Tresham College of Further and Higher Education
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| Type | Public FE |
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| Principal and Chief Executive | Stuart Wesselby |
| Location |
Windmill Avenue Kettering Northamptonshire NN15 6ER England Coordinates: 52°23′20″N 0°42′39″W / 52.3889°N 0.7109°W |
| Local authority | East Midlands LSC (although situated in Northamptonshire LEA) |
| DfE number | ???/8009 |
| DfE URN | 130771 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 3000 (13,000 part-time) |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ages | 16+ |
| Sites | Corby, Wellingborough, Kettering & Silverstone Circuit |
| Affiliations | De Montfort University, Thames Valley University, University of Bedfordshire and University of Northampton |
| Website | Tresham (College of Further and Higher Education) |
Tresham College of Further and Higher Education (formerly Tresham Institute of Further and Higher Education) is a further education college in the East Midlands of England. Specifically located within Northamptonshire, the main campus is located within the town of Kettering, alongside other campuses included within Corby and Wellingborough.
The college headquarters are on the former site of Kettering Grammar School, which originally opened around 1965 on that site. The former buildings were demolished in 2007.
It has three main campus locations, all located within the county of Northamptonshire, in:
The Tresham College Silverstone Centre, based at Silverstone motor racing circuit, is Britain's National College for Motorsport and is classed as a centre of excellence. The college is also a lead academic sponsor of Silverstone University Technical College which is due to open at the circuit in September 2013.
Tresham College has also been a delivery partner for the Prince's Trust Team programme since 1999 and in September 2009 have begun to deliver the Prince's Trust XL programme to 14- to 16-year-olds.
Tresham College is partnered with De Montfort University, Thames Valley University, University of Bedfordshire and University of Northampton.
The college opened in 1978 when Kettering and Corby further education colleges merged. When Wellingborough College merged on 1 April 1992, the college became Tresham Institute of Further and Higher Education.
It took over the site of Kettering Boys' School in 1993, which became its headquarters in September 1994. The college is named after the Northamptonshire dynasty and lineage of Tresham. Rutland College merged with Tresham Institute in 2000. On 8 July 2009 'Tresham Institute' became 'Tresham College of Further and Higher Education'.
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