Bexhill College

Bexhill College is a sixth form college with a long history of average post 16 education. In September 2004, the college moved into brand new buildings situated in Penland Road, Bexhill-On-Sea. As of 2006 the college attained a grade 3 in its OFSTED report.

General Information

There are about 1150 full-time students

Nearly all the college’s day-time students are between 16 and 19 years old.

The college is co-located with post-16 students of Glyne Gap School. The Glyne Gap students have been given their own open-air space within the college grounds.

The current principal is Karen Hucker.

The latest Bexhill College building was opened by the legendary comedian Eddie Izzard.

Notable Alumni

*Stella McCartney, fashion designer
*Jo Brand
*Charity Wakefield.

Recycling initiative

An extensive Recycling project is due to start at the College within the near future. Plans for recycling were first discussed by the Student Council before being approved by the staff at the College. A launch day for this new emphasis on recycling is due to be held in the near future although as of now, no date has been confirmed"'

"Teenage Wasteland": College Newspaper

The first edition of the College newspaper - entitled Teenage Wasteland [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teenage_Wasteland] after a line in The Who [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_who] song Baba O'Riley [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teenage_Wasteland] was released on the 26th February 2008. The irreverent and satirical nature of the newspaper did not go down too well with some of the staff but students seemed to support the newspaper. This publication is student run (with all costs covered by the editors), but positive immediate responses indicate that the College itself is to pay for future issues.

Also a large musical concert is currently being planned as the main event for the leaving higher year of Bexhill College in the summer.

References

http://www.bexhillcollege.ac.uk

Teenage Wasteland Baba O'Riley/Teenage Wasteland by The Who