Bede College
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Bede College is a sixth form college located off Marsh House Avenue in Billingham
, County Durham
. It merged with Stockton Riverside College
in May 2008 and has recently started the new year in a brand new 12 million pound building.
Bede College provides A-Level and vocational courses. It takes its name from the famous Durham
scholar The Venerable Bede
. Recently, since merging with S.R.C its name has become SRC, Bede Sixth Form.
as Billingham Campus on 50 acres (202,343 m²) for Teesside Education Committee. The first hall had been built in 1958. It included a five form-entry co-educational grammar-technical school
, Bede Hall, and a secondary modern school
. The campus was designed to have separate types of school on a more broader 'comprehensive' campus. Part of the campus was Stephenson Hall and Davy Hall. In 1965 it was agreed to combine the whole site into one comprehensive school which took place in the late 1960s.
The rest of the Billingham Campus is now Billingham Campus School and Arts College
, an 11-16 comprehensive school.
until 2001 when funded by North East LSC. It ceased to be an autonomous college in 2008. At the time it was the smallest sixth form college in England with around 500 at the college, and demographic trends made the future less rosy.
The new buildings and sport centre were built by Morgan Ashurst, who won the contract in July 2008.
. Many hardworking staff and students contributed to this achievement, and Dr. Richard Spencer MBE
has been recognised for his efforts on several occasions, most recently by the "Award for Best Interdisciplinary Teaching" at the European Education Festival “Science on Stage” in Berlin. He was awarded the honour of an MBE in the 2010 New Years Honours List for Science Communication. Geology teacher Dr. Ed Anderson has also received recognition in National Teaching Awards, and has also appeared in the local paper after his seismograph recorded the size of 2008's earthquake
in Britain. Senior tutor, Janice Ronsano, has recently been short listed for a Star award for her outstanding pastoral and teaching work with students and staff.
in the film Atonement
, which won an Academy Award for Best Original Music Score in 2007.
Billingham
Billingham is a town in the unitary authority of Stockton on Tees, in north east England, with a population of 35,765 . It was founded circa 650 by a group of Saxons known as Billa's people, which is where the name Billingham is thought to have originated...
, County Durham
County Durham
County Durham is a ceremonial county and unitary district in north east England. The county town is Durham. The largest settlement in the ceremonial county is the town of Darlington...
. It merged with Stockton Riverside College
Stockton Riverside College
Stockton Riverside College is a further education college located in Stockton-on-Tees in North East England.The college offers a range of courses for students from Stockton-on-Tees and the surrounding area. These courses include Diplomas, NVQs, BTECs and ESOL programmes...
in May 2008 and has recently started the new year in a brand new 12 million pound building.
Admissions
Designed with staff and students, its new facilities will provide Billingham and the wider community with excellent education is a building to match.Bede College provides A-Level and vocational courses. It takes its name from the famous Durham
Durham
Durham is a city in north east England. It is within the County Durham local government district, and is the county town of the larger ceremonial county...
scholar The Venerable Bede
Bede
Bede , also referred to as Saint Bede or the Venerable Bede , was a monk at the Northumbrian monastery of Saint Peter at Monkwearmouth, today part of Sunderland, England, and of its companion monastery, Saint Paul's, in modern Jarrow , both in the Kingdom of Northumbria...
. Recently, since merging with S.R.C its name has become SRC, Bede Sixth Form.
History
Three halls of the site was built in 1962 by George WimpeyGeorge Wimpey
George Wimpey was formed in 1880 and, based in Hammersmith, operated largely as a road surfacing contractor. The business was acquired by Godfrey Mitchell in 1919 and he developed it into the UK’s pre-eminent construction and housebuilding firm. In 2007, Wimpey merged with Taylor Woodrow to create...
as Billingham Campus on 50 acres (202,343 m²) for Teesside Education Committee. The first hall had been built in 1958. It included a five form-entry co-educational grammar-technical school
Secondary Technical School
A Secondary Technical School was a type of secondary school in the United Kingdom that existed in the mid-20th century under the Tripartite System of education. For various reasons few were ever built, and their main interest is on a theoretical level....
, Bede Hall, and a secondary modern school
Secondary modern school
A secondary modern school is a type of secondary school that existed in most of the United Kingdom from 1944 until the early 1970s, under the Tripartite System, and was designed for the majority of pupils - those who do not achieve scores in the top 25% of the eleven plus examination...
. The campus was designed to have separate types of school on a more broader 'comprehensive' campus. Part of the campus was Stephenson Hall and Davy Hall. In 1965 it was agreed to combine the whole site into one comprehensive school which took place in the late 1960s.
The rest of the Billingham Campus is now Billingham Campus School and Arts College
Billingham Campus School and Arts College
Billingham Campus School and Arts College is a mixed comprehensive secondary school that is a Specialist Arts College, located on Marsh House Avenue in the town of Billingham, England.-History:...
