Welcome to Nelson and Colne College

Key Facts

• LSIS Beacon College status since 2006, confirming Nelson and Colne as one of the country’s best colleges.

• Long-standing reputation for academic excellence: confirmed as Outstanding by Ofsted in 2005 and 2008.

• State-of-the-art campus with a recent investment of £21m.

• Highly successful academic and vocational sixth form provision for approximately 1700 young people.

• Excellent enrichment programme for sixth form students including the Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award, sports academies and volunteering opportunities.

• Unique Pre-Professional programmes developed to support students pursing professional careers such as Medicine, Veterinary Science, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Law,  Journalism and Teaching.

• Over 300 students progress to a wide range of universities each year including high numbers progressing to Oxford, Cambridge and Russell Group universities.

• Outstanding Apprenticeship provision with success rates well above the Lancashire and national rates.

• Tailor-made employer provision including 14 individual Apprenticeship frameworks to meet the needs of local and regional employees.

• Outstanding professional development, skills development and fresh start programmes for adult learners leading to improved employment prospects and higher level study.

• One of the largest employers in the area with approximately 470 employees.

Your College

By choosing to work with us, you will be joining a College with an excellent reputation for providing high quality education for the community it serves in Pendle and the surrounding area.

We offer a warm, welcoming work environment with a wide variety of employment opportunities.

Professional development, career progression and continuous improvement are actively encouraged at all levels, as are communication, consultation and participation in decision making.

We are an Investor in People accredited employer and provide our staff with attractive and useful benefits.