City and Islington College
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| Type | Further Education |
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| Principal | Sir Frank McLoughlin CBE |
| Location |
Islington London N7 0RN England Coordinates: 51°33′26″N 0°07′09″W / 51.5572°N 0.1192°W |
| Local authority | London Borough of Islington |
| DfE URN | 130409 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ages | 14–no upper age limit |
| Website | www |
City and Islington College, known as Candi, is a further education college in the London Borough of Islington, England, with five major sites. It is a member of the Collab Group of highly successful Further Education colleges in England, of which its principal, Sir Frank McLoughlin CBE, was the first Chair. In 2005 the College completed a £64 million building programme. This was the biggest investment in accommodation in the history of further education in the United Kingdom. The college introduced the International Baccalaureate at its Sixth Form College in September 2010.
The college was formed in 1993 through a merger of the City and East London College, North London College, Islington Adult Education Service and Islington Sixth Form College, which operated over 13 sites across Islington, Hackney and Tower Hamlets.
The Corporation of City and Islington College, led by Jack Morris (Chair of Governors) with Tom Jupp (Principal 1993-2001), developed a strategy to rebuild the college estate using capital released by the sale of sites and grants from the Learning and Skills Council.
Alongside the development of the new buildings, the management of teaching and learning was reorganised, and the five centres emerged.
Twelve years ago the college was spread across 13 different sites and three boroughs, and some of the buildings dated back to the 19th century. There are now five centres in Islington, each one specialising in a particular set of subjects. The centres provide study and recreational spaces, all with the latest ICT equipment for teaching and learning.
The five centres are:
Each centre is focused on running particular courses and qualifications and each has its own community of students, teachers and support staff.
In Angel, Islington, the centre building was officially opened by her Majesty’s Chief Inspector for Schools, David Bell, in May 2005, the same year that Ofsted rated the college’s science provision as outstanding.
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