Luton Sixth Form College: Difference between revisions

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The founding College Principal was Brian David Dance B.A. Oxon (formerly Headmaster [[Cirencester Grammar School]]) who oversaw the creation, amalgamation and development of the College from 1966 to 1973. In 2011 the Luton News wrote of Dance's contribution to the College, 'During his tenure at the college, it become a model of excellence for many other local education authorities, seeking as it did to offer the widest possible range of A level courses, in many combinations unavailable elsewhere'.{{Citation needed|date=February 2023}}

In early 2007, the college announced plans to completely rebuild the site from ground up. The new £56 million<ref>KSS Architects. http://www.kssgroup.com/projects/luton-sixth-college.php</ref> college opened to students on 7 September 2010 on the site of the old college's playing fields. Phase 2 of the rebuilding involved the demolition of the old buildings and the construction of a new car park, a cricket pitch, football pitches and a path from the entrance to the site to the new college in their place.<ref>Baqus Construction Consultancy. http://www.baqus.co.uk/case_studies/entry/redevelopment_of_luton_sixth_form_college {{dead link|date=January 2023}}</ref>

The rebuilding project took place under the Principalship of Simon Kitchener, who was the fourth College Principal following Brian Dance (1966-731966–73), Dr. Laurence Martindale (1974-1988) and Brian Howseman (1988-2000). Simon Kitchener (2000-2012) was succeeded by Chris Nicholls (2012-2018), who retired in September 2018, to be followed by the present, fifth, incumbent, Altaf Hussain. <ref>Baqus Construction Consultancy. http://www.baqus.co.uk/case_studies/entry/redevelopment_of_luton_sixth_form_college</ref>

The [[Office for Standards in Education]] deemed the following to be the strengths and weaknesses of Luton Sixth Form College (quoting directly):{{cncitation needed|date=December 2020}}

It currently offers more than 60 AS/A Level and BTEC courses. Exam results improved in 2012,; the A Level pass rate was 97.5%, with 42% of grades at A*-B. The BTEC Level 3 Diploma pass rate was equally impressive, at 97.4% –, with 72% of passes at high grades.. There are only five places to take A-levels in Luton – the others are sixth forms at [[Cardinal Newman Catholic School, Luton|Cardinal Newman Catholic School]], [[The Chalk Hills Academy]], [[Stockwood Park Academy]] and [[Barnfield College]].

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