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About Derby College
The Derby College Group is accountable for meeting the needs of its community, both business and civic.
DCG plays a pivotal role in providing academic, vocational and technical education in Derby and Derbyshire, as well as the wider Midlands region.
Responsible for generating the future talent required by business, DCG ensures that the local workforce is equipped with the skills, education, attitudes and behaviours that employers require to compete in a challenging economic environment.
The provision is driven by market intelligence, local priorities, and economic requirements and through strategic discussion with key employers and stakeholders, including the Local Enterprise Partnership.
Accessible education opportunities, enriching lives, creating bright futures
The Group provides an excellent learning experience to thousands of students every year, enabling them to develop and progress successfully to the next stage of their lives; be that advancement to further study including higher education and university, the world of work or establishing their own business, career progression, independent living and to contribute as positive, socially mobile citizens.
It is no longer acceptable just to celebrate the certificate. We need to ensure that all our students not only arrive at their intended destination but also that they are prepared for success.
Our strategic ambitions remain resolutely focused on providing educational excellence, championing social mobility and enabling economic prosperity.
Our aspiration is to create accessible education opportunities that enrich the lives of all our students, delight our employers and stakeholders and positively impact on the communities, we serve, enabling the city of Derby, the county and region to thrive.
Derby College Making a Difference
Catch up Clubs
DCG will be offering regular catch up clubs for students who achieved a grade 4 or below in their GCSE English and/or maths. These catch up clubs will vary depending on the needs of the individual students.
Catch up clubs include:
- Vocational and technical learning
- English and maths
- Study Skills
Catch up clubs involve coaching and providing study skills to groups of up to five study programme students aged 16-19. Clubs will vary, with bitesize activities ranging from 45 minutes to 1 hour per week on a regular basis for targeted students. These clubs will be in addition to the students planned timetabled sessions.
During the catch up clubs students will be set work, activities and problems to solve to help stimulate and accelerate students’ focus and progress.
Derby College is an approved partner of the University of Derby.
The University of Derby has been awarded a Gold rating by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) in the UK’s first ever Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF). This puts the University in the top 20% of all providers in the UK for the quality of its teaching. 96.3% of University of Derby students are in work or further study within six months of completing their degree*.
The TEF has been introduced by the UK Government to encourage and raise the profile of teaching excellence in universities and colleges, and is intended to help students choose where to study by providing clear information about teaching provision and student outcomes
