City Technology College

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In England, City Technology Colleges (CTCs) are independent schools which charge no fees as their recurrent costs are borne by the Department for Education and Skills and private business sponsors. City Technology Colleges specialise in teaching mainly technology-based subjects such as technology, science and mathematics. The CTC programme was established in the late 80s by the Conservative government under the terms of the Education Reform Act 1988 and the Colleges themselves opened in the late 80s/early 90s.

CTCs also forge close links with businesses and industry (mainly through their sponsors), and often their governors are directors of local or national businesses that are supporting or have supported the colleges. The programme has been successful in the long term with all the CTCs being considered strong establishments with consistently high Academic results.

The government is currently encouraging CTCs to convert into Academies (see Academy (England)), although the differences between the two types of school are small. Eight CTCs have been converted into Academies and twelve of the fifteen will eventually be converted.

[edit] List of CTCs

ADT College Wandsworth http://www.adtcollege.org.uk/
Bacon's College Bermondsey http://www.baconsctc.co.uk/
BRIT Performing Arts & Technology School Croydon http://www.brit.croydon.sch.uk/
Brooke Weston CTC Corby http://www.brookeweston.org/
Dixons CTC Bradford http://www.dixonsca.com/
Djanogly CTC[1] Nottingham http://www.djanogly.notts.sch.uk/default.aspx
Emmanuel College Gateshead http://www.emmanuelctc.org.uk/school/
Haberdashers' Aske's Hatcham College[2] New Cross http://www.hahc.org.uk/default1.htm
Harris CTC Croydon http://www.harrisctc.org.uk/
John Cabot CTC[3] Bristol http://www.cabot.ac.uk/
Kingshurst CTC Birmingham http://www.kingshurst.ac.uk/
Landau Forte College[4] Derby http://www.landau-forte.org.uk/
Leigh CTC Dartford http://www.leighctc.kent.sch.uk/
Macmillan CTC[5] Middlesbrough http://www.macmillan-ctc.org.uk/
Thomas Telford School Telford http://www.ttsonline.net/

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Djanogly CTC renamed to Djanogly City Academy and became a City Academy on 26 August, 2003
  2. ^ Haberdashers' Aske's Hatcham College officially changed its status to a City Academy on 1 September, 2005
  3. ^ John Cabot CTC officially changed its status to a City Academy on 1 September, 2007
  4. ^ Landau Forte College officially changed its status to a City Academy on 1 September, 2006
  5. ^ Macmillan College officially changed its status to a City Academy on 1 September, 2006

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