For The further education college, see Stoke-on-Trent College. The City of Stoke-on-Trent Sixth Form College is a mixed sixth form college on Leek Road, Stoke-on-Trent. It opened its new building on Leek Road in September 2010 having previously been located on Victoria Road, Fenton.[1] The college is also known as Stoke-on-Trent Sixth Form College, and - prior to its relocation - Fenton Sixth Form College. The college specialises in educating years 12 and 13, where students can gain AS, A2 and BTEC qualifications. More than 95% of students are aged between 16 and 19.[1] About 90% of students are of White British heritage,[2] with a large minority being British Pakistanis. About 70% of students come from the city, with the rest journeying in from North Staffordshire. The college requires a minimum of four GCSEs at A* to C grades, rather than the minimum five usually required. The college was established in 1970 on Victoria Road, Fenton; making it the first purpose-built sixth form college in the country.
[2] Next to it was the Fenton Manor Sports Complex. Originally build with a capacity of 700 students, it eventually came to teach more than double that figure. The idea of a 'University Quarter' was first announced in 2004,[4] and was developed for the next few years.[5] A December 2004 report gave most teaching staff a grade of good or better.[2] In November 2006 an Ofsted report gave the college a 'satisfactory' grade, and gave a good or better teaching and learning in 72% of lessons.[3] In late 2008 planning permission was given for the college to build a new campus on Leek Road,[6] as part of a £1.5 billion regeneration project in North Staffordshire.[7] The project was suspended in January 2009,[8] and concerns were made if sufficient funds could be found.[9] The site was handed over to developers in March 2009,[10] just as an Ofsted report gave the college a 'satisfactory' grade.[1] In September 2010 the college officially moved to Leek Road, Stoke-on-Trent. The school competes with four other institutes in the city: St Joseph's College, St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy, St Thomas More Catholic Academy and Stoke-on-Trent College.
Of these only Shelton based Stoke-on-Trent College is not attached to a school. The front of the new college building. The new college in August 2010, as taken from Leek Road as final building work was being completed. The points system has changed over the years, leading to big jumps in some years. The college has feeder schools throughout the city. Many of the students go on to local Universities Staffordshire and Keele. ^ a b c ^ a b c d eCOUPLE Tracy and Brad Griffiths have launched a new 'upcycled' furniture business next door to their successful flower shop.The entrepreneurs are hoping to cash in on the trend for 'shabby chic' cabinets and drawers with the launch of 'It's All About Vintage' in Wolstanton.The pair have been running 'All About Eden' florists for 13 years and decided to branch out when the neighbouring warehouse became available.Tracy, aged 47, who studied floristry at college, said: "Myself and Brad have been working together for years now and it works really well.
Were you up Hanley, 25 years ago? Photographer captured shoppers at Potteries Shopping Centre Potteries Shopping Centre shoppers - 25 years ago Families take court action over Legionnaires' deaths following outbreak at Fenton store Staffordshire Police want to speak to this man following robbery in Newcastle "I am very creative so after I had been upcycling furniture as a hobby for my own house for a while we decided to give it a go as a business."I like buying pieces from charity shops and giving them a distressed look."I still love being a florist but I wanted to try something new. A different way of being artistic."The couple, from Porthill, source furniture from the internet, auctions and adverts in The Sentinel before Tracy spends days giving each piece a unique look. She added: "I use a method called distressing where you make the furniture look old by painting it and then rubbing it off in certain areas."It's not a perfect look, it's shabby chic, but it gives furniture a new lease of life.
No one piece is the same."Shoppers browsed the revamped coffee tables, footstools, chairs, dressing tables and mirrors during the launch day at the Ellison Street shop on Saturday.One piece up for sale was a £250 rustic dresser which Tracy had spent four days lovingly refurbishing after buying it on eBay.Brad, aged 48, said: "The warehouse at the back became free and we had always wanted to do something with it ourselves so decided to make a go of it."Tracy is the artistic one and she'd taken an interest in shabby chic so we decided that was probably a good way to go because not a lot of shops do that style."Vintage is very in at the moment, nobody wants flat brown furniture or even pine anymore."Tracy spends a long time on each piece because the attention to detail is the important thing and it all ends up looking really nice."It was very exciting to open at the weekend. We've been looking forward to it for a while and we got lots of great feedback on the day."Councils could force tens of thousands of takeaways and coffee shops to get rid of all their seating unless they install a toilet, after a judge ruled a lack of facilities in two Gregg's branches was giving them an “unfair advantage”.
A recent High Court case in which Hull City Council beat Gregg's in a legal battle over whether local branches of the bakery chain should install toilets has set a "precedent", lawyers say, which means other councils can demand take-aways remove tables and chairs if they do not have washrooms. Last night experts warned the ruling would be particularly "troubling" for small independent shops which could face a tough decision: either shell out thousands of pounds on building work, or turn away business from customers who want to sit in. As many as 21,500 takeaways and 5,230 coffee shops across the UK could be affected, Horizons data shows. According to section 20 of the Local Government Miscellaneous Provisions Act 1976, which provides the most up-to date rules on toilet provision in restaurants, takeaways with less than 10 seats are not required to provide customer toilets. This ruling will make for troubling reading for small take-aways who serve refreshments for take-out purposes or delivery, but also have some small seating area.
In accordance with this Gregg's argued that if takeaway trade was predominant, with less food and drink being sold for consumption on the premises than to consume elsewhere, it should not be required to provide sanitary facilities. But in a surprise decision which overrides current guidance, despite neither of the Gregg's branches having more than 10 seats, the judge ruled the branches should be forced to have loos. He said not having them gave Gregg's an "unlawful and unfair commercial advantage" over other providers of food at cafés in Hull where food is consumed on as well as off the premises. Falafel and flat whites: Greggs enjoys its salad days Mike Cherry, national chairman at the Federation of Small Businesses, said: "This ruling will make for troubling reading for small take-aways who serve refreshments for take-out purposes or delivery, but also have some small seating area. We will analyse the detail of the ruling and will be talking to the Department for Business about options to tackle red tape."