157 Group
The 157 Group is a group of 32[1] college groups and colleges of further education in the United Kingdom. The group was established in 2006 with an aim of promoting and maintaining high standards of education and management for this type of college.[2] The group, whose creation was announced at the 2006 Association of Colleges annual conference chaired by the then Secretary of State for Education, Alan Johnson, aims to raise the profile and reputation of Further Education through policy influence. The group takes its name from paragraph No.157 of a British government paper on education, The Foster Report (formally the Review of the future role of FE colleges), published a year previously.[2]
Together, the group's member colleges employ more than 37,000 staff and the total enrolment is around 670,000 students. The group develops projects and enterprises for its members and the wider FE sector.
Members
- Barnet and Southgate College
- Bedford College, Bedford
- Belfast Metropolitan College
- Birmingham Metropolitan College
- Blackpool and The Fylde College
- Bridgwater College
- Cardiff and Vale College
- Chichester College
- City and Islington College
- City College, Plymouth
- Coleg Cambria
- College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London
- Cornwall College
- Derby College
- Ealing, Hammersmith & West London College
- Highbury College, Portsmouth
- Hull College
- Leeds City College
- Leicester College
- The Manchester College (LTE Group)
- Middlesbrough College
- Newham College of Further Education
- North East Scotland College
- South Staffordshire College
- South Thames College
- St Helens College
- Stoke on Trent College
- Sussex Downs College
- The Sheffield College
- Trafford College
- Walsall College
- Warwickshire College
References
- ↑ Burke, Jude (2016-05-10). "Breaking: Bridgwater College unveiled as sixth new 157 Group member since January". FE Week. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
- 1 2 The Guardian 28 November 2006 Retrieved 29 July 2010