Uxbridge College

Uxbridge College

Motto	Achieve To Succeed
Established	1965
Type	Further Education
Principal	Laraine Smith OBE
Chairman of the Governors	Maud Tyler
Location	Park Road Uxbridge London UB8 1NQ England, UK Coordinates: 51°32′58″N 0°28′09″W / 51.5495°N 0.4692°W / 51.5495; -0.4692
Local authority	Hillingdon
DfE URN	130446 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Gender	Mixed
Ages	16–no upper age limit
Website	www.uxbridgecollege.ac.uk

Uxbridge College (formerly Uxbridge Technical College) is a general further education college in the London Borough of Hillingdon. It has two campuses, in Uxbridge and in Hayes.

Facilities

The Hayes campus building

Uxbridge College has spent heavily on its buildings, facilities and IT systems, spending £38 over the last 12 years. Facilities include the £5 Mall and teaching centre completed in September 2006, the £6.3 Technical Institute, its professional-level hair and beauty salons, and training kitchens.

On the Uxbridge campus the Mall offers conference and classroom facilities alongside a coffee and relaxation area. It also houses student and learning support services and includes private offices for confidential meetings.

The Hayes Community Campus offers purpose-built facilities including professional level hair and beauty salons, a theatre for dance and drama performances, a nursery and a multi-gym.

The London Borough of Hillingdon has refurbished Uxbridge Lido which is now incorporated into a brand new sport and leisure centre with a 50m indoor swimming pool adjacent to Uxbridge College and Hillingdon Athletics Stadium called the Hillingdon Sports and Leisure Complex.^[1]

In 2010, Laraine Smith, principal of the college, was awarded an OBE for her services to further education.^[2]

In 2011, Uxbridge College launched a new sports department which includes a brand new gymnasium, a £6 sports hall, lounge area and two new 5-a-side football pitches with third generation turf and tarmac.^[3]

Ranking 2005-6

In London, Uxbridge College came top in figures from the Learning and Skills Council beating the capital's 38 other further education providers.

Review 2008

Following a one-week visit in May, inspectors from the government's education inspection body

Educational and learning partnerships

References

↑ "Hillingdon Sports and Leisure Complex".
↑ "Uxbridge College Principal Awarded OBE". Uxbridge Gazette. January 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
↑ http://www.uxbridge.ac.uk/college-news-a-events/147-november-2010/179-launch-of-p6m-sports-hall-at-uxbridge-college.pdf?format=phocapdf

External links

Official website

Schools and colleges in Hillingdon

Primary schools	Guru Nanak Sikh Academy Wood End Park Academy

Secondary schools	Abbotsfield School for Boys Barnhill Community High School Bishop Ramsey School Bishopshalt School The Douay Martyrs School Global Academy Guru Nanak Sikh Academy Harefield Academy Harlington Community School Heathrow Aviation Engineering UTC Haydon School Hewens College Northwood School Parkside Studio College Queensmead School Rosedale College Ruislip High School Stockley Academy Swakeleys School for Girls Uxbridge High School Vyners School

Independent schools	ACS International School Northwood College St. Helen's School St. Martin's School

Further education colleges	Uxbridge College

Defunct schools	St. Nicholas Grammar School

Universities and colleges in London

Education in London

Universities

University of London	Birkbeck Central School of Speech and Drama Courtauld Institute of Art Goldsmiths Heythrop College Institute of Cancer Research King's College London London Business School London School of Economics London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Queen Mary Royal Academy of Music Royal Holloway Royal Veterinary College School of Advanced Study St George's SOAS University College London

Other	University of the Arts London BPP University Brunel University City University London University of East London University of Greenwich Kingston University Imperial College London University of Law London Metropolitan University London South Bank University Middlesex University Regent's University London Richmond, The American International University in London Roehampton University Royal College of Art St Mary's University University of Westminster University of West London

Other university-level colleges

Further Education colleges

Sixth form colleges

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