Newham Sixth Form College

Newham Sixth Form College
Established 1992
Type Sixth form college
Principal Eddie Playfair
Location Prince Regent Lane
Plaistow
Greater London
E13 8SG
England
51°31′20″N 0°01′49″E / 51.5223°N 0.0304°E / 51.5223; 0.0304Coordinates: 51°31′20″N 0°01′49″E / 51.5223°N 0.0304°E / 51.5223; 0.0304
Local authority Newham
DfE URN 130452 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Gender Mixed
Ages 16+
Website NewVIc

Newham Sixth Form College, also known as NewVIc, is located in Plaistow in Newham. The college was established in 1992.[1][2]

With more than 2,500 full-time students, NewVIc is one of London’s largest sixth form colleges.[3] It offers a wide range of subjects and courses from specialist A-level pathways to advanced, intermediate and foundation level vocational courses.[1][2] NewVIc also offers opportunities for social development, providing a range of enrichment activities,[4] as well as playing sports recreationally leading to competing at elite level through the Sports Academy.[5]

History

A school was first opened on the site as the municipal Plaistow Secondary School in 1926.[6][7] In 1945 this became Plaistow Grammar School (later known as Plaistow County Grammar School)[8] which in 1972 merged with Faraday Secondary Modern School to become Cumberland Comprehensive School.[9] On conversion to a sixth form college student numbers grew at a dramatic rate, increasing from 750 in the first year to over 2,000 in the 2002/3 academic year[10] and more than 2,500 in 2009/10.[11] The college was led from 1991 to 2008 by Sid Hughes, who won a Lifetime Achievement Award in the Teaching Awards of 2005[12] and was awarded an honorary degree by University of East London upon his retiring from NewVIc.[13] The current principal is Eddie Playfair, who has been in place since 2008.[14]

Curriculum

The college offers a range of A-levels, an Honours programme, specialist pathways, level 2 and 3 vocational programmes, as well as foundation, entry level and ESOL programmes.[2][15] [16]

General

NewVIc sends more disadvantaged students to university than any other sixth-form provider in England.[17] The college is also ranked by the Sutton Trust as being in the top 5% of high performing sixth forms in England, in progressing students from disadvantaged backgrounds to university.[18]

A new Learning Resource Centre has been commissioned and the college have invested £6m in the new build on Prince Regent Lane, which also includes a new reception, theatre and cafe.

NewVIc place emphasis on developing students as citizens, and over 435 students were involved in leadership or volunteering in 2016/17.

Results

In 2014, over 700 NewVIc students progressed to university.[17] In 2016 86 students gained places at Russell Group universities. In addition, the college’s pass rate for A-levels and level 3 BTEC subsidiary diplomas was 96%.[19] In 2016, 79% of subsidiary diploma candidates achieved a dinstinction start (D*) or Distinction (D) which is equivalent to A/A* at A Level.[20]

Achievements

NewVIc’s Sports Academy is one of four London colleges that have been accredited with Sports Leadership status by national charity, Sports Leaders UK.[21] The college has also been successfully awarded £70,000 by Sport England FE Activation Fund for increasing capacity over three years, including a specific focus on disability provision and leadership.[22] this has resulted in significant success for a number of sports including cricket.

Notable alumni

References

  1. 1 2 "Newham Sixth Form College celebrated during annual awards ceremony". Newham Recorder. 12 November 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 Jeffery. G. (2005). The Creative College: building a successful learning culture in the arts. Trentham Books.
  3. ↑ "School and Local statistice". Department for Education. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  4. ↑ http://www.newvic.ac.uk/about/life/enrichment.htm
  5. ↑ http://www.newvic.ac.uk/about/life/sports.htm
  6. ↑ "British History Online; West Ham – Education, A history of the County of Essex: Volume 6 (pp. 144-157) – Secondary and senior schools founded before 1945". University of London & History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
  7. ↑ "West Ham’s Timeline". Retrieved 5 November 2011.
  8. ↑ Priestley, Harold. Plaistow Sec: The Story of a School. pp. 92–93.
  9. ↑ "Leading education and social research". Institute of Education, University of London. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
  10. ↑ "Performance tables 2003". Department for Education. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
  11. ↑ "Performance Tables 2010". Department for Education. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
  12. ↑ "Teaching Awards 2005 winner - London". Teaching Awards Trust. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  13. ↑ "Alumni Enewsletter Jan '09 - 2008 Graduation Ceremonies". University of East London. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  14. ↑ "Speakers 2012". Wellington College. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
  15. ↑ Association of Colleges (2015). Newham Sixth Form College (NewVIc). [online] Londoncolleges.com. Available at: http://londoncolleges.com/en/London_College_Map/find-a-college.cfm/cid/36 [Accessed 4 December. 2014].
  16. ↑ "Newham Sixth Form College". Department for Education. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
  17. 1 2 The Guardian, (2014). A-level successes in Newham | @guardianletters. [online] Available at: http://www.theguardian.com/education/2014/aug/20/a-levels-success-newham-academies-sixth-form-selection [Accessed 24 Nov. 2014].
  18. ↑ Nea, B. (2012). Response to the Mayor's Education Inquiry. [online] London: Race on the Agenda (ROTA). Available at: http://www.rota.org.uk/webfm_send/162 [Accessed 24 Nov. 2014].
  19. ↑ Sixthformcolleges.org, (2014). A level results day 2014. [online] Available at: http://www.sixthformcolleges.org/level-results-day-2014 [Accessed 15 Aug. 2014].
  20. ↑ "Calculating your overall BTEC grade | Pearson qualifications". qualifications.pearson.com. Retrieved 2017-01-31.
  21. ↑ Atwal, K. (2014). Newham sixth form college commended for developing leadership skills. [online] Newham Recorder. Available at: http://www.newhamrecorder.co.uk/news/newham_sixth_form_college_commended_for_developing_leadership_skills_1_3254082 [Accessed 4 Dec. 2014].
  22. ↑ Atwal, K. (2014). Former Forest Gate student inspired by meeting the Duchess of Cambridge. [online] Newham Recorder. Available at: http://www.newhamrecorder.co.uk/news/former_forest_gate_student_inspired_by_meeting_the_duchess_of_cambridge_1_3854001 [Accessed 4 Nov. 2014].
  23. ↑ Rayner, Gordon; Bingham, John (2 November 2010). "Stephen Timms stabbing: how internet sermons turned quiet student into fanatic". The Daily Telegraph. London.
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