Waltham Forest College

Waltham Forest College
Waltham Forest College
Address
	Forest Road, Walthamstow; London, E17 4JB; England
Coordinates	51°35′29″N 0°00′37″W / 51.59125°N 0.01021°W
Information
Type	Further education college
Established	1938
Local authority	London Borough of Waltham Forest
Department for Education URN	130456 Tables
Principal	Janet Gardner
Gender	Coeducational
Age	14+
Enrolment	4,500+
Website	www.waltham.ac.uk

Waltham Forest College Waltham Forest College is a stand-alone Further Education College in North East London with circa 2000, 16-19 year old students on full time study programs and 5000 adult students mainly studying part time, in addition to around 920 apprentices. The College has been voted as the top performing London college for student satisfaction for two consecutive years and is rated as good by Ofsted. Waltham Forest College offers a full range of vocational and technical qualifications from pre entry to level 3. It is accredited as a Mayor’s Construction Academy. Waltham Forest College has a growing reputation and specialism for Construction and Renewable Technologies as well as Health & Care, Digital and Creative.

History[edit]

Waltham Forest College has been creating futures for over 80 years. Since its formation in 1938 as the South-West Essex Technical College and School of Art, the College and its staff and students have seen many changes and have evolved and adapted to continually offer a valuable service to the region.

During the Second World War it was used as a naval base. Military and service personnel were taught and trained here, including Auxiliary Territorial Service members from 1942. Grosvenor House, the old building of Walthamstow Technical College, burnt down in 1945. During the 1950s additions to the building were added, while the secondary school part relocated to Billet Road becoming McEntee County Technical School.^[2] South West Essex Technical College and School of Art was renamed to Waltham Forest Technical College and School of Art in 1966 after it became part of the new London Borough of Waltham Forest in the county of Greater London.^[2]

Curriculum[edit]

Waltham Forest College offers a full range of vocational and technical qualifications from pre entry to level 3. It is accredited as a Mayor’s Construction Academy and the College has a growing reputation and specialism for Construction and Renewable Technologies as well as Health & Care, Digital and Creative.

References[edit]

^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 28 September 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ ^a ^b "South West Essex Technical College - Archives Hub". archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk.

External links[edit]

[1] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 28 September 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[auto-2] "South West Essex Technical College - Archives Hub". archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk.

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v t e Schools and colleges in Waltham Forest
Primary schools	Barclay Primary School Buxton School George Mitchell School
Secondary schools	Buxton School Chingford Foundation School Connaught School for Girls Frederick Bremer School George Mitchell School Heathcote School Highams Park School Holy Family Catholic School Kelmscott School Lammas School Leytonstone School Norlington School South Chingford Foundation School Walthamstow Academy Walthamstow School for Girls Willowfield School
Special schools	Joseph Clarke School Whitefield Schools
Private schools	Forest School Normanhurst School
FE & sixth form colleges	Big Creative Academy Leyton Sixth Form College Sir George Monoux College Waltham Forest College
Defunct schools	Aveling Park School Warwick School for Boys

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