Tyne Metropolitan College
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Tyne Metropolitan College is a large college of further education
in North Tyneside
, England
.
, off the A1058
Coast Road, and a kilometre west of the main A19
/A1058 intersection (Silverlink Business Park and Silverlink Retail Park).
with around 750 boys and girls.
It became a comprehensive in September 1969, becoming Norham High School on Hawkeys Lane (B1304). By the early 1970s Norham High School had moved to Alnwick Avenue in Chirton, off the A193, and is now the Norham Community Technology College. The former grammar school site became a sixth form college, Queen Alexandra Sixth Form College, now called the Queen Alexandra Campus.
There was also Tynemouth Grammar Technical School, which became Preston High School on Preston Road in Preston, and is now the John Spence Community High School.
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Coast Road in Wallsend
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Tyne Metropolitan College was opened in 2005 by Tony Blair
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, Newcastle Eagles
and Newcastle United.
The TyneMet Vocational Academies is located at the Coast Road Campus. The Coast Road Campus houses both part-time and full-time students studying for and array of vocational courses.
The Coast Road Campus has a dance studio, florists and design studios, working industrial standard training kitchens, a restaurant and hair and beauty salon.
As well as the main Refectory, TyneMet has a separate coffee shop, Café Direct, which is open until late and serves fair trade drinks, snacks and sandwiches to students.
The Coast Road Campus is located across a large site. The Flex Fitness studio is based on the campus.
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The Hawkeys Lane campus features a number of modern IT suites as well as a library with quiet study areas and a large selection of books, DVDs and periodicals.
The 6th Form Academy also houses a sports hall, all weather pitches and a fitness suite as well as classrooms and science labs.
contract, Pre-Employment provides literacy, numeracy, ICT courses as well as brush-up and skill development courses. The Learndirect model is portable, being delivered anywhere with IT access. The programmes are flexible via the internet. Learners usually attend weekly and work through the web in between. Other methods of delivery can be arranged. Currently Learndirect is available at the Coast Road, Howden and other local venues.
through delivery of qualifications
The cost of the provision ranges from fully funded government pilots and European Social Fund
(ESF) provision to individually priced specialised training, for the exact requirements of individuals.
ESF finances training and projects to improve both job and company performance with all programmes tailored to employer needs.
A Skills and Training Needs Analysis is available on a selection of programmes.
Delivery methods are flexible and successful completion provides automatic right of entry to the third year of an honours degree.
Further education
Further education is a term mainly used in connection with education in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It is post-compulsory education , that is distinct from the education offered in universities...
in North Tyneside
North Tyneside
The Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside is a metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England and is part of the Tyneside conurbation. Its seat is Wallsend Town Hall....
, England
England
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...
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Admissions
The main college site is situated in Willington SquareWillington, Tyne and Wear
Willington is a village in Tyne and Wear, England. It has an industrial estate.The place-name derives from Old English tun of Wifel's people, and appears in 1085 as Wiflintun, and as Wiuelington in 1204....
, off the A1058
A1058 road
The A1058 or the Coast Road is a major road in North Tyneside. It runs from Jesmond in Newcastle upon Tyne to Tynemouth which is located on the coast to the east from Newcastle City Centre. From Heaton to Billy Mill the road is built to grade-separated dual carriageway standard...
Coast Road, and a kilometre west of the main A19
A19 road
The A19 is a major road in England running approximately parallel to and east of the A1 road, although the two roads meet at the northern end of the A19, the two roads originally met at the southern end of the A19 in Doncaster but the old route of the A1 was changed to the A638. From Sunderland...
/A1058 intersection (Silverlink Business Park and Silverlink Retail Park).
Tynemouth High School
Tynemouth Municipal High School was administered by the County Borough of Tynemouth Education Committee. After the war it was known as Tynemouth High School, and was a grammar schoolGrammar school
A grammar school is one of several different types of school in the history of education in the United Kingdom and some other English-speaking countries, originally a school teaching classical languages but more recently an academically-oriented secondary school.The original purpose of mediaeval...
with around 750 boys and girls.
