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Waltham Forest College

Coordinates: 51°35′29″N 0°00′37″W / 51.59125°N 0.01021°W / 51.59125; -0.01021
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Waltham Forest College
Address
Map
Forest Road, Walthamstow

London
,
E17 4JB

England
Coordinates51°35′29″N 0°00′37″W / 51.59125°N 0.01021°W / 51.59125; -0.01021
Information
TypeFurther education college
Established1938
Local authorityLondon Borough of Waltham Forest
Department for Education URN130456 Tables
PrincipalJanet Gardner
GenderCoeducational
Age14
Enrolment4,500 [1]
Websitewww.waltham.ac.uk

Waltham Forest College is a Further Education College in Walthamstow in the London Borough of Waltham Forest. There are around 2000 16-19 year old students on full time study programs and 5000 adult students mainly studying part time, in addition to around 920 apprentices.

History

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The college was founded in 1938 as the South-West Essex Technical College and School of Art.

Grosvenor House (Anon) circa 1790

During the Second World War it was used as a naval base. Military and service personnel were taught and trained here, including Auxiliary Territorial Service members from 1942. Grosvenor House, the old building of Walthamstow Technical College, burnt down in 1945. During the 1950s additions to the building were added, while the secondary school part relocated to Billet Road becoming McEntee County Technical School.[2] South West Essex Technical College and School of Art was renamed to Waltham Forest Technical College and School of Art in 1966 after it became part of the new London Borough of Waltham Forest in the county of Greater London.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 28 September 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ a b "South West Essex Technical College - Archives Hub". archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk.
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