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Derwentside College
Derwentside College in England North East, United Kingdom.

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- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Derwentside College is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Derwentside College is a further education college based in Consett, County Durham, England. It is the major provider of vocational post-16 education and training in the former district of Derwentside. The Principal and Chief Executive is Chris Todd, who took over from Karen Redhead in 2019. The college's inspection report in 1997 summarised its history as: "Derwentside College was established as a tertiary college in 1986 following the decision of Durham Local Education Authority (LEA) to bring together the activities of Consett Technical College and the sixth forms of five local schools". The college is part of the Durham Learning Alliance with Durham University, New College Durham, East Durham College and Bishop Auckland College.
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- Coordinates
- 54.8501, -1.8359
- District
- County Durham
- Parish
- County Durham, unparished area
- Postcode
- DH8 5EE
- Parliamentary constituency
- Blaydon and Consett
- Established
- 1986
- Official site
- www.derwentside.ac.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q5263364 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Derwentside College (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Derwentside College?
- Derwentside College is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode DH8 5EE), in the parish of County Durham, unparished area.
- When was Derwentside College built?
- Built or established in 1986.
- How do I get to Derwentside College?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode DH8 5EE. It sits within the Blaydon and Consett parliamentary constituency.