, an 11-16 comprehensive school.
Sixth form college
Bede Sixth Form College left Cleveland County Council control on 1 April 1993, and was funded by the Further Education Funding Council for EnglandFurther Education Funding Council for England
The Further Education Funding Council for England was a non-departmental public body of the Department for Education and Skills in the United Kingdom which distributed funding to Further Education and Sixth Form Colleges in England between 1992 and 2001....
until 2001 when funded by North East LSC. It ceased to be an autonomous college in 2008. At the time it was the smallest sixth form college in England with around 500 at the college, and demographic trends made the future less rosy.
The new buildings and sport centre were built by Morgan Ashurst, who won the contract in July 2008.
Academic performance
The college was one of the smallest colleges in the UK, and recently it finished third in the achievement tables of colleges in the north east of EnglandEngland
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. Many hardworking staff and students contributed to this achievement, and Dr. Richard Spencer MBE
MBE
MBE can stand for:* Mail Boxes Etc.* Management by exception* Master of Bioethics* Master of Bioscience Enterprise* Master of Business Engineering* Master of Business Economics* Mean Biased Error...
has been recognised for his efforts on several occasions, most recently by the "Award for Best Interdisciplinary Teaching" at the European Education Festival “Science on Stage” in Berlin. He was awarded the honour of an MBE in the 2010 New Years Honours List for Science Communication. Geology teacher Dr. Ed Anderson has also received recognition in National Teaching Awards, and has also appeared in the local paper after his seismograph recorded the size of 2008's earthquake
2008 Lincolnshire earthquake
The 2008 Lincolnshire earthquake struck Lincolnshire, in the United Kingdom, on 27 February 2008 at 00:56:47.8s GMT. According to the British Geological Survey, the quake registered a reading of 5.2 on the Richter scale with the epicentre 2.5 miles north of Market Rasen and 15 miles ...
in Britain. Senior tutor, Janice Ronsano, has recently been short listed for a Star award for her outstanding pastoral and teaching work with students and staff.
Activities
The Bede College Choir sang Dear Lord and Father of MankindDear Lord and Father of Mankind
"Dear Lord and Father of Mankind" is a hymn with words taken from a longer poem, The Brewing of Soma by American Quaker poet John Greenleaf Whittier. The adaptation was made by Garrett Horder in his 1884 Congregational Hymns....
in the film Atonement
Atonement (film)
Atonement is a 2007 British romantic suspense war film directed by Joe Wright. It is a film adaptation of the 2001 novel of the same name by Ian McEwan. The film stars James McAvoy, Keira Knightley, and Saoirse Ronan. It was produced by Working Title Films and filmed throughout the summer of 2006...
, which won an Academy Award for Best Original Music Score in 2007.
AS and A Level
A level courses include :- Theology, Philosophy and Ethics
- Mathematics
- Further Mathematics
- English Literature
- English Language
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Biology
- Critical ThinkingCritical thinkingCritical thinking is the process or method of thinking that questions assumptions. It is a way of deciding whether a claim is true, false, or sometimes true and sometimes false, or partly true and partly false. The origins of critical thinking can be traced in Western thought to the Socratic...
- Film StudiesFilm studiesFilm studies is an academic discipline that deals with various theoretical, historical, and critical approaches to films. It is sometimes subsumed within media studies and is often compared to television studies...
- Media studies
- Drama & Theatre Studies
- Government and Politics
- Music
- Dance
- Art and Design
- History
- Geography
- Sociology
- Geology
- Health and Social care
Vocational
- National Extended Business Diploma Level 3
- National Health and Social Diploma Level 3
- Level 1 courses
Alumni
The following list is of notable ex pupils:- Matt Cowley - Professional Drummer.
- Heather BlackHeather Ratnage BlackFlight Lieutenant Heather Ratnage-BlackHeather Ratnage-Black is a prominent member of the RAF Skeleton AssociationShe currently holds 3 prominent roles:*Coach for the RAF Skeleton Association*Senior Skeleton Athlete...
- Prominent member of the RAF Skeleton Association
See also
- Stockton Sixth Form CollegeStockton Sixth Form CollegeStockton Sixth Form College is a mixed, non-denominational sixth form college in Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, established in 1973 after a reorganisation of post-16 education in the Teesside area. It is one of six colleges that are past of the UK Colleges A-Level Consortium. The college is based on...
, Stockton's other sixth form college, and not part of Stockton Riverside College - Bede Sixth Form of the City of Sunderland CollegeCity of Sunderland CollegeSunderland College, is a Further Education, Higher Education College based in Sunderland, North East England. The enrolment includes around 6,300 part-time learners and approximately 4,800 full-time students...