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Scarborough TEC, (formerly known as Yorkshire Coast College, Scarborough Technical College, Scarborough Technical Institute, and Scarborough School of Art) is a

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

college located on Filey Road Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England. It is a constituent college of the

Grimsby Institute of Further & Higher Education Grimsby Institute of Further & Higher Education and University Centre Grimsby (often Grimsby Institute or GIFHE or Grimsby College or UCG) is a further education college, apprenticeship provider, and higher education university in Grimsby in Nor ...

. Yorkshire Coast College was originally an independently controlled institution, but due to consistently poor results and long-term financial difficulties was taken over by the Grimsby Institute in January 2010. College courses for students from Scarborough and the surrounding area include

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s, BTECs, Apprenticeships and Access courses, and some higher education courses in conjunction with the University of Hull. In November 2016, the name was changed from Yorkshire Coast College to Scarborough TEC, with the TEC standing for ''Training, Education, Careers''.

Notable recent alumni

* Ryan Swain - TV & radio presenter, DJ and motivational speaker. *

Chris Helme Christopher Alan Helme (born 22 July 1971 in Howden, Yorkshire) is an English singer-songwriter, formerly the frontman of John Squire's post-Stone Roses band The Seahorses. History Early days (1990–1996) Helme began singing and performing a ...

– lead vocalist with

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Oliver Knight Oliver Knight (born 1969) is a British singer-songwriter and sound engineer. He is son to folk singer-songwriter Lal Waterson and George Knight. He is brother and stage partner to folk musician Marry Waterson. Early life Oliver Knight was born i ...

– singer/songwriter * James Martin – celebrity chef and television personality. * Robert Palmer – recording artist * Mark Richardson – drummer with Skunk Anansie *

Timothy Sheader Timothy Sheader (born 23 November 1971 in Scarborough, North Yorkshire) is a British theatre director. Sheader read Law with French at the University of Birmingham before moving into a career in theatre. Since 2007, he has been Artistic Director ...

– theatre

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* Jon Snow – journalist and presenter of Channel 4 News

Alumni from period as Scarborough School of Art 1882-1907

Fred Appleyard Fred Appleyard (1874 – 1963) was a British artist known for his landscape paintings, portraits, classical subjects and allegorical compositions. He had 41 works exhibited during his lifetime by the Royal Academy and painted the mural '' ...

– landscape artist *

Frances Crawshaw Frances Crawshaw ( Frances Fisher; September 1876 – 1968) was a British painter in oils and watercolours and also a botanical artist. Biography Crawshaw was born in Manchester and grew up at Sewerby on the Yorkshire coast where her father, Ro ...

- painter, botanical artist *

Ernest Dade Ernest Frederick Dade (1868–1935),Sources vary; others give 1864–1936England & Wales, National Probate Calendar, 1936. "DADE Ernest of 16 Langford-place St. John's Wood Middlesex died 3 November 1935 Administration York 13 November to Hele ...

– painter, specialising in coastal and maritime subjects, and maker of model ships * Ian Hunter – painter and Dean of Fine Art at Central Saint Martins, London *

Frank Henry Mason Frank Henry Mason (1 October 1875 – 24 February 1965), RBA, RI, RSMA was an English artist best known for his maritime, shipping, coastal and harbour paintings, and as a creator of art deco travel and railway posters. His style is describ ...

– maritime artist, and creator of art deco travel and railway posters *

Albert Strange Albert Strange (1855–1917) was an English artist and yacht designer. He was the headmaster of the Scarborough School of Art. With George Holmes, he was a mainstay of the Humber Yawl Club which developed the use of sailing canoes with a ya ...

– Principal of the school for its first 35 years, yacht designer, and maritime artist * Harry Watson – landscape and portrait artist

References

External links

Official website

Grimsby Institute of Further & Higher Education website
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