Barton Peveril Sixth Form College

Barton Peveril Sixth Form College
Established 1904 (1904)
Type Sixth Form College
Principal Jonathan Prest
Chair of the Corporation Roger Brown
Location Chestnut Avenue
Eastleigh
Hampshire
SO50 5ZA
England
Coordinates: 50°57′43″N 1°21′57″W / 50.9620°N 1.3657°W / 50.9620; -1.3657
Local authority Hampshire County Council
DfE number 850/8602
DfE URN 130701 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Staff 167 teachers, 105 support[1]
Students 2900
Gender Coeducational
Ages 16–18
Website Barton-Peveril.ac.uk

Barton Peveril Sixth Form College is the seventh largest sixth form college in the UK,[2] located in Eastleigh, Hampshire, UK with approximately 2900 students. It is part of the Wessex Group of Sixth Form Colleges.[3]

History

Originally Barton Peveril School was a temporary school, founded in 1904 by the local County Education Authority, to meet the demands of the new railway town of Eastleigh. It had two long-serving head teachers, with Miss Annie Smith at the reins from the start until her retirement in 1936 and then Mr H. N. R. Moore, who again only left to retire in 1963. He was succeeded by Mr R. E. Bowyer.

As the school expanded, larger premises were required, with a house named Barton Peveril purchased by 1918, which later gave its name to the institution officially recognised as Eastleigh County Secondary School, Barton Peveril. In 1932 there was another move, this time to a building in Desborough Road that had previously been used for a school, with the move marked by the name Eastleigh County High School. In 1957, the school moved to its current site and returned its original name of Barton Peveril School.

The last intake to the state coeducational grammar school was in 1972. Since 1973, only sixth form students have been enrolled.[4]

The current Principal is Jonathan Prest, who was preceded by Godfrey Glyn OBE who held the post from 1996 to 2008.[5] Peter Happé was principal between 1980 and 1989.[6]

Campus

The campus is situated in the south of Eastleigh. Large playing fields are shared with the adjacent secondary school, Quilley School. Further education college Eastleigh College is a third establishment on Chestnut Road. The college site has a second entrance on Tennyson Road, which makes Eastleigh high street accessible.

In addition to regular public bus routes, over twenty bus routes are contracted and subsidised exclusively for college pupils. The site is equidistant from Eastleigh and Southampton Airport Parkway railway stations, both of which are within walking distance. A number of students arrive by bicycle, moped or motorbike. Due to space limitations, students are not able to park on-site, although the college has arranged use of car park that is a few minutes walk away.

In 2002 there was a £11.5 million building transformation project.[5]

A£7 million new "Rose Building" providing purpose built facilities for English, Media, Sport and Performing Arts was completed in February 2006, and officially opened July 2006.[7]

A plan for a complete overhaul of the site received planning permission in 2009. However shortly after this, in the aftermath of the Late-2000s financial crisis, the government removed funding for the £47 million project. One hundred and fifty colleges across the country were affected the government's decision.[8]

Despite the lack of government funding, the college decided to use its reserves to fund building improvements. A£500,000 refurbishment of the library was carried out during Summer 2011. This significantly increased the study space available, as well as doubling the number of computers available. The Glyn Library was newly named after previous principal, Godfrey Glyn OBE, and was opened by the Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire, Dame Mary Fagan.[9]

Curriculum

The college teaches mainly A levels and other level 3 courses. Its focus is academic, preparation for a higher education, as opposed to a vocational focus for employment in the workforce. In comparison to smaller establishments (school sixth forms and some smaller sixth form colleges), a large range of courses are offered. In addition to the standard subjects, courses that are not offered at most alternative institutions include Level 3 OCR National in Media and A levels in Archaeology. Electronics, Environmental Studies, Moving Image and Textiles.

Most students will take four AS levels in their first year and are required to complete four courses in the second year (three A levels is not sufficient). For many students one of these will be an Extended Project, which develops independent learning skills through university style research about a topic of interest to them. General Studies is not compulsory (or even offered).

In addition to daytime students, the college also offers part-time "Adult Learning" courses, taught during evenings and/or weekends. These range from "Beginner" courses to level 4 courses.

Starting from September 2009, Italian provision was ended, a decision that gathered much criticism, especially from those who were going to be unable to complete the two-year course they signed up for.[10] The college partially backed down.

