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South Bank
Struggling women's college set August 2014 federation deadline
A women’s college in Surbiton has announced plans to form a partnership with another institution to improve educational standards.
Hillcroft College in South Bank was issued with an improvement notice by the SFA in March 2012, and received an “inadequate” rating by Ofsted in December. Hillcroft wants to enter into a “federation” agreement with another college by August next year – whereby some services are shared but each institution keeps its separate identity. The move comes after the college was told in May by the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) – which contributes more than £1.5m a year to Hillcroft – that progress on student achievements has been “insufficient”, and sent in consultants to turn things around.
The college’s response has been to pursue a federation with an as yet unknown partner or partners, and will hold its first meeting on the proposal today (Friday).
A monitoring visit by Ofsted in July this year has since found the college to be making “significant progress” both in its improvement plan and in providing better opportunities to accredit learners’ skills. Principal Michael Wheeler insisted the college would have considered a federation regardless of previous poor performance. The SFA has approved Hillcroft’s federation proposal, but has warned it will escalate its intervention to stage three – the highest level – if it does not see sufficient progress.
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