College Rewarded for Helping Local Schools

Wed, 09 Dec 2009

A college has been recognised for its involvement in helping local schools improve standards. The award is all the most impressive given that the college was once described as ‘anonymous’. Portsmouth College has been awarded the Beacon Award for College/School Partnerships, after it shared teaching staff and resources with six of the city’s ten secondary schools for the past two years. The support enabled extra maths and English lesson to be provided, while the colleges principal, Steve Frampton, has also given revision sessions at the schools. As a result, there has been a significant improvement in all of the schools GCSE results.

Mr Frampton revealed that they key to success has been asking schools what help they need, rather than telling the schools what they need to do. The college’s progress hasn’t gone unnoticed in the local community, with a significant rise in the number of student applications for the next academic year. The college typically receives about 100 applications, though this year that figure has nearly tripled.

The college is also part of an international partnership of schools and colleges from nine different countries, with a view to helping those in poorer countries.
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