCAT). It provides general further education for Hastings and the surrounding rural area in Rother District.
The college's main site is at Station Plaza, adjacent to Hastings rail station with a secondary main site in Ore Valley. The college works with local secondary schools to provide vocational courses for year 10 and 11 students, the college also works in partnership with Pestalozzi International Village in Sedlescombe to offer the International Baccalaureate.
The Station Plaza building was opened in 2010, costing £97 million. It is situated in the town centre in Station Approach, directly next to Hastings train station, and forms part of a planned redevelopment of the former railway goods yard. An adjacent building, housing shops and medical services have
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