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NEW FUTURES

Statutory Consultation

LOWESTOFT SIXTH FORM

COLLEGE:

CONTENTS4 INTRODUCTION

6 YOUR VIEWS ARE IMPORTANT

7 ABOUT THE COLLEGES

12 RATIONALE FOR CHANGE

15 MERGER PROPOSAL

16 OUR VISION

19 STRATEGIC BENEFITS

21 CONSULTATION PROCESS

23 FURTHER INFORMATION

24 STATUTORY NOTICE

25 HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR FEEDBACK

‘You only need to take a quick look at the websites of Lowestoft Sixth Form College and East Coast College or step through their doors to see what vibrant places they are for learning. They offer a huge breadth of provision that sets up their students for exciting and truly beneficial careers which will drive our economy.

The achievement record of Lowestoft Sixth Form College is impressive and the latest published results place the College as the top performing sixth form in the country on the Department for Education performance tables for student progress score in A level and academic performance. We must celebrate this success and turn the heads of decision makers on both a national and international basis to ensure we are a go to destination for talent.

The new College will have clear direction which is supported by a number of sectors including Energy. Important building work and curriculum development will ensure that it can capitalise on its vision.

East Coast College prides itself on developing the individual. They are agile in responding to employer needs whilst having an eye on what their local employers and communities need. This is very important to me and others in the business and education world.

Change is never easy but taking part in this merger consultation will ensure that shared values and cultures are recognised, taking the colleges forward in a harmonious fashion. This will result in an educational offer that is truly life changing for individuals, families and our economy.’

Doug Field Chair, New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership

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Lowestoft Sixth Form College and East Coast College are both successful providers of further education and we serve our respective communities well. Collectively we have over 5,000 students (aged 16+) and achieve good results at all levels. In January 2018, Lowestoft Sixth Form College was recognised as the top performing sixth form college for student progress score in A levels and academic performance, on the Department for Education performance tables.

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/school-and-college-performance-tables-in-england-2016-to-2017.

As Chairs of the governing bodies of both Colleges, we want to offer Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth a forward-thinking plan that addresses the needs of local students, parents and employers, and which will act as a catalyst for local and regional economic prosperity.

Education brings hope for the future, developing the inherent talents of students and raising aspirations. Our shared aim is to preserve and expand the

excellent academic offer of Lowestoft Sixth Form College and the much valued technical and professional education and training of East Coast College. In the face of significant reductions in public-sector funding we have successfully managed the impact of budget cuts to date, but it is clear that pressure on funding is likely to increase.

We therefore bring forward our proposal to merge as an innovative solution that will provide dynamic opportunities for growth, with the new combined College being at the centre of economic and cultural regeneration. We recommend it to you.

For us, the key benefits of the merger are that:

• Together, combining the complementary strengths of both organisations, we can offer a wider, richer range of academic, technical and professional opportunities to school leavers, adults, higher education students and the business community;

• The sixth form college will continue as a separate entity within East Coast College, retaining its unique identity and high quality delivery;

• We will be able to enhance the training, bespoke courses and apprenticeships offered to employers, and build a stronger partnership with industry;

• We can create an organisation with a combined annual turnover of around £23 million, which will enable further investment in learner resources and facilities, and ensure the continuity of good local provision;

• We will be able to develop an organisation with a greater capacity to engage regionally, nationally and internationally with partners, bringing greater benefits to both our students and local communities.

Finally, we hope you enjoy reading about a plan that we are confident will make an important contribution to the future of education in our region, and look forward to hearing your views.

Mike BurrowsChair of GovernorsEast Coast College

David ByeChair of GovernorsLowestoft Sixth Form College


INTRODUCTION

YOUR VIEWS ARE IMPORTANTThis is an exciting opportunity to expand choice and widen the educational offer for existing students, prospective students, employers and the wider community in East Norfolk and North Suffolk.

The approval process for the proposal to merge Lowestoft Sixth Form College and East Coast College is being conducted in an open and transparent manner fully meeting statutory requirements. Public consultation is an essential part of that process and everyone in the community is being given the opportunity to take part and put forward their opinions.

