Did You Know ...

  • TyneMet College’s outstanding results place us in the top 10% of General Further Education Colleges in the country (Source 1)
  • TyneMet's success rate is above the national average for all qualifications (Source 2)
  • 91% of employers say that their employees are more effective since beginning training with TyneMet (Source 3)
  • Parents’ perceptions of the College are excellent, with 100% of parents confirming that they are satisfied with the choice of College and 100% confirming that they would recommend the College to others (Source 4)
  • 99% of students enjoy their time at TyneMet (Source 5)
  • 100% pass rate across a wide variety of vocational areas including: Art & Design, Childcare, Engineering, Hair & Beauty, Health & Social Care, IT, Travel & Tourism, Sport and Uniformed Services (Source 6)
  • 100% pass rate at AS Level for Further Maths, Maths and Physics with half of these achieving high grades (A*, A or B) at our partner college, Queen Alexandra Sixth Form in North Shields (Source 7)
  • 100% pass rate for a wide range of A Levels at our partner College, Queen Alexandra Sixth Form in North Shields, including: Business Studies, English Language and English Literature, Film Studies, French, History, Law, PE, Physics and Sociology (Source 8)
  • Winner of 4 Good Schools Guide Awards 2011
  • Winner of first ever Inspirational Teacher Award from Oxford University (Source 9)
  • Our Learner Services team has been accredited with the Matrix standard recognising that we deliver an excellent information, advice and guidance service
  • Excellent transport links to the College and FREE PARKING
  • Our Foundation Learning Department has been rated as 'Officially outstanding' by Ofsted since 2002 (Source 10)

     
    [1] Long Provision for 16-18 learners, based on the latest data (2009-10)
    [2] Based on the latest data (2010-2011)
    [3] QDP Survey (employer responses), September 2011
    [4] Parent Survey, 2011
    [5] Student Survey (Moving On), Summer 2011
    [6] Vocational results for full-time learners, August 2011
    [7] AS results for full-time (16-18) learners, August 2011
    [8] A2 results for full-time (16-18) learners, August 2011
    [9] Steven Driver, History Teacher, Queen Alexandra Sixth Form College, awarded in March 2011
    [10] Source: Ofsted inspections 2002 to date