In October 2002, the college was given Beacon Status, an award that "celebrates learning providers that deliver outstanding teaching and learning".[11]

Activities

The college runs several trips each year on their annual "trips week" – for example New York, Costa Rica, Barcelona, Belgium & Venice. A "Kenyan Adventure" expedition has recently become an annual event, an opportunity for volunteering, but first significant fundraising! The The Duke of Edinburgh's Award is a popular scheme.

As well as the clubs and societies led by staff, students are encouraged to set up and run their own groups. Examples of student run groups include the Gay Straight Alliance, the Christian Union and the Debating Society. A competition entry by the latter was praised by the BBC partially because "every part of the college's entry was entirely down to the students themselves".[12]

The Barton Peveril Jazz Ensemble won their section of the National Festival of Music for Youth in 2009. Other ensembles (open to all college students) include a choir, soul band, string group, wind ensemble and flute choir. Other extra-curricular performing arts opportunities include shows, for example in 2012 the musical West Side Story,[13] and the annual Rock Challenge dance competition.

Alumni

Barton Peveril Grammar School

References

  1. ↑ "Information for applicants for employment" (PDF). Barton Peveril College. February 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
  2. ↑ Information for applicants for employment at Barton Peveril Sixth Form College, January 2011
  3. ↑ "Wessex Group of 6th Form Colleges". Wessexsfc.ac.uk. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Barton Peveril College – History". Retrieved 11 May 2012.
  5. 1 2 "Principal bids farewell to college", Southern Daily Echo, 28 April 2008, retrieved 18 March 2010
  6. ↑ Simpson, James, ed. (2002). "9 West Road: A Newsletter of the Faculty of English" (PDF). University of Cambridge. p. 4. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  7. ↑ "State-of-the-art centre for learning", Southern Daily Echo, 7 July 2006, retrieved 18 March 2010
  8. ↑ "Barton Peveril College's £47m plan is shelved", Southern Daily Echo, 14 May 2009, retrieved 18 March 2010
  9. ↑ "Students make the most of revamped library", Southern Daily Echo, 23 November 2011, retrieved 1 April 2012
  10. ↑ "Students fight to save their course at Eastleigh's Barton Pevril College", Southern Daily Echo, 26 February 2009, retrieved 20 March 2010
  11. ↑ "Learning and Skills Beacon Status – Barton Peveril College". Retrieved 16 March 2010.
  12. ↑ BBC applauds college, 20 March 2012, retrieved 1 April 2012
  13. ↑ "Curtain Call Previews", Southern Daily Echo, 17 February 2012, retrieved 2 April 2012
  14. ↑ "BBC journalist Chris Cobb-Smith tortured in Libya", Southern Daily Echo, 10 March 2011, retrieved 10 March 2011
  15. ↑ "Official: Hampshire has the funniest students in Britain!", Southern Daily Echo, 12 September 2007, archived from the original on 13 April 2010, retrieved 6 April 2010
  16. ↑ "Colin Firth nominated for Academy Award at tonight's Oscar Ceremony", Southern Daily Echo, 7 March 2010, retrieved 21 June 2010
  17. ↑ "Crunch time for Freya", Hampshire Chronicle, 20 June 2012, retrieved 20 June 2012
  18. ↑ "Cycling queen Dani breaks world record", Southern Daily Echo, 20 February 2012, retrieved 20 February 2012
  19. ↑ "Cycling star King chasing Olympic dream", Southern Daily Echo, 29 March 2011, retrieved 30 March 2011
  20. ↑ Kevin Latouf, retrieved 20 February 2012
  21. ↑ "Sprint ace Mel is quick out of blocks", Southern Daily Echo, 28 May 1999, retrieved 21 June 2010
  22. ↑ Murray, Janet (20 February 2007). "College days". The Guardian (London). Retrieved 13 July 2008.
  23. ↑ "Son of former Saints star wows Britain's Got Talent judges", Southern Daily Echo, 24 April 2012, retrieved 24 April 2012
  24. ↑ International Who's Who in Music and musicians' directory (in the classical and light classical fields) 1 (17th ed.). Routledge. 2000. p. 99. ISBN 978-0-948875-53-3.
  25. ↑ The International Who's Who 2004. Europa Publications. 2003. p. 1831. ISBN 978-1-85743-217-6.
  26. ↑ "Disgraced bank boss has local links". Eastleigh News. 20 November 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2013.

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