New College, Telford

Former sixth form college in Telford, Shropshire, England

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New College Telford

Address

King Street, Wellington

Telford

Shropshire

TF1 1NY

England

Information
Type| Sixth form college
Motto| Be Ambitious. Think Differently. Stay Focused. Make Your Own Success Story At New College Telford.
Established| 1976
Closed| 2018 (merged with TCAT)
Local authority| Telford & Wrekin
Ofsted| Reports
Chair| Gail Bleasby
Principal| Graham Guest (Interim Principal & CEO)
Gender| Co-educational
Age| 16 to 19
Enrolment| 1450
Colour(s)| Black & Orange (Student), Lime (Higher education student), Red (Student council), Pink (Temporary), Blue (Staff), Black (Associate), White (Ofsted), Yellow (Visitor) & Green (Governor).
Website| http://www.nct.ac.uk

New College Telford was a sixth form college situated in Wellington, an area within Telford, Shropshire, England. During December 2017 the merger between Telford College of Arts and Technology, and New College Telford, was officially certified by the Government, meaning the college now trades as Telford College since September 2018.

## Admissions

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The college catered for 16- to 19-year-olds, but also offered part-time courses to the rest of the community, principally adults. The College offered a range of courses at level two and three with particular specialisms in the sciences, performing arts and music.

The college aimed to create an environment which all students are able to succeed and does this by liaising with partner secondary schools within Telford & Wrekin.

## History

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### Grammar school

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It is the former Wellington Girls' High School, a girls' grammar school, which had opened in 1908.[1] During the Second World War, evacuees attended from Holly Lodge High School in Smethwick.

### Comprehensive

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It became a mixed comprehensive in 1974.

### Sixth form college

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It became a sixth form college in 1976.

In November 2015 the college alongside Shrewsbury Sixth Form College and Shrewsbury College announced a proposal to merge,[2] in which each college would retain its own principal, "individual culture", and students would continue to apply to each college separately.[3] In February 2016 public consultation began where the proposed name of the combined college was announced to be "Central Shropshire Colleges Group".[4][5]

In April 2016 following public consultation, the college backed out and proceeded its own, separate, merger with Telford College of Arts and Technology.[6][7]

In December 2016 the college was rated "Requires Improvement" by Ofsted inspectors, in all areas but "Personal development, behaviour and welfare" which was rated "Good".[8]

In September 2017 the college merged with Telford College of Arts and Technology forming Telford College unveiling the current logo beforehand. The college continued to use two existing campuses until September 2018, with New College keeping its separate identity until then, when all students were moved to the existing Haybridge Road campus with a further £2 million investment in a new facility.[9] Following the movement away from the site in 2018, the modern buildings on the campus were demolished in 2020 with the intention to keep the former girls' school.[10]

The college was under the leadership of interim principal & chief executive Graham Guest, building a link between Telford college of arts & technology with the upcoming merger from August 2017.

## Notable former pupils

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### Wellington Girls' High School

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* Carol Decker (1969–74), singer with T'Pau
* Janet Mayo (broadcaster) (1955–62), newsreader with East Midlands Today in the 1990s[11]

## References

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1. ^ British History
2. ^ "Three Shropshire colleges announce merger plan". BBC. 11 November 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
3. ^ "Three Shropshire colleges propose merger to create largest Sixth Form College in the country". Shrewsbury Sixth Form College. 11 November 2015. Archived from the original on 14 August 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
4. ^ "Consultation over Shropshire colleges' merger under way". Shropshire Star. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
5. ^ "Public consultation over merger of three Shropshire Colleges now open". Shrewsbury Sixth Form College. 1 February 2016. Archived from the original on 30 July 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
6. ^ "Shrewsbury colleges to merge - while New College in Telford looks to merge with TCAT". Shropshire Star. 21 April 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
7. ^ "Three College Merger Proposal Update". Shrewsbury Sixth Form College. Archived from the original on 26 January 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
8. ^ "New College Telford December 2016". Ofsted. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
9. ^ "Telford College reveals new branding as merger gets closer". Shropshire Star. 21 August 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
10. ^ Smith, Rob (12 May 2020). "New College buildings set to be demolished this year". www.shropshirestar.com. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
11. ^ Janet Mayo

## External links

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* New College Telford (official website)

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Schools in Shropshire (including Telford and Wrekin)

Secondary|

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* Bridgnorth Endowed School
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* Shrewsbury Academy
* Telford Park School
* Telford Priory School
* The Telford Langley School
* Thomas Adams School
* Thomas Telford School
* William Brookes School

Grammar|

* Haberdashers' Adams
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Independent (preparatory)|

* Castle House School
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* Prestfelde School

Independent (senior)|

* Adcote School
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* Wrekin College

Sixth form colleges|

* Ludlow College
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Further education colleges|

* Shrewsbury College
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Universities|

* Harper Adams University
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Defunct|

* Wakeman School

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