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Hartlepool College are rated good with ‘outstanding’ features

HARTLEPOOL COLLEGE has been awarded an overall good grade with a further two ‘outstanding’ grades by OFSTED as the college continues to demonstrate its successes across all of its provision.

An ‘outstanding’ grade in apprenticeships demonstrates once again why the college is the second best performing college in the country and the top performing in the North East for apprenticeship achievement.

OFSTED has also awarded the College an ‘outstanding’ rating for the personal development, behaviour and welfare of its students stating the students at the college “demonstrate very positive attitudes to their studies, take pride in their work, and produce work of a high standard.”

Darren Hankey, Principal of Hartlepool College, said: “We’re delighted with the outcome from our recent OFSTED inspection and in particular the two ‘outstanding’ judgements. Hartlepool College has a long and well-established history of providing high quality vocational education across all levels and sectors. Our achievement rate is one of the best in the country and our employer feedback is extremely positive.”

The report goes onto comment, ‘as a result of well-planned teaching and learning activities, learners develop good practical and technical skills that prepare them very well for employment or apprenticeships.’

Darren added, “We do not achieve these successes in isolation. In particular, the ‘outstanding’ apprenticeship grade is a result of the collaboration with the many high-quality employer partnerships we are grateful to have. It is thanks to those that we continue to offer outstanding opportunities for apprentices.”

After being awarded an overall ‘good,’ the report goes onto mention the quality of teaching and learning at the College, acknowledging the resources to support teaching as ‘outstanding’ and commending the staff as being ‘highly qualified teachers’ that use ’‘their up-to-date vocational experience well to help learners to link theory to practice.’

Darren added, “The staff at the College have quite rightly been recognised as excellent throughout the report and in particular for their dedication and passion toward developing all learners to their maximum potential.”

The OFSTED reported leadership and management as being “highly effective in creating a college that includes and supports all learners from a wide range of backgrounds; behavior is good and learners respect each other’s differences.”

To find out more and read the full report go to www.hartlepoolfe.ac.uk

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