We are now seeking comments on the merger proposal outlined in the following pages. At the end of this document is a questionnaire with details of how you can give us your views. Any responses, together with other information, will be given full consideration in the development of our final plan.

The deadline for supplying your views is midnight on Friday 4th May 2018.

ABOUT THE COLLEGES:

“Students, parents and staff associated with both institutions can be assured of the intent to maintain and develop the strengths and distinct specialisms for which the Colleges are recognised.”


Specialisms• A wide range of A level courses which are judged

to be in the top 10% nationally • Rich STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering

and Maths) offer that addresses regional skills needs: A levels in Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Maths, Further Maths and BTEC Extended Diplomas (and Diplomas) in Applied Science, Medical and Forensic pathways. Performance of many of these subjects are the highest performing, or equal to the highest performing, departments in the country as judged by ALPs.

• Consistently judged to be outstanding by the A Level Performance System rating for value added for STEM subjects (Biology, Maths, Physics, BTEC ICT & Applied Science), rating students’ achievemenents in the top 10% in the UK.

• Excellent university acceptance rates that are significantly above the UCAS average.

• Outstanding outcomes for those re-sitting GCSE English and Maths.

PROFILE OF LOWESTOFT SIXTH FORM COLLEGE

Lowestoft Sixth Form College welcomed its first cohort of students in September 2011 and since then has quickly built a strong reputation for academic achievement and effective pastoral support. This was recognised in the College’s recent Ofsted inspection (June 2015), in which it was awarded a rating of good in all areas including:

• outcomes for students • quality of teaching• learning and assessment• effectiveness of leadership and

management• overall effectiveness

The College’s specialist teachers were particularly praised, with inspectors noting that “enthusiastic teachers have high expectations of what students can achieve” and “well-qualified teachers convey their subject with passion”. More recently the College achieved 100% pass rates in A Level and BTEC Diploma and is the top performing sixth form college in the country on the DfE performance tables for student progress score in A level and academic performance. With over 740 students, the College is a friendly and welcoming place and

able to offer many courses and combinations across A level, BTEC and GCSE, whilst remaining small enough to provide the kind of close individual attention that ensures every student feels unique.

The College’s mission is to enable students to achieve well and to progress on to exciting futures. Through specialist mentoring, students gain not only vital qualifications but also something extra: the inspiration and confidence to excel. It is a focus on developing valuable transferable skills through work experience and other enrichment activities that enables students to successfully secure the kind of job or further training they really want.

www.lowestoftsfc.ac.uk

Progression to university from the College is excellent; the College is consistently above the average for the Eastern England region, which constitutes a significant achievement for all those college leavers, the vast majority of whom will have been the first in their family to go to university. The College offers a prestigious “high-flyers” programme which includes specialist support for those aiming for Oxbridge and highly competitive courses at other institutions.

Lowestoft Sixth Form College’s £25 million purpose-built campus features impressive science laboratories, art rooms, music and multimedia suites and performance spaces, all of which have been specially designed to support learning, and over £1.3 million has been invested in the College’s IT infrastructure and equipment to

provide an exceptional service, including full Wi-Fi coverage. In addition, a partnership with Waterlane Leisure Centre provides students with free access to a 25-metre swimming pool, fitness suite, six badminton courts and a fully equipped sports hall, and the Barnards Centre Point also offers students at the Sixth Form College the use of its 3G football pitch.

The College has a prestigious A+ programme which supports students in their successful applications to Oxbridge and high quality Russell Group universities. It has an outstanding record of student progression to over 50 universities across the country, as well as to employment and apprenticeship opportunities.



PROFILE OF EAST COAST COLLEGE

East Coast College was formed on the 1st August 2017 from a successful merger of Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft Colleges. East Coast College is an established Further Education College offering fantastic depth and breadth of subjects and vocational training – turning passions into professions.

