Above: Chris Lydon, Vice Principal for Hadlow College (left) and Dan Cotton, Assistant Principal, Land Based Curriculum with the Residential Team Photo: Hadlow College
The education watchdog, Ofsted paid a visit to Kent’s only rural and land-based college this summer to assess the accommodation and support it provides to learners who live on site and in their final report saw it judged as Outstanding across all categories.
Inspectors delivered a series of glowing tributes saying, “Residential students thrive because of the warm, caring and nurturing relationships that they have with the residential staff”, whilst adding “Residential students are overwhelmingly positive about their time at the college and say it is like a family”.
The benefits of living on site were also recognised, with the report noting “Residential students make excellent progress academically, socially and emotionally.”
The overall residential experience was widely praised with residential students said to “enjoy a wide range of activities, with a different choice available each week”, as well as benefitting from “safe and well-decorated accommodation”.
To read the full report visit the Ofsted website.
Visit www.hadlow.ac.uk for more information.