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South Thames College

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Havering College

Westminster Kingsway CollegeCity and Islington College

General Further Education & Tertiary Colleges (33)Barking and Dagenham CollegeBarnet CollegeBexley CollegeBromley College of Further & Higher EducationCarshalton CollegeCity & Islington CollegeCity of Westminster CollegeCollege of Haringey, Enfield and North East LondonCollege of North West LondonCroydon CollegeEaling, Hammersmith & West London CollegeGreenwich Community CollegeHackney Community CollegeHampstead Garden Suburb InstituteHarrow CollegeHavering College of Further & Higher EducationKensington & Chelsea CollegeKingston CollegeLambeth CollegeLewisham CollegeNewham College of Further EducationRedbridge CollegeRichmond Adult & Community CollegeRichmond upon Thames CollegeSouthgate CollegeSouth Thames College

Southwark CollegeStanmore CollegeTower Hamlets CollegeUxbridge CollegeWaltham Forest CollegeWestminster Kingsway CollegeWest Thames College

Sixth Form Colleges (13)B6 Sixth Form College – Brooke HouseChrist the King Sixth Form College Crossways Sixth Form Haringey Sixth Form CentreHavering Sixth Form CollegeJohn Ruskin CollegeLeyton Sixth Form CollegeNewham Sixth Form CollegeSt Charles Catholic Sixth Form CollegeSt Dominic’s Sixth Form CollegeSt Francis Xavier CollegeSir George Monoux CollegeWoodhouse College

Specialist Designated Institutions (5)City LitHillcroft CollegeMary Ward CentreMorley College Working Men’s College

Agriculture & Horticulture (1)Capel Manor College

Sound investment• The total College income

in London in 2008/09 was £1.1 billion

• London Colleges employ 34,000 people; 20,000 of whom are teachers and lecturers

• Staff costs (excluding restructuring) total £753 million in London Colleges, accounting for 65% of total London Colleges spending

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• There are 430,000 learners on Further Education provision in London Colleges

• 74,000 16 and 17 year-olds choose to study in London Colleges (compared with 61,000 in maintained schools)

• Over 7,000 14 to 16-year olds are enrolled at a London College

• 70% of Colleges in London provide higher education

• London Colleges educate over 5,000 students from outside the EU

• Colleges in England provide 38% of entrants to higher education

• Nationally, half of all Foundation Degree students are taught in FE Colleges

• Nationally, 63% of Colleges teach Foundation Degrees

• Nationally, Colleges deliver 78% of HNCs and 59% of HNDs

• 168,000 students study higher education in a College in England

Strength

Success• FE Success Rates for

London Colleges are 80%

• The average A-level or equivalent point score for Sixth Form Colleges in England is 800.1 (compared with 761.6 for school sixth forms)

• Nationally, nearly one-third of A-level students study at a College

• Nationally, 44% of those achieving a Level 3 qualification by age 19 do so at a College

• 34% of vocational qualifications in London in 2008/09 were awarded via Colleges; 9% were awarded through employers

• The three most popular qualifications taught in London Colleges at Level 4 and above are: NVQ in Accounting; Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages; Award in Preparing to Teach in the LifeLong Learning Sector

• 33% of Colleges in London have Beacon Status

Satisfaction/standards• 92% of London Colleges

inspected in 2008/09 were judged satisfactory or better by Ofsted for the quality of their provision; in 54% of London Colleges it was good or outstanding

• 92% of London Colleges were judged satisfactory or better for their overall effectiveness; with almost half being good or outstanding

• Nearly two-thirds of people say their local College has a good reputation for the quality and range of courses it provides

• 90% of students are fairly, very or extremely satisfied with the quality of teaching in Colleges

• Nearly two-thirds of large employers that train their staff do so through a College

• 85% of employers training through a College are satisfied with the service provided

• Of the 75 best public sector employers listed by the Sunday Times, 20 are Colleges

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Social mobility• Ethnic minority students

make up 45% of learners in London Colleges compared with 31% of the population of London

• 81% of English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) students in London study at a College

• 45,000 London College students are aged over 60

• 55% of those in receipt of an Education Maintenance Allowance in London study in a College

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• Nationally, 16% of 16 to 18-year-olds in Further Education Colleges are from a deprived background compared with 7% in maintained school sixth forms