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In recent years Kettering has benefi ted from higher than average educational attainment. Kettering has excellent expanding education facilities providing educational and vocational training. Two new academies are being built in Kettering Town and the Tresham Institute recently moved into their purpose built state of the art multi-million pound college campus on the outskirts of the town centre.
The local Council and its partners have made education and skills a key part of its regeneration vision for the borough, in keeping with its plans to attract more higher grade, higher density employment into the borough.
This evolution refl ects Kettering’s strengths as a business location, where the local employment growth rate is more than the national average. Businesses can count on the availability of skilled employees at cost-effective salaries.
Already home to a working population of around 44,000 employees, Kettering has up to 400,000 workers within a 30 minute drive of the town centre. The local Council is particularly keen to attract more businesses employing skilled workforces to complement the investment in facilities and housing locally.
Tresham
A College of Further and Higher Education offi cially opened a brand new £20 million campus in Kettering in April 2008. Tresham is a partner college of University of Bedfordshire and University of Northampton and offers a range of professional and degree level courses.
Kettering Buccleuch Academy
Kettering Buccleuch Academy is a co-educational academy open to students aged 4 –19. The curriculum is supported by a specialism of maths, ICT and sport, supported by the theme of business and enterprise. This means that in all lessons particular attention Is paid to developing the key skills associated with these subjects, such as critical thinking, problem-solving and team work.
The business and enterprise element of the specialism is taught in exciting and innovative ways, through business challenges, work experience placements and workshops run by local businesses.
Kettering Science Academy
Offi cially opened its doors in September 2009 as part of Kettering’s continuing commitment to improving the quality and offer of education within the borough. The academy is for students aged 3-18 years old and is sponsored by the Brooke Weston Trust.
Refl ecting the science specialism of the Academy, knowledge and understanding of the World is the central theme to planned learning opportunities. Curriculum also includes activities designed to introduce students to the world of work and to support development of enterprise skills.
• Geddington Church of England Primary School – First Eco-School in Northamptonshire
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