Fircroft College

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Fircroft College is a specialist adult residential college based in Selly Oak, Birmingham.

The college was originally founded by George Cadbury in 1909 and offers over 150 short residential courses throughout the year, most of which last three days. Fircroft was founded with a strong ethos of social justice which continues to this day, with many learners come to Fircroft with no or few prior qualifications. The short course programme covers subject areas such as English, Maths, ICT, Gardening, Personal and Social Development, Counselling and Mentoring. These courses are aimed at helping adults improve their skills and confidence and work towards reaching their own personal or work goals. The College also runs a number of professional short courses and qualifications aimed at adults working or involved in the voluntary and community sectors. As well as the short course programme, there is a 30 week Access to Higher Education programme for adults wishing to progress to university - this course has non-residential as well as residential places available.

Fircroft College is located in a former Cadbury family home set in 6 acres (24,000 m²) of gardens and woodland. An adjoining teaching centre housing a new library, conference rooms, IT facilities and teaching rooms was opened in 2005. The College uses these facilities to host a number of conferences, training events, meetings, away days and team building sessions during the course of the year.

Fircroft was rated as an ‘outstanding’ College by Ofsted in its last inspection and has also been awarded Beacon Status in recognition of its academic excellence.

Notable alumni

Oliver O'Connor Barrett, artist
Dunduzu Chisiza, political activist
Doris Fisher, Baroness Fisher of Rednal, politician
Edward Fletcher, Politician
Arvid Johanson, newspaper editor and politician

External links

Fircroft College homepage

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Further Education colleges	Birmingham Metropolitan Burton Bournville City College, Coventry Dudley Fircroft Halesowen Henley Hereford College of Arts Herefordshire College of Technology Hereward Kidderminster Leek Newcastle-under-Lyme North Warwickshire and Hinckley North East Worcestershire Queen Alexandra Royal National College for the Blind Sandwell Shrewsbury Solihull South & City Birmingham South Staffordshire South Worcestershire Stafford Stoke-on-Trent Stourbridge Stratford-upon-Avon Telford Walford and North Shropshire Walsall Warwickshire Wolverhampton Worcester

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