Stoke-on-Trent College is a provider of further and higher education based in Stoke-on-Trent. The college has two campuses: one, called Cauldon Campus, in

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and one in

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. Stoke-on-Trent college is part of UniQ, the university quarter. A collaborative project with

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and the

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Education

The college runs a range of courses, from basic English and Maths to foundation degree courses. The college has the largest number of higher education students of any college in North Staffordshire. The college does not offer a-levels which are instead the responsibility of

City of Stoke-on-Trent Sixth Form College The City of Stoke-on-Trent Sixth Form College is a mixed sixth form college on Leek Road, Stoke-on-Trent. It opened its new building on Leek Road in September 2010 having previously been located on Victoria Road, Fenton. The college is also ...

. The College is a member of the

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of high performing schools.

Ofsted

The January 2014 Ofsted rating of the college gave it a good overall.

Sites

Cauldon

The main site to the college is Cauldon Campus in the

area of the city. This site is where the majority of the courses are run from.

Burslem

The other site is located on Moorland Road in the

area of the city which contains the sites for Construction, Plumbing, Gas, Motor Vehicle Maintenance as well as Media and Performing Arts. It is also the location of Stoke Studio College which specialises in Manufacturing and Design Engineering and the John Seddon Technology centre. Open and closing times are: Thursday 8:30am–4:30pm Friday 8:30am–4:30pm Saturday Closed Sunday Closed Monday 8:30am–4:30pm Tuesday 8:30am–4:30pm Wednesday 8:30am–4:30pm

Science Centre

The Science Centre is a teaching facility that opened in 2012 and run by

and is also used by the

College Academies Trust

Stoke-on-Trent College is the main sponsor of the College Academies Trust, a group of schools within Stoke-on-Trent. Schools in the trust include Discovery Academy, Excel Academy, Maple Court Academy and

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Heatwave Radio

In 2013 the college launched its own

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station called Heatwave Radio which broadcasts from 2 studios within the J Block of Burslem Campus. The Station is entirely managed by students and presented by lecturers and students and is a member of the Student Radio Association. The station broadcasts a mixture of

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and specialist programmes in genres such as Dance,

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and unsigned music. The station broadcasts 24 hours per day but for the majority of the time broadcasts non-stop music.

References

External links

Stoke.net page on Stoke on Trent College

Cove homepage - Learning and Skills Council
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