Barnsley College is a further education college just outside the town centre of Barnsley, England. It has several campuses: Old Mill Lane campus, Church Street campus, CUBE Construction Centre, Honeywell Sports campus, STEM Centre, Think Low Carbon Centre, SciTech campus, Wigfield Farm, Eastgate House and the Barnsley Sixth Form College. The college provides A levels, vocational courses, apprenticeships, and higher education courses. Upon its last Ofsted inspection, the college was awarded the grade of Outstanding, the highest grade available; further to this award the college was also deemed as being The best college in the UK by Ofsted officials.
Campus
Old Mill Lane Campus
Work on the Old Mill Lane campus was completed in 2011 and this now serves as the main campus building. Old Mill Lane has facilities for students, including; Art and Design studios, Industry standard catering kitchens, Simulated nursery and classroom, hair salons and beauty therapy rooms, recording studios, Simulation of an air cabin.
The SciTech Centre
Opened by Sir Patrick Stewart in November 2004, the SciTech Centre is home to Health Sciences, Social Care Professions and Computing subjects.
Honeywell Sports Campus
The Honeywell Sports Campus offers students from all disciplines within the college the opportunity to train and learn in a state of the art fitness environment. The Sports Academy offers team sports as well as support for individual athletes. All sports courses are delivered on campus, as well as Public Services.
Construction Centre
The Construction Centre on the Honeywell Campus opened in September 2015 and is for students studying a range of construction trades.
Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) Centre
The STEM Centre offers modern facilities to students including engineering and electrical workshops and laboratories.
The 1990s Incorporation of colleges brought radical changes in management style led by David Eade. Franchising on a large scale brought new funds but ultimately in 2001 financial collapse and 100+ staff redundancies as the leadership failed to respond to changes in the funding arrangements. Stuart Spacey served a prison sentence for fraud as a consequence of actions in this period.