Both the Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft Campuses are based in areas of high deprivation. As such the College feels a particular responsibility to focus on developing careers and offering students the best chance of success in progressing on to higher education or into employment.

The proportion of pupils leaving Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft schools with 5 GCSEs at A*–C is consistently below average for both Norfolk and Suffolk and nationally.

The role of the College is therefore increasingly important in raising aspirations, providing good-quality technical and professional training opportunities, promoting community cohesion and contributing directly and indirectly to the growth of

the local economy. The College is underpinned by a strong set of common values and is recognised as both friendly and ambitious. Student support is excellent and has recently been enhanced by an innovative focus on improving student wellbeing. New Programmes of Study have enabled a redoubled focus on employability skills and students being able to access work experience. Over the last four years the College has successfully invested over £14 million in enhancing student learning environments, including a new library, English and maths suites and social spaces, plus a Fitness and Wellbeing Centre. Currently under construction at the Lowestoft Campus is a specialist Energy Skills Centre to support skills education and training for the engineering and energy industries, through a commitment of £10 million of capital investment from the New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership.

www.eastcoast.ac.uk

Each year East Coast College teaches over 1,200 16-18 year olds on full-time programmes across a range of specialist professional and technical subjects, including BTECs and NVQs.

The College offers courses in almost all Further Education sector subject areas. Around 400 higher education students achieve their degrees via a partnership with the University of Suffolk, and their higher education offer is expanding each year. The College also provides vocational education opportunities to pupils at local schools.

East Coast College is the leading provider of apprenticeships through enhanced relationships with the

local business community; it also offers Higher Apprenticeships and Degree Apprenticeships are also being developed with the University of Suffolk. East Coast College has a good commerical offer and is recognised both nationally and internationally as a specialist centre of provision in developing and training in skills related to the maritime, engineering and energy industries, working with a wide range of local and national employers. In addition, the College has been making the most of the fact that in 2011, Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft were made one of the only six areas in England to be designated a Centre for Offshore Renewable Energy (CORE).

Specialisms

Provides a wide-ranging curriculum from entry level to degree level in many subject areas, including the keyprofessional and technical areas of:

• Business, Leadership and Management

• Engineering and Construction • Energy• Foundation Learning• Health, Care and Counselling • Maritime• Creative Media and Art • Plus a wide range of Higher

Education opportunities


RATIONALE FOR CHANGE

Along with seven other post-16 educational institutions, both colleges have been involved in the Area Review of Post-16 Education and Training in Norfolk and Suffolk which concluded at the end of March 2017.

This wide ranging review of Colleges was jointly chaired by Dr Peter Funnell (a former President of the Suffolk Chamber of Commerce and a member of the Skills Board of the New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership) and Richard Atkins (the Further Education Commissioner), with a steering group comprising;

• Each College’s Chair of Governors and Principal.

• Representatives from Norfolk County Council, Suffolk County Council, The New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership and Jobcentre Plus.

• The Regional Schools Commissioner.

• Representatives from the funding bodies (recently combined as the Education and Skills Funding Agency) and the Department for Education (DfE).

The proposal for a merger between the Lowestoft Sixth Form College

and East Coast College (formerly Great Yarmouth College and Lowestoft College) was one of a number of recommendations arising from that Area Review.

The specific recommendation from the Area Review for Lowestoft Sixth Form College was to merge with East Coast College. Set out below are two key quotes from this report:

• “The planned merger between Great Yarmouth College and Lowestoft College to be completed in 2017 to form East Coast College, with Lowestoft Sixth Form College joining the merged college in 2018”.

• “The inclusion of Lowestoft Sixth Form College in the planned merger between Great Yarmouth College and Lowestoft Colleges will build greater financial resilience, reduce competition and support the development of a broader, more relevant academic and vocational/technical offer for the area with a strong STEM focus”.

