Stockport College

Stockport College
Stockport College
Location
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	Stockport, Greater Manchester; England, United Kingdom
Information
Type	Further education and; Higher education
Established	1960s; (Current name by merger; in April 2018)
Local authority	Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
Gender	Mixed
Campuses	Stockport Town Centre Campus
Part of	Trafford College Group
Website	http://www.stockport.ac.uk

Stockport College is a medium-sized educational institute in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England, providing further education and higher education to those aged 16 and over.^[1] It provides educational opportunities for the community including school leavers, adults, and businesses.

The college has academic and vocational courses from pre-GCSE to degree level. It is a major provider of post-16 education and training in Stockport and a centre for a range of specialist courses.

Amongst its facilities the College has a theatre where drama and performing arts is taught; it is named the Peter Barkworth Theatre after the English film and television actor Peter Barkworth.^[2]

Under the new merger with Trafford College, Lesley Davies OBE is the new Principal and Chief Executive of the Trafford College Group. James Scott is the current Stockport College campus Principal.

Town centre campus[]

The town centre campus is the original site of Stockport College of Further and Higher Education (

53°24′16″N 2°09′31″W / 53.4044°N 2.1587°WCoordinates:

53°24′16″N 2°09′31″W / 53.4044°N 2.1587°W) and much of the campus dates back to the 1960s. The complete redevelopment of this site and some surrounding buildings was due for completion in 2011 to create a flagship educational campus for the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport. The total project value was estimated at around £100m from various sources. It included the closure and selling off of the Heaton Moor Campus (53°25′44″N 2°11′02″W / 53.4288°N 2.1840°W), inherited from the merger with in 2006. Under the new college merger, investment is being made in key areas to Stockport College. One such area is the plan to redevelop the Stockport College campus. A new town centre campus redevelopment project is set to begin in 2018.^[3]

Trafford College Group[]

Stockport College and Trafford College announced on 4 April 2018 the completion of their merger. The Trafford College Group is the corporation name for the new provider which will have over 14,000 students and apprentices and a combined turnover of around £37 million.

Stockport College and Trafford College will retain their existing names and campus sites.^[4]

Notable people[]

Adam Gillen - British actor known for Benidorm (TV series)
Sarah Harding - was an English singer-songwriter, dancer, model, and actress and is associated with the girl pop group Girls Aloud
Alan Lowndes - was a British painter known primarily for his scenes of northern life
Angela Rayner - Labour politician (Member of Parliament), former care worker and trade unionist
Luthfur Rahman OBE – Labour politician, Councillor on Manchester City Council and Executive Member for Skills, Culture and Leisure on Manchester City Council^[5]
Daniel Rigby - BAFTA award-winning Actor
David Roman Graphic art student in 1969 was the DJ for the first monthly rock concerts inc Blodwyn Pig, Eton John, Taste, Savoy Brown, The Move & Family He formed The Creative Card Co in Scotland 1990 to 1997 a postcard co with annual sales of 300,000 cards and 137 retail outlets in Scotland & became a major designer and retailer of handmade steel furniture 1996 to 2000 commissions created for Salon Services, Princes Square Glasgow, and The Galleries a designer restaurant where 140 handmade dining chairs where supplied. He has had 2 homes and gardens featured in Scotland's Doors Open Day, achieving national TV and Newspaper Coverage.Sunday Herald March 1999 (front cover pages titled Heavy Metal Guru )Daily Record September 2, 1998 page 3 feature. House number 2 The Herald Magazine double page feature (Knock Knock Who's There)

References[]

^ "Stockport College - Principal's Welcome". Stockport College. Archived from the original on 10 June 2008. Retrieved 2 June 2008.
^ http://www.stockport.ac.uk/lets-dance/^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Stockport College - Stockport College and Trafford College Merger FAQs". Stockport College. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
^ "Merger of Stockport College and Trafford College". Stockport College. Archived from the original on 2018-04-11.
^ "Councillor Luthfur Rahman". Manchester City Council. Retrieved 2013-09-14.

External links[]

Stockport College web site

[Stockport_College_-_College_Information-1] "Stockport College - Principal's Welcome". Stockport College. Archived from the original on 10 June 2008. Retrieved 2 June 2008.

[2] ttp://www.stockport.ac.uk/lets-dance/^{[permanent dead link]}

[3] "Stockport College - Stockport College and Trafford College Merger FAQs". Stockport College. Retrieved 2018-05-21.

[4] "Merger of Stockport College and Trafford College". Stockport College. Archived from the original on 2018-04-11.

[5] "Councillor Luthfur Rahman". Manchester City Council. Retrieved 2013-09-14.

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Shopping complexes	Grand Central Stockport Merseyway Shopping Centre The Peel Centre
Sport and Entertainment	Avro Heritage Museum Edgeley Park Garrick Theatre Plaza Cinema, Stockport Stockport Air Raid Shelters
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