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| principal = Jacqui Canton |
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'''Abingdon & Witney College''' is a further education provider established in April 2001 after the merger of [[Abingdon College]] and West Oxfordshire College. It has four campuses: Abingdon, Witney, Common Leys Farm and a new Construction Skills Centre in Bicester. |
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'''Abingdon and Witney College''' is a [[further education]] college based in [[Abingdon, Oxfordshire]], formed in 2001 after the mergers of '''Abingdon College''' and '''West Oxfordshire College'''.<ref name="abingdon-witney.ac.uk">{{cite web|url=http://www.abingdon-witney.ac.uk/about-us/where-we-are|title=Where we are|accessdate=22 October 2008|work=abingdon-witney.ac.uk|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20080928140256/http://www.abingdon-witney.ac.uk/about-us/where-we-are|archivedate=28 September 2008|deadurl=no}}</ref> The school offers teaching and training to young people, adults and businesses.<ref name="abingdon-witney.ac.uk">{{cite web|url=http://www.abingdon-witney.ac.uk/about-us/test-page-2|accessdate=22 October 2008|work=abingdon-witney.ac.uk|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20080928140126/http://www.abingdon-witney.ac.uk/about-us/test-page-2|archivedate=28 September 2008|deadurl=no}}</ref> |
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==Introduction== |
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Abingdon & Witney College provides vocational courses for post-16 students, as well as Higher Education, part-time and Professional programmes. |
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Starting from September 2008, the Witney campus was due to be rebuilt with final approval expected in December 2008. To prepare for this, a temporary "learning village" was built consisting of 57 temporary cabins into which all 600 full-time students, plus staff were moved into at a cost of £44,000 a month. However, in early March 2009, the LSC who were due to fund the rebuild announced that the project had been put on hold indefinitely, along with 78 other similar schemes around the country following the economic downturn. {{cn|date=April 2014}} |
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As well as vocational qualifications, Abingdon & Witney College is an apprenticeship provider and in 2015 was the No.1 Further Education College in England for 16-18 year old success rates.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/sfa-national-success-rates-tables-2013-to-2014|title=SFA: national success rates tables 2013 to 2014|access-date=23 February 2016}}</ref> |
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In Easter 2013 Abingdon Campus started a building project for an engineering building. In January 2014 the campus started renovations, which are expected to finish by April 2014 and open in early May.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eilp.abingdon-witney.ac.uk/pluginfile.php/.../mod.../TK%20rebuild.docx|title=Message from the Principal|publisher=College}}</ref> |
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The college was graded "good" with "outstanding" leadership and management by Ofsted in January 2014. |
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In June 2015, the Oxfordshire Skills and Learning Service (OSLS) transferred from Oxfordshire County Council to Abingdon & Witney College. |
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The Abingdon Campus has undergone major refurbishment over the last few years, with the building work being completed in late 2015. |
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Part of the refurbishment was the Advanced Technology Centre, which is being funded by the Local Enterprise Partnership. |
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==Witney Campus== |
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The recent redevelopment of the college also encompassed the Witney campus, with building work being completed in early 2016. |
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Among the new facilities is a television studio. |
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A new Construction Skills Centre has also been built on-site. |
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==Common Leys Campus== |
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The Common Leys campus is a 60-acre plot in [[Hailey, Oxfordshire]] designed to deliver land-based courses. |
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The facility is home to animals such as a family of meerkats, horses, sheep, pigs, goats and cattle. |
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The Common Leys Campus was graded "outstanding" by Ofsted in January 2014. |
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Witney Stud Farm is based at the Common Leys campus and is home to a thoroughbred stud and equestrian centre which was recently awarded a Queen's Anniversary Prize. |
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== Avenue One Skills Centre (Witney)== |
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Avenue One is a construction skills centre in Witney. |
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The centre was established as a collaborative project by The West Oxfordshire Learning Partnership – a partnership between the college and local Secondary Schools. |
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[[Prime minister|Prime Minister]] [[David Cameron]] officially opened the facility in 2013. |
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== Higher education== |
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Abingdon & Witney College has developed working links with [[Oxford Brookes University]] and The University of Gloucestershire in the deliverance of Higher Education courses. |
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Revision as of 11:19, 6 July 2023
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Abingdon & Witney College | |
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Abingdon Campus, Witney Campus Wootton Road, Holloway Road , Abingdon, Witney , OX14 1GG, OX28 6NE England | |
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Type | Further education |
Established | April 2001 |
Local authority | Oxfordshire |
Principal | Jacqui Canton |
Gender | Co-educational |
Campuses | 4 |
Website | www |
Abingdon & Witney College is a further education provider established in April 2001 after the merger of Abingdon College and West Oxfordshire College. It has four campuses: Abingdon, Witney, Common Leys Farm and a new Construction Skills Centre in Bicester.
Introduction
Abingdon & Witney College provides vocational courses for post-16 students, as well as Higher Education, part-time and Professional programmes.
As well as vocational qualifications, Abingdon & Witney College is an apprenticeship provider and in 2015 was the No.1 Further Education College in England for 16-18 year old success rates.[1]
The college was graded "good" with "outstanding" leadership and management by Ofsted in January 2014.
In June 2015, the Oxfordshire Skills and Learning Service (OSLS) transferred from Oxfordshire County Council to Abingdon & Witney College.
Abingdon Campus
The Abingdon Campus has undergone major refurbishment over the last few years, with the building work being completed in late 2015.
Part of the refurbishment was the Advanced Technology Centre, which is being funded by the Local Enterprise Partnership.
Witney Campus
The recent redevelopment of the college also encompassed the Witney campus, with building work being completed in early 2016.
Among the new facilities is a television studio.
A new Construction Skills Centre has also been built on-site.
Common Leys Campus
The Common Leys campus is a 60-acre plot in Hailey, Oxfordshire designed to deliver land-based courses.
The facility is home to animals such as a family of meerkats, horses, sheep, pigs, goats and cattle.
The Common Leys Campus was graded "outstanding" by Ofsted in January 2014.
Witney Stud Farm is based at the Common Leys campus and is home to a thoroughbred stud and equestrian centre which was recently awarded a Queen's Anniversary Prize.
Avenue One Skills Centre (Witney)
Avenue One is a construction skills centre in Witney.
The centre was established as a collaborative project by The West Oxfordshire Learning Partnership – a partnership between the college and local Secondary Schools.
Prime Minister David Cameron officially opened the facility in 2013.
Higher education
Abingdon & Witney College has developed working links with Oxford Brookes University and The University of Gloucestershire in the deliverance of Higher Education courses.
References
- ^ "SFA: national success rates tables 2013 to 2014". Retrieved 23 February 2016.
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