Full report available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/634680/Norfolk_and_Suffolk_Area_Review_Report_FINAL.pdf

Since 2009 there has been considerable pressure to reduce public spending and the country’s annual budget deficit has meant that there are funding pressures across the public sector. Not least these pressures have been felt in education and in particular have affected the funding of education and training for 16-19 year olds. Additionally, the Sixth Form College sector has experienced the impact of demographic decline, increased competition from school/academy sixth forms and the rise of apprenticeships and vocational routes to university.

These factors, when combined with unfunded increases in pension and National Insurance contributions and the National Minimum Wage, haveunsurprisingly resulted in difficult financial conditions for small Sixth Form Colleges and their ability to stand alone and remain financially viable.

In that context Lowestoft, as a small Sixth Form College, has engaged in a lengthy and comprehensive strategic evaluation - both before

and during the Area Review referred to above - and has concluded that the opportunity to merge with East Coast College is the only viable option within the terms of the Area Review, leading to a single, financially strong institution that can meet key financial benchmarks. The combined College will then be best placed to build on the respective strengths of its constituent parts in continuing to provide high quality education in East Norfolk and North Suffolk.The two Colleges have identified many benefits from their proposed merger, including:

• a wider, and more accessible, range of progression routes into Higher Education, Higher Apprenticeships and Degree Apprenticeships;

• an improved student experience as a result of sharing staff expertise ;

• meeting the full range of skills identified by employers in East Norfolk and North Suffolk;

• increasing progression to Higher Education.

‘To attain our goal of more high-value jobs and more productive businesses, we need to improve our skills system. Our businesses tell us they struggle to find skilled employees, especially for the scientific and technical jobs in our high-impact sectors. At the same time our universities tell us there needs to be more higher-level opportunities for their graduates.’

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MERGER PROPOSAL

We are exploring a potential merger in order to ensure the continuation of a broad learning offer in East Norfolk and North Suffolk to meet local needs. We intend to increase and enhance the choice and breadth of A levels, further education programmes, apprenticeships and degree level courses.

The vision is to create a resilient organisation that is financially sustainable and serves its local community by offering high quality education and training. The combined institution will provide local delivery to East Norfolk and North Suffolk in particular by widening the choice of courses available to local students.

It is proposed that Lowestoft Sixth Form College will merge with East Coast College through what is known as a Type B merger, with the Corporation of Lowestoft Sixth Form College being disbanded as a legal body (a process known as “dissolution”) and with its assets and liabilities transferring to East Coast College. Staff will likewise transfer to East Coast College.

The formal name of the merged college will be East Coast College but Lowestoft Sixth Form College will continue as a separate entity.

The detailed business plan for the merged institution is being carefully developed and the staffing structure that forms part of it will be subject to appropriate consultations with trade unions and staff.

The proposed date of the merger is 1 August 2018.

The merger process is being overseen by a Joint Task and Finish Group of Governors and leaders from both organisations.

By coming together our Colleges will be able to fully capitalise on their individual strengths, which in union promise to forge the foundation of a really strong educational future. That each of our institutions are already doing well is evident across a range of measures:

Student outcomesOverall student achievement rates at Lowestoft Sixth Form College are significantly higher than the provider-group average. Progression into work and higher education is also strong, with around 800 students from the Colleges going on to apprenticeships in 2017.

Curriculum offerCollectively, the Colleges provide a rich and varied offer from entry level through to Level 7 across a full range of academic, vocational, technical and professional qualifications.

Our vision is to create a merged College that will consolidate the best practices of Lowestoft Sixth Form College and East Coast College.

We will retain the Sixth Form College identity and ethos whilst providing a one stop shop for all 16-19 year olds in the area. Our vision is to maintain a strong autonomous sixth form college to continue to function as such providing excellent education and care for 16-18 year olds.

Together, we will:

Secure new futures for our communities

Provide improved progression routes into employment or university

This exciting partnership promises to be an ambitious step forward in the creation of outstanding education and training opportunities in our region.

Our vision is to: “unlock potential through learning.”

We will provide students with the opportunities they deserve through a new organisation with a solid financial footing. This security will enable us to invest in our campuses and resources to develop a future workforce that is fit for the needs of our regional industries.

