Redcar and Cleveland College is a

further education Further education (often abbreviated FE) in the United Kingdom and Ireland is additional education to that received at secondary school that is distinct from the higher education (HE) offered in universities and other academic institutions. It ...

college, based in

Redcar Redcar is a seaside town on the Yorkshire Coast in the Redcar and Cleveland unitary authority. It is in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England, and is located east of Middlesbrough. The Teesside built-up area's Redcar subdiv ...

, North Yorkshire, England. The college offers apprenticeship training as well as

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, vocational and

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courses. It is part of the Education Training Collective (Etc.), including Stockton Riverside College, Bede Sixth Form College, NETA Training and The Skills Academy. The college is situated on the A1085 between Westfield and West Dyke, and very near

Redcar Central railway station Redcar is a seaside town on the Yorkshire Coast in the Redcar and Cleveland unitary authority. It is in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England, and is located east of Middlesbrough. The Teesside built-up area's Redcar subdivision ...

. It is in the

Coatham Coatham is an area of Redcar, in the borough of Redcar and Cleveland and the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. History There is reputed to be an entry in Domesday Book – the first recorded reference to Coatham as "there is a ...

part of Redcar.

History

Grammar schools

Historically, the campus began as the Sir William Turner's Grammar School in Coatham. Sir William Turner left money to form a school in

Kirkleatham Kirkleatham is an area of Redcar in the borough of Redcar and Cleveland in North Yorkshire, England. It is approximately north-northwest of Guisborough, and south of Redcar centre. It was listed in the Domesday Book of 1086. The area has a ...

in 1709, which was rebuilt on ''Coatham Road'' in 1868. In 1963 it moved to buildings on ''Corporation Road'', opposite the current college. The boys' grammar school and the Cleveland Grammar School for Girls, on ''Redcar Lane'', went comprehensive in 1975, with both sixth forms merging to form the Sir William Turner's Sixth-Form College located on ''Redcar Lane''. The girls' grammar school became

Rye Hills School Rye Hills Academy (formerly Rye Hills School) is a coeducational secondary school located in Redcar in North Yorkshire, England. The school is on Redcar Lane (B1269) just east of Redcar Racecourse at the junction with Warwick Road. Redcar Eas ...

. The original school charity still exists as the Sir William Turner Foundation.

College merger

In 1994, the sixth form college moved back to Corporation Road and merged with Cleveland Technical College to form the current college. In 2018, the college merged with Stockton Riverside College. As part of the merger both colleges maintained their name and identities in their respective local communities. In 2019 the Group changed its name to the Education Training Collective to more accurately reflect the diversity of all of its campuses while still maintaining all of the individual college names.

Former campuses

The main college was the Corporation Road Campus of the college. The Connections Campus was on ''Redcar Lane'' (B1269), at the southern end of

Redcar Racecourse Redcar Racecourse is a thoroughbred horse racing venue located in Redcar, North Yorkshire, England. The racecourse was opened in 1872. History Racing began at Redcar on the sands at Redcar beach in the early 18th century. The final meet ...

. This site was planned to become 187 new houses. The Loftus Campus was in the Centre of Opportunity & Partnership on ''High Street'' in

Loftus, North Yorkshire Loftus is a market town and civil parish in the Redcar and Cleveland borough of North Yorkshire, England. The town is located north of the North York Moors and sits between Whitby and Skelton-in-Cleveland. The parish includes the villages of C ...

Notable former pupils

Sir William Turner's Grammar School

* Ian Bancroft, Baron Bancroft (of Coatham in the county of Cleveland), President from 1987 to 1993 of the Building Centre Trust *

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, bishop * Frank Brenchley,

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from 1972–74 to Poland, and from 1968–72 to

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* Sir

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, geologist, Director from 1979 to 1985 of the

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* Sir Steve Bullock *

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, magician * Prof Harry Elderfield, Professor of Ocean Geochemistry and Palaeochemistry from 1999 to 2010 at the

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, and 2003 winner of the

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* Sir

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, Commander-in-Chief from 1980 to 1985 of the

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* Alan Keen, Labour MP from 1992 to 2011 for

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Raymond Pennock, Baron Pennock Raymond William Pennock, Baron Pennock (16 June 1920 – 23 February 1993) was a British industrialist who served as the President of the Confederation of British Industry between 1980 and 1982. Pennock was educated at Coatham School and Merton Co ...

(of Norton in the county of Cleveland), President from 1978 to 1979 of the

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(CIA), and from 1980 to 1982 of the

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(CBI), and chairman from 1980 to 1984 of BICC plc * Sir Robert Stopford,

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from 1961 to 1973 *

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, Editor from 1956 to 1965 of ''

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'' *

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, footballer *

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, philosopher

External links

Redcar & Cleveland College website

EduBase

News items

Arson in March 2003

Video clips

RCC YouTube channel
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