'Outstanding' college educates other institutions

'Outstanding' Sixth Form College educates other institutions

Rochdale Sixth Form College this week welcomed education leaders from across the UK to teach them about the college’s secrets to success.

Principals, teachers and college administrators from as far away as the South East and North East gathered for a series of talks and workshops.

The college, which opened in 2010 to tackle A-level underachievement in the borough, attained grade one’s across the board in a recent Ofsted inspection.

Attendees listened to a speech from Rochdale Sixth Form College’s Principal, Julian Appleyard and Beverley Barlow a Senior Inspector from Ofsted.

Julian Appleyard said: “After the announcement that we had been graded outstanding under the new Ofsted framework we were contacted by a number of other schools and colleges in the country to share our story.

“We thought the most productive way to do this would be to host a one day conference to share best practice and help other institutions try and emulate our success.”