On Thursday 12th March, Swindon College and New College Swindon launched a public consultation on their proposed merger. During this formal period of public consultation, learners, parents, staff, local employers, stakeholders and the wider community are invited and encouraged to share their views on the proposal.
This is a live Q&A session so that stakeholders and the general public can find out more about the proposed merger and contribute their views. We will be running a meeting (via Microsoft Teams or Skype - to be confirmed shortly). We will be sending out emails with a link to join the meeting to all those who have registered by 12 noon on Thursday.
The merger will bring together Swindon's two Further and Higher Education colleges to create a single institution offering comprehensive academic, technical and professional education and training at all levels. The merged college will move to a single “Swindon curriculum” aligned to learners’ aspirations, skills needs and employment opportunities, and be instrumental in tackling local and regional skills shortages and improving opportunities for progression to Higher Education. It will be committed to the development of the new Institute of Technology at the Swindon College North Star campus.
The process of due diligence is ongoing and the intention is for the colleges to merge on 31st July 2020. The consultation period runs from 12th March until 16th April 2020.
