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Hugh Baird College and South Sefton
College to merge
ON 1 December 2017, following Sefton
Council approval and support, South Sefton College will become part of Hugh
Baird College. The decision is based on a strategy and shared desire to offer
the very best post 16 education for those living in Sefton and the Liverpool
City Region.
The move for Hugh Baird College to take ownership of South Sefton College helps
to provide a broad curriculum offer for school leavers in the area and,
importantly, safeguards the provision of high quality A-Level education for the
South Sefton area. In addition, the new arrangement will ensure that all School
leavers in South Sefton and the surrounding area can be guaranteed a place in a
specialist centre, on a course that is suitable for them and their future career
ambitions.
Both Colleges will keep their respective sites. However, South Sefton College
will be renamed as Hugh Baird College's South Sefton Campus and it will be home
to the College's dedicated Sixth Form Centre and will house its A-Level
provision.
Yana Williams, Hugh Baird College Principal
and Chief Executive is clear that the move is a step forward for the Colleges
and for post 16 education in the Liverpool City Region, and stated:- "We
are delighted by this latest announcement and see it as a very positive
strategic move that will ensure school leavers in the South Sefton area enjoy
access to a broad, high quality post 16 offer. The coming together of the two
organisations provides our local community and employers with a '1 stop shop' for post 16 provision and I am confident that
we can build on the strengths of the 2 institutions.
We are confident that this transition will build on both Colleges' successful
foundations and we look forward to developing and improving the educational
landscape in the region for the benefit of school leavers, businesses and the
wider local community."
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