Our goal is the success of all our young people and adults. We will provide improved progression routes through all levels of learning. These routes will lead to either higher education or employment, and so support our young people and adults in their efforts to secure a rewarding future.

Become a regional specialist that is recognised for excellence

Build on our strong apprenticeship offer

We are proud of our apprenticeship success, we are the number one ranking provider locally in East Norfolk and North East Suffolk. We work with over 1,000 local and regional employers. We will work with agencies and employer-led groups to make a transformational impact, delivering high-quality skills training and developing work-ready attributes in our young people and adults.

We will maintain and continue to develop our A level offer together with universal access to education, including programmes aimed at those with low attainment and students with learning difficulties and disabilities. We will engage with local schools and industry, to create STEM (Science,Technology, Engineering and Maths) ambassadors and internship programmes that support strong progression into Post 16 - education. New technology and online learning will underpin our curriculum.

We will enhance our rich academic and technical STEM offer. The new college will be the biggest provider of energy industry related provision in the region, and will have specialist skills provision for the Engineering, Wind and Oil and Gas sectors. Building on our current strengths in Engineering Operations and Maintenance we will provide clear routes to higher technical and professional roles. With £10 million capital investment committed under the new Growth Deal for Lowestoft, we have aspirations to become a specialist regional and national centre, further ensuring we provide graduates whose skills are in line with the existing needs of the energy sector, and who are ready to contribute to its future expansion plans.


OUR VISION

Benefits for students

Benefits for communities

We believe the creation of a merged institution will enable the new college to better respond to the Skills Plan.

We consider that our proposal will deliver the following benefits:

• A “One Stop Shop” to provide courses for all school leavers.• Increase choice of provision and opportunities through enhanced

progression routes to Level 3 and beyond to Higher Education (HE), and Higher and Degree Apprenticeships.

• Preserve sustainable and high-quality A level and BTEC education local-ly in a sixth-form-college setting.

• Improve resources and facilities to support learning and progression.• Offer more opportunities to develop essential enterprise and employa-

bility skills.• Increase opportunities for enrichment and support.• Use our combined scale to create more efficient delivery of operational

functions by sharing best practice and innovation.• Provide wider access to comprehensive guidance for students in rela-

tion to progression in education and into employment.• Improve access and inclusion for all students, particularly in East Norfolk

and North Suffolk.

• Broadening the curriculum offer to the East Norfolk and North Suffolkcommunities.

• Responding to “gaps” in current provision such as courses for students with learning difficulties and disabilities (LDD) and Access to HE.

• An improved focus on targeted work on encouraging progression to Higher Education ‘cold spots’ in the local community.


Increase participation in higher education

Expand our commercial and international education and training

As a partner of University of Suffolk we will raise local participation in and aspiration towards higher education, delivering a rigorous academic curriculum that supports participation for all. We will inspire our students and enable more of them to access higher education, which will address the higher professional skills shortage identified by the New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership.

Building on a strong reputation in specialist commercial work we will expand in current and new markets with a range of business services, from management courses to NVQs in the workplace, to regulatory and health and safety training. With a high intake of international students we have a strong platform upon which to grow our international maritime provision – currently at Level 7, our courses are already unmatched within the region, and we are one of only six specialist centres in the UK that offer this area of the curriculum.

• Improve still further in each location the standard and quality of the education we currently provide separately with the aim to achieve an “Outstanding” Ofsted grading.

• Widen the breadth and range of provision in East Norfolk and North Suffolk to more fully serve the needs and aspirations of young people.

• Increase the number of progression pathways available to students to help them meet their individual aspirations.

• Ensure a skilled, local workforce for both established industries and priority growth sectors identified by the New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership.

STRATEGIC BENEFITS

• Wider subject peer groups, particularly important for minority subjects.• Opportunity to deliver across more levels.• Enhanced opportunities for Continuing Professional Development.• Greater career progression opportunities.


Benefits for employers

Benefits for staff

• Improve employer engagement through the further development of activities in business, work experience and student placements.

