Departments

Adult & Community Learning

The College’s Adult and Community Learning program (ACL) delivers a broad range of opportunities from introductory taster activities to short and longer courses with progression opportunities, where appropriate, from introductory level and is offered in 12 subject sector areas, with by far the highest number of enrolments at 45% in the Arts, Media and Publishing area.

The Adult and Community Learning mission is “To identify and support the provision through partnerships of high quality, personalised, lifelong learning opportunities that enable adults and families to develop skills for enjoying life and work, are responsive to individual and community learning needs and offer a framework of progression into further learning, voluntary or paid employment”.

The Faculty Head for this area is Kim Miller

Services to People

The ‘Services to People’ Faculty runs courses in the following subject areas:

• Business and Accounting
• Health and Social Care
• Public Services
• AS & A2 subjects (Accounting, Business Studies, English, Law and Sociology)

The Faculty Head for this area is Abisola Adejinmi

Foundation and Progression Studies

We deliver English courses for speakers of other languages, catering for a diversity of student needs, from full-time courses for 16 to 18 year olds, to part-time community-based courses, vocational and evening classes. Our qualification courses range from Entry 1 to Level 2, covering speaking and listening, reading, and writing skills.

The faculty is also responsible for literacy and numeracy courses for adults, Functional Skills for 16-18 year olds and Access to Further Education courses.

The Faculty Head for this area is Jennie Turner

Science, Technology and Gaming

The Science, Technology Engineering and Maths Department delivers a wide range of courses both Academic and Vocational from level 1 to level 4 including:

• Construction and Engineering
• ELectrical Installation
• IT
• Motor Vehicle
• Science
• A Level subjects (Maths, Psychology, Science)

The Faculty Head for this area is Alan Penny

Creative and Leisure Industries

The Faculty for Creative and Leisure Industries runs the following courses from centres in Charlton, Eltham and Plumstead:

• Fashion
• Gaming
• Hospitality
• Leisure and Tourism
• Retail
• Sport

The Faculty Head for this area is Parmijit Parris