Hadlow College
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| Established | 1968 |
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| Type | Further education, higher education |
| Principal | Mr Paul Hannan |
| Chair of Governors | Mr Nick Coffin |
| Location |
Tonbridge Road Hadlow Kent TN11 0AL England  Coordinates: 51°13′31″N 0°19′44″E / 51.22523°N 0.32888°E |
| DfE number | 886/8300 |
| DfE URN | 130733 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ages | 16–103 |
| Website | College homepage |
Hadlow College is a further and higher education college in Hadlow, Kent with satellite sites in Canterbury and London. The curriculum primarily covers land-based subjects including Forestry & Arboriculture, Agriculture, Conservation and Wildlife Management, Animal Management, Fisheries Management, Equine Studies, Outdoor Pursuits, Floristry, Horticulture, Garden Design, Landscape Management and sustainability. Additionally, intermediate and advanced apprenticeships are offered in Agriculture, Horticulture and Land-based Engineering.
In 1919 a scheme of Agricultural Education for the County, which included the provision of a Farm Institute, was approved at a meeting of the Kent Education Committee. Borden Grammar School at Sittingbourne agreed to sell their property to this committee as soon as a new grammar school was built, but it was not until 1929 that Borden Grammar was occupied and its building adapted for Farm Institute purposes. Grove End Farm, Tunstall was purchased in July 1919 to be run as the Institute Farm.
After the Second World War, the Kent Education Committee bought the Swanley property together with 60 acres (24 ha) of land. Until 1949 the Horticulture Institute was used as a training centre in horticulture for ex-service personnel under the supervision of the Ministry of Agriculture. In September 1949 the Education Committee took possession and the Horticulture Institute was developed and run on parallel line to the Farm Institute.
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