• Increase the scale of apprenticeship delivery by widening the offer and increase provision across East Norfolk and North Suffolk.

• Increase employer involvement in shaping and delivering provision to better prepare our students for the world of work.

• Be more responsive to specific training needs.• Provide more co-investment opportunities to meet skills needs.• Link employers with a large pool of work-ready students.• Be a dynamic skills partner for economic development and

regeneration.• Offer a curriculum responsive to local and regional needs.• Be financially secure and deliver high-quality educational strategic

priorities.• Create the capacity to secure further funding to support

area-wide priorities.

The two Colleges are taking an open and transparent approach to consultation and want everyone in the community to have the opportunity to take part and put forward their views.

To this end:

• This consultation document is being made available to all stakeholders at www.l6fcecc.co.uk and publicly via both College websites.

• All stakeholders and members of the public are invited to respond to the consultation questions relating to the proposed merger.

• Lowestoft Sixth Form College and East Coast College will publish a summary of consultation responses received and, where relevant, their shared intentions to address the nature of such responses.

• Lowestoft Sixth Form College and East Coast College will both consult with their recognised trade unions in respect of the merger, and particularly in relation to the transfer of Lowestoft Sixth Form College employees to East Coast College, so as to satisfy obligations under relevant legislation.

• The consultation will comply fully with all statutory requirements for the proposed ‘dissolution’ (ie disbanding) of a College Corporation as a legal body: these will be applicable, as noted above, to Lowestoft Sixth Form College.

Your views are incredibly important to both Colleges and we would welcome your comments on the proposed merger described in this document.

CONSULTATION PROCESS


Below is a link to an online questionnaire, together with information on other ways in which you can put your views forward. All responses, together with other information and comments, will be given full consideration in the development of a final plan.

David Gartland (Principal of Lowestoft Sixth Form College) and Stuart Rimmer (Principal of East Coast College) will both be available at Lowestoft Sixth Form College from 12.00pm to 5.00pm on Monday 16 April 2018 to meet stakeholders and members of the public. Both Principals would like to encourage anyone with questions to visit Lowestoft Sixth Form College to talk through the proposed merger and their initial thoughts. Please report to Reception at Lowestoft Sixth Form College.

Please submit your responses by completing the questionnaire which can be accessed via the link below or complete the paper copy attached to this document:

The questionnaire can be found here: www.l6fcecc.co.uk

You can also write to us at: FOUR Agency, Hill House, 20 Hill House Road, Norwich NR1 4BE

Or email us: [email protected]

Please note, the public consultation period is to run from 12 noon on Saturday 31st March and will end at midnight on Friday 4th May 2018.

Proposed timescales for merger:

• 31 March 2018 Formal public consultation launched.• 4 May 2018 Formal public consultation ends.• by 4 July 2018 Publish responses to consultation.• 1 August 2018 Colleges merge officially; the Corporation of

Lowestoft Sixth Form College is dissolved and the transfer of its staff,property, rights and liabilities is actioned.

Indicative list of Stakeholders to be consulted:

The following is an extract from the relevant Regulations for Sixth Form Colleges:“The Corporation will send a copy of the proposal to-(a) the governing body or proprietor of any institution within the further

education sector within the local authority area in which the Corporation is situated;

(b) any maintained school or Academy which provides full-time education suitable to the requirements of persons over compulsory school age within the local authority area in which the corporation is situated;

(c) the local authority in whose area the Corporation is situated;(d) the Chief Executive of Skills Funding [now the Education and Skills

Funding Agency](e) the Member of Parliament in whose constituency the corporation is

situated;(f) any other Member of Parliament whose constituents it appears to the

Corporation are likely to be affected by the proposal;(g) the Secretary of State; and(h) any other person who appears to the Corporation to have

an interest.”

FURTHER INFORMATION


WE WANT YOUR VIEWS ON THE PROPOSED MERGER OF LOWESTOFT SIXTH FORM COLLEGE AND EAST COAST COLLEGE.

