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Folkestone College

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Folkestone College
File:Folkestone college logo.img
Address
Shorncliffe Road

Folkestone
,
Kent
,
CT20 2TZ

England
Coordinates51°04′52″N 1°09′59″E / 51.0811°N 1.1663°E / 51.0811; 1.1663Coordinates: 51°04′52″N 1°09′59″E / 51.0811°N 1.1663°E / 51.0811; 1.1663
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Information
TypeFurther Education College
Local authorityKent
PrincipalDonna Smith
GenderCo-educational
Age14+
Website

Folkestone College is a Further Education provider sited on Shorncliffe Road in Folkestone.

The college forms part of the EKC Group, which runs five other colleges across Kent. Primarily educating students aged 16 or over, the campus also offers courses to those aged 14-16 as well as hosting a public nursery on-site.

Facilities[edit]

The main Folkestone College campus consists of four buildings, the most recent of which partially opened in 2022 following a large-scale building project..[1]

Students have access to a refectory, common room, and learning resource centre. They can also use the college's commercial hair and beauty salon, as well as its public nursery, during practical lessons.

An extension to the college's construction training facilities was partially funded by the Government, with £1.36million coming from the Skills Funding Agency via the South East Local Enterprise Partnership.[2] The facilities were opened in 2018 by Folkestone MP Damian Collins[3], who later referenced the provision in a 2020 parliamentary speech.[4]

On the Folkestone College grounds is Anne's Restaurant, which opened in 2021.[5] The commercial restaurant is owned and run by EKC Group, with catering students from Folkestone College offered work experience at the business.[6] In 2022, Anne's Restaurant was awarded a Taste of Kent Award.[7]

Education[edit]

Folkestone College's main offer are Level 2 and Level 3 BTEC courses for students aged 16 or over, with 20 subjects taught as of the academic year 2022/23.[8]

Students from overseas can study an English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) qualification on the campus.

In 2020, a Junior College was launched as an alternative educational option for 14- to 16-year-olds.[9]

The college was among those selected by the Department for Education to take part in the second rollout of T Level provision[10]

History[edit]

Folkestone College was formerly the central campus of South Kent College, which had satellite sites in Dover and Ashford. Following a merger recommendation in a 2008 KPMG report, South Kent College joined West Kent College to form South & West Kent College.[11]

Trading as K College from 2010, the group consisted of five colleges campuses across south and west Kent.

After amassing debts of £16million, K College was split up in 2014.[12] It was decided that the leadership at East Kent College, now Broadstairs College, would take over the running of the Folkestone and Ashford sites.

References[edit]

  1. "Folkestone College - Foundations for Future – Folkestone's New Build given the Go Ahead". www.ekcgroup.ac.uk. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  2. "Extension to construction facilities in Folkestone, East Kent College". The South East Local Enterprise Partnership. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  3. "SELEP launches plans to build skills for future growth | South East Business". www.southeastbusiness.com. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  4. Collins, Damian (16 March 2020). "Damian Collins – 2020 Speech in Response to the Budget – UKPOL.CO.UK". Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  5. Britcher, Chris. "Fine dining restaurant set to open". Kent Online. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  6. Boyden, Katie. "I visited Folkestone's newest restaurant training the next generation of chefs". KentLive. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  7. Britcher, Chris. "'Rural delight' crowned Kent's top restaurant". Kent Online. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  8. "Folkestone College - Folkestone Pathways". www.ekcgroup.ac.uk. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  9. "New Junior College Offers Folkestone Teens Alternative to Secondary Education". FE News. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  10. Khodadadi, Shahla. "T-levels: The 64 colleges selected to run courses in 2021". feweek.co.uk. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  11. "K College rescuer East Kent College to merge with neighbour". feweek.co.uk. 2016-11-12. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  12. Price, Chris. "College was in "a perfect storm"". Kent Online. Retrieved 30 September 2022.


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