It became a comprehensive in September 1969, becoming Norham High School on Hawkeys Lane (B1304). By the early 1970s Norham High School had moved to Alnwick Avenue in Chirton, off the A193, and is now the Norham Community Technology College. The former grammar school site became a sixth form college, Queen Alexandra Sixth Form College, now called the Queen Alexandra Campus.
There was also Tynemouth Grammar Technical School, which became Preston High School on Preston Road in Preston, and is now the John Spence Community High School.
Tynemouth College
Tynemouth College was on Hawkeys Lane - where the sixth form college is. The Principal was Roy Bailey. It took over the former grammar school site when Norham High School left in the early 1970s. From the 1970s it was a sixth form college, administered by North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough from April 1974, and based in North ShieldsNorth Shields
North Shields is a town on the north bank of the River Tyne, in the metropolitan borough of North Tyneside, in North East England...
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North Tyneside College
North Tyneside College was based on Embleton Avenue - where the current site is today. The Principal was Les Walton OBE, who became Principal of Tyne Metropolitan College.Formation
The college was formed on 1 March 2005 by the merger of Tynemouth College (a sixth form college which was based at Hawkeys Lane, serving the former county borough of Tynemouth where secondary schools only went up to 16) and North Tyneside College (a college of further education which was on the A1058A1058 road
The A1058 or the Coast Road is a major road in North Tyneside. It runs from Jesmond in Newcastle upon Tyne to Tynemouth which is located on the coast to the east from Newcastle City Centre. From Heaton to Billy Mill the road is built to grade-separated dual carriageway standard...
Coast Road in Wallsend
Wallsend
Wallsend is an area in North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England. Wallsend derives its name as the location of the end of Hadrian's Wall. It has a population of 42,842.-Romans:...
).
Tyne Metropolitan College was opened in 2005 by Tony Blair
Tony Blair
Anthony Charles Lynton Blair is a former British Labour Party politician who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to 27 June 2007. He was the Member of Parliament for Sedgefield from 1983 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007...
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Academies @ TyneMet
– for 14 to 19-year-olds- Vocational Academy - Coast Road Campus, Wallsend
- Sixth Form Academy - Queen Alexandra Campus, North Shields
Career Development @ TyneMet
- for 19+- Pre Employment
- Work Force Development
- Higher Education
North East Sports Academy
Students can enrol as a North East Sports Academy student where they receive coaching in a chosen sport: men's football, women's football, rugby, basketball, netball, golf or badminton. This is unique in the region and is supported by the Newcastle FalconsNewcastle Falcons
The Newcastle Falcons is an English rugby union team currently playing in the Aviva Premiership. The club was established in 1877 and played under the name of Gosforth Football Club until 1990. The name was then changed to Newcastle Gosforth and the club began to play at Kingston Park stadium in...
, Newcastle Eagles
Newcastle Eagles
Newcastle Eagles is a British Basketball League team from Newcastle upon Tyne. Since 2010 they have played all home games at the 3,000 capacity Sport Central arena at Northumbria University in the city...
and Newcastle United.
Vocational Academy Directorate
- Level 1 and NEETNEETNEET is a government acronym for people currently "not in education, employment, or training". It was first used in the United Kingdom but its use has spread to other countries, including Japan, China, and South Korea...
- Level 2
- Level 3
The TyneMet Vocational Academies is located at the Coast Road Campus. The Coast Road Campus houses both part-time and full-time students studying for and array of vocational courses.
The Coast Road Campus has a dance studio, florists and design studios, working industrial standard training kitchens, a restaurant and hair and beauty salon.
As well as the main Refectory, TyneMet has a separate coffee shop, Café Direct, which is open until late and serves fair trade drinks, snacks and sandwiches to students.
The Coast Road Campus is located across a large site. The Flex Fitness studio is based on the campus.
Sixth Form Academy Directorate
Students choosing to study at TyneMet 6th Form Academy attend the campus located on Hawkeys Lane in North ShieldsNorth Shields
North Shields is a town on the north bank of the River Tyne, in the metropolitan borough of North Tyneside, in North East England...
.
The Hawkeys Lane campus features a number of modern IT suites as well as a library with quiet study areas and a large selection of books, DVDs and periodicals.
