Brooklands College
Brooklands College | |
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Location | |
Weybridge, Surrey, England United Kingdom | |
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Motto | Outstanding Every Day |
Principal | Gail Walker |
Staff | over 500 |
Enrollment | 5,000+ |
Website | brooklands.ac.uk |
Brooklands College is a further education college in Weybridge and Ashford, England.
In August 2007 Brooklands merged with Spelthorne College in Ashford. The Weybridge campus is in the grounds of Hugh F. Locke King's historic mansion at Brooklands; the Ashford campus is on Ashford's High Street.
The college provides courses for those leaving school after GCSEs, vocational subjects, A-levels, apprenticeships, and professional courses for adults including foundation degrees.
There are approximately 5,000 students attending the college; of these about 2,500 are full-time.
Alumni
- Gary Numan, musician
- Martin Freeman Actor
- Arthur Palmer, Labour MP from 1945-50 for Wimbledon, from 1952-9 for Cleveland, from 1964-74 for Bristol Central, and from 1974-83 for Bristol North East
- Irene Thomas
- Norman Willis, General Secretary from 1984-93 of the TUC
- Robert Evans (London politician), Labour MEP for London 1994-2009
- Wendy Smith-Sly, athlete who competed mainly in the 3,000 metres. Silver medallist at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles; 1983 World Champion in the World 10km road race championship.
- Lucie Silvas, singer-songwriter
In popular culture
- The 2007 film, "I Want Candy" starring Carmen Electra was filmed at Brooklands College.
- Pop Punk band "You Me at Six" was formed from students at Brooklands College.
College website
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