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Rochdale Sixth Form College wins at

prestigious Further Education awards

with a business-as-usual
approach to education and
mental wellbeing.

The teaching and learning
strategy incorporated
Microsoft Teams – with live
lessons matched exactly to
students’ previous timetables
– and support materials on
the college’s virtual learning
environment, videos on
ClickView and physical study
packs posted to all students.

The dedication of the staff
was reflected in the 93.2%
Rochdale Sixth Form College has been named Sixth Form online student attendance
College of the Year at the 2021 Tes FE Awards. figures and a two-year
retention rate of 95.5%.

Rochdale Sixth Form “I’d also like to take this Tes head of FE, Julia Belgutay
College made the shortlist opportunity to acknowledge said: “Further education
in the Sixth Form College the importance of our providers have excelled in
of the Year category along partnership with Hopwood what has been a truly
with five other colleges. Hall College – working challenging year, and each one
together with them on the of the amazing individuals,
It was announced as the innovative ‘Rochdale teams and institutions who
winner during a virtual Offer’, which guarantees all have won a Tes FE Award are
awards ceremony held on students in local schools a testament to that.
28 May. place at one of the town’s
two colleges, was one of the “Our judges were so
Richard Ronksley, aspects of RSFC that judges impressed with what teachers,
Principal & CEO Altus praised most highly.” support staff and leaders have
Education Partnership, managed to achieve this year.
said: “For RSFC to be Last year, as its staff and The whole FE sector should
awarded Sixth Form students dealt with the be proud of these winners and
College of the Year is an challenges of the pandemic, I want to congratulate all of
incredible achievement, the college took them.”
and due and rightful extraordinary measures to
recognition for what push its impact even further. The Tes FE Awards, now in
staff and students have their 11 year, celebrate the
achieved together since On 23 March, as England outstanding aspects of the
the college’s opening, but entered lockdown, UK’s FE sector, applauding
particularly over the last Rochdale Sixth Form excellence and rewarding
year and a half. became a virtual college, innovation.

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