The 6th Form Academy also houses a sports hall, all weather pitches and a fitness suite as well as classrooms and science labs.
Overview
There are programmes in partnership with Princes Trust team programme, consisting of a 12 week full time programme to build team working, personal and employability skills. The programme includes work placement, residential and classroom based tuition. During the programme learners work towards certificate in personal skills and teamwork, key skills, literacy and career planning qualifications.Get into
The Get into programme is a short sharp, sector specific, demand-led programme, to lead to employment. The vocational element depends on local labour market analysis and includes carework and customer service. All programmes include certification in employment skills and a national test in literacy. Programmes are usually 3–5 weeks in duration with lunch and travel allowance provided.Learndirect
In the LearndirectLearndirect
learndirect is the public-facing brand of Ufi Ltd, a not-for-profit organisation created in 1998 to take forward the UK Government's stated vision of a University for Industry in England, Wales and Northern Ireland....
contract, Pre-Employment provides literacy, numeracy, ICT courses as well as brush-up and skill development courses. The Learndirect model is portable, being delivered anywhere with IT access. The programmes are flexible via the internet. Learners usually attend weekly and work through the web in between. Other methods of delivery can be arranged. Currently Learndirect is available at the Coast Road, Howden and other local venues.
Bespoke Provision
Pre-employment has bespoke demand-led provision. It can be tailored to meet the needs of the learners to improve employability. These programmes are sometimes non-accredited, charged at full cost. At other times they are funded by the Skills Funding AgencySkills Funding Agency
The Skills Funding Agency is one of two successor organisations that emerged from the closure of the Learning and Skills Council...
through delivery of qualifications
Work Force Development Directorate
Work Force Development, at the Coast Road Campus, provides alternative routes to training and development. It works with a range of employers and government agencies to meet the needs of local industry.The cost of the provision ranges from fully funded government pilots and European Social Fund
European Social Fund
The European Social Fund is the European Union’s main financial instrument for supporting employment in the Member States as well as promoting economic and social cohesion. ESF spending amounts to around 10% of the EU’s total budget....
(ESF) provision to individually priced specialised training, for the exact requirements of individuals.
- Work Based Learning
- National Employer Programme - Train to GainTrain to GainTrain to Gain , is a UK government funded initiative to deliver vocational training to employed individuals in the UK, primarily those in the 25+ age band who do not already have a Full Level 2 Qualification, via the Skills Funding Agency, formerly the Learning and Skills Council...
- Co-financing / European Social Funded Projects
- Delivery of courses at employer premises
- Bespoke courses to suit times and individual requirements of employers and employees
- Short part time courses based at TyneMet
Help for SMEs
Work Force Development can support SMEs through their ESF-funded activity which enables companies to develop the potential of their staff.ESF finances training and projects to improve both job and company performance with all programmes tailored to employer needs.
A Skills and Training Needs Analysis is available on a selection of programmes.
Higher Education Directorate
- Higher Education Foundation Course
- Higher National Diplomas
- Foundation Degrees
Higher Education Foundation Course
Some people wish to enter higher education from a different direction and the HEFC provides an opportunity to return to study, usually in preparation for a subsequent entry on to a university degree programme, for those who have taken a career or family break away from education. The HEFC also employability prospects and addresses gaps in key skills.Higher National Certificates and Diplomas
These qualifications have for many years provided the main vocational platform for learners to start and develop a career plan. HNC/Ds provide students with the skills employers want by combining practical, vocational-style learning with the development of requisite knowledge and understanding. It permits further study, enabling entry to the second year of a degree programme.Foundation degrees
The content is largely influenced by local industry and employers. The Foundation Degrees are designed through collaboration amongst organisations, including employers, higher education institutions and colleges, enabling students to make an immediate contribution to the workplace.Delivery methods are flexible and successful completion provides automatic right of entry to the third year of an honours degree.
Academic performance
Overall the A levels at the college are fairly low, but many FE colleges do have low results. There are no separate results for the sixth form college, which would be expected to be much better. The best place for A level results in North Tyneside LEA in 2010 was Seaton Burn College, an 11-18 school. Unlike many areas of Tyne and Wear, in North Tyneside there is a good choice of 11-18 schools.Tynemouth High School
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