» LewishamCollegeisrankednumber threeinLondonforFurtherEducation (FE)withanoverallachievementrate of90%accordingtotheDepartment ofEducation’sNationalAchievement RateTables(NART)for2017-18*

» Wearerankedasthesecond bestcollegeinLondonfor apprenticeships*

» LewishamCollegeisamulticultural communityofstudents,representing nearly80differentnationalities

» TheCollegeemploysavibrantand innovativeteamofstaff» Wehavearichheritage:vocationaltraining courseshavebeenofferedonourLewisham sitesince1931

» WearepartofNCG,oneoftheUK’slargest andmostsuccessfulprovidersoffurther educationandapprenticeshipsintheUK, andoneoftheonlycollegegroupstohave FoundationDegreeAwardingPowers

» Wehaverecentlybeenrebrandedas LewishamCollege,havingpreviouslybeen partofLewishamSouthwarkCollege. Thiswillenableustotailorourcurriculumto bettermeettheneedsofthecommunities weserve

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Lewisham College:oneofthelargestandbestperformingFEcollegesinLondon

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LEWISHAMCOLLEGE–INDETAIL

» LewishamCollegehastwoimpressive campusesinsoutheastLondon–in LewishamandDeptford–bothofwhich areeasilyaccessiblebytube,DLR,train andbus

» Weofferover65coursesfor16-18yearolds, andover60full-time,part-time,shortand onlinecoursesforadultlearners

» Ourcoursescoverawiderangeofsubjects including:Business,Accounting&Law; Catering&Hospitality;Construction;English& Maths;EarlyYears;Hair&Beauty;Health& SocialCare;IT&Computing;andSport

» OurLewishamWaycampus,whichoffers coursesinawiderangeofsubjects,hosts state-of-the-artfacilitiesincludingtheT’ien beautysalon,PhoenixRestaurant,industry- standardcateringkitchens,computerlabs includingCISCO

» OurDeptfordcampusisaconstruction trainingcentrewhichhasspecialistworkshops forbrickwork,tiling,plastering,plumbing, carpentry,painting&decorating,electrical workandgasassessmentamongotherskills

» Wehaveanongoingprogrammeofcampus investment,withmanycurrentprojectsscheduled

» LewishamCollegehasexcellentsuccess rates,with100%ofstudentsachievingtheir qualificationsinmanysubjectareas.Manyof ourstudentsprogressontofull-time employmentorontohighereducation

» Weareoneofthehighestquality apprenticeshipprovidersinsouthLondon, withanachievementrate8.5%abovethe nationalaverageaccordingtothegovernment’s EducationandSkillsFundingAgency*. Weofferapprenticeshipsinthehospitalityand supportservices,creative,business,and constructionsectors

» Weworkwithmanylocalandnational businessesincludingO’KeefeConstruction,Bell AcademyandLewishamCouncilandactively seekopportunitiestocollaborate.Forexample since1999wehavehostedaCISCONetworking Academywhichhasgiventhousandsof studentsaccesstojobopportunitiesin networkingtechnologysector

» Ourexcellentlearningsupportprovision includesspecialcourseswithbuilt-insupport foryoungpeoplewithhighneeds,and in-classsupportforpeoplewithSpecial EducationalNeedssuchasAutism,Asperger syndrome,Dyslexia,physicaldisabilitiesor sensoryneeds

» WeareapartnerintheErasmus+programme whichenablesstudentsonourcoursestostudy orgainworkexperienceinotherEuropean countries,whiletheCollegealsohostsgroups ofstudentsfromcollegesacrossEurope

» LewishamCollegeoffersJobCentrePlus (JCP)coursesandsuccessfullyupskillpeople whohadpreviouslybeeninlongterm unemployment

*FiguresrelatetoLewishamSouthwarkCollege.