We are inviting comments to inform our merger plans for the two Colleges. Feedback is particularly welcome from our staff, students, parents and stakeholders including neighbouring institutions, local community groups, employers and any interested parties.

Please submit your responses by completing the questionnaire which can be accessed via the link below or complete the paper copy attached to this document: www.l6fcecc.co.uk

You can also write to us c/o:FOUR Agency, Hill House, 20 Hill House Road, Norwich NR1 4BE

Or email us at: [email protected]

The deadline for supplying your views is midnight on Friday 4 May 2018.

HOW TO SUBMIT YOURFEEDBACK

Statutory Consultation Notice issued by Lowestoft Sixth Form College on 31 March 2018

The Corporation of Lowestoft Sixth Form College hereby gives notice inaccordance with the provisions of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992 (as amended by the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 and the Education Act 2011 and the Sixth Form College Corporations (Publication of Proposals) (England) Regulations 2012 (S1 2012 No. 1158) of the proposal that Lowestoft Sixth Form College (of Rotterdam Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk NR32 2PJ) be dissolved and that its property, rights, assets and liabilities be transferred to East Coast College, St Peter’s Street, Lowestoft, NR32 2NB.

Lowestoft Sixth Form College provides education for 16-19 year old students (mainly ‘A’ Level and Level 3 BTEC courses). The number of funded students enrolled for 2017/18 is 743 who are all full-time. Dissolution of the Corporation of Lowestoft Sixth Form College is proposed at the request of the Corporation in order that it may merge with East Coast College to ensure the continuation of a broad learning offer in East Norfolk, and North Suffolk.

The date proposed for the dissolution of the Corporation of Lowestoft Sixth Form College is 1 August 2018. All students enrolled at Lowestoft Sixth Form College at the date of the proposed dissolution will be able to continue their education and complete their courses with the merged College.

A document setting out the full proposal and the consultation arrangements (with details on how to make your views known) is available free of charge at: www.l6fcecc.co.uk or on request via the email to [email protected].

Representations on the proposal can be made in writing to FOUR Agency, Hill House, 20 Hill House Road, Norwich, NR1 4BE or via email to [email protected] before 24:00 hours on Friday 4 May 2018.

The Corporation will consider all responses received by the above date and will publish a summary of the consultation and its outcome by 4 July 2018 (to be available at www.l6fcecc.co.uk) and will be available free of charge to anyone who requests it

COPY OF STATUTORY NOTICE

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Feedback Proforma We are inviting comments to inform our merger plans for the two Colleges. Feedback is particularly welcome from our staff, students, parents and stakeholders including neighbouring institutions, local community groups, employers and any interested parties.

Please tell us a little about yourself (optional)

If you represent an organisation please tell us your role

Preferred contact details (such as address, contact number, email, Facebook, Twitter, etc).

Which of the following best describes you or your organisation? (Please circle)

Student

Parent

Staff member Body/Agency

Employer

FE or SFC HE Institution

School

Local Business

Government

Local Government

Local Community

Other (Please describe)

.................................................................................1. (a) Do you support the proposal for the

merger of Lowestoft Sixth Form College and East Coast College?

(b) To achieve a merger between two colleges at least one college Corporation has to dissolve (ie disband as a legal body). In this case it is proposed that the Corporation of Lowestoft Sixth Form College will be dissolved. In these circumstances, do you support that proposed dissolution?

(c) The formal name of the merged organisation as a whole will be “East Coast College.” The merged organisation’s sixth form will be continue to be known as “Lowestoft Sixth Form College”. Do you support this name for the Lowestoft Sixth Form College Campus?

Yes No

Yes No

Yes No

2. Are there any particular features of the proposed merger on which you would like to comment so as to assist us in further planning?

Comments please

3. How might you or your organisation be involved in or support the merger?

Comments please

4. Are you willing for your responses to be quoted and attributed by the college in its published response to the consultation?

Yes No

5. Please use this space to make any comments relevant to the plans in this document or to expand on any of your previous answers:

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