Established 1978 Chair Gail Beleasby Total enrollment 1,400 (2012) Gender Mixed-sex education | Type Sixth form college Phone +44 1952 641892 Founded 1978 | |
Mottoes Be Ambitious. Think Differently. Stay Focused. Make Your Own Success Story At New College Telford. Headteacher Martin Smith (Interim Principal) Location King Street, Wellington
Telford
Shropshire
TF1 1NY
England Address King St, Wellington, Telford TF1 1NY, UK Motto Be Ambitious. Think Differently. Stay Focused. Make Your Own Success Story At New College Telford. Similar Telford College of Arts and, Shrewsb College, Shrewsb Sixth Form College, Wrekin College, Adams' Grammar School Profiles | ||
New college telford
New College Telford is a sixth form college situated in Wellington, an area within Telford, Shropshire, England.
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Admissions
The college caters for 16- to 19-year-olds, but also offers part-time courses to the rest of the community, principally adults. The College offers a range of courses at level two and three with particular specialisms in the sciences, performing arts and music.
During January 2017 the college was rated "Requires Improvement" by Ofsted inspectors, describing the students as 'exemplary" and some of the best students in the county. The college aims to create an environment which all students are able to succeed and does this by liaising with partner secondary schools within Telford & Wrekin. As of May 2016, The college is in talks with a merger with Telford College of Arts & Technology (TCAT).
Grammar school
It is the former Wellington Girls' High School, a girls' grammar school, which had opened in 1908. During the Second World War, evacuees attended from Holly Lodge High School in Smethwick.
Comprehensive
It became a mixed comprehensive in 1974.
Sicth form college
It became a sixth form college in 1978.
The college is currently under the leadership of Martin Smith (interim principal) with Janet Rigby (executive assistant to the principal & CEO).
College leadership includes: 1. Andy Graham (vice principal - quality & performance) 2. Jean Wright (vice principal - curriculum & student experience) 3. Renee Gilbert (business development manager) 4. Craig Jones (finance manager) 5. Chris Wain (head of student experience) 6. Jenny Nolan (head of curriculum for business, law, leisure & mathematics) 7. Holly Davies (head of curriculum head of curriculum for communications, IT & science) 8. Maxine Cumming (head of curriculum for humanities, social sciences, health & GCSE) 9. Mandy Parker (head of curriculum for creatives, HE & vocational studies).
College governors include: 1. Gail Bleasby (chair) 2. Anna Brennand (vice chair) 3. Keith Scribbins (clerk) 4. Graham Briscoe 5. Steven Walton 6. Jenny Wynn 7. Julian Dean (teaching staff governor) 8. Mike Murphy (non teaching staff governor) 9. Phoebe Owen (student governor & student council student president) 10. Nathan Marsh (student governor & student council student vice president).
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