Questions and Answers - Worthing College

The New Worthing College
1 Sanditon Way
Worthing
West Sussex
BN14 9FD
Telephone: 01903 275755
Frequently Asked Questions
1. Will students want to study at Worthing College at the new site?
Answer – The new site is located at 1 Sanditon Way, Worthing. The site is in a wellpopulated
residential area and moves the College closer to the centre of town and to three
of the High Schools in Worthing. The new site is well served with a number of bus routes
that stop at Broadwater Green and Worthing Railway Station. A Compass bus will serve the
new site and the route includes the Pier, Worthing Station and the college site. It is
anticipated that students will travel to the new site in a variety of ways including train, bus,
bike, walking and by car. There will be student parking on site.
The new College site will give students a very high quality learning environment and
facilities.
2. Who is buying our current site?
Answer – Our current site at Bolsover Road and three acres of surplus land at The Warren
have been sold to Barratt Homes.
3. Do we lose playing fields?
Answer – The playing fields at Bolsover Road will be lost but the playing fields at The Warren
will be brought back into use along with a new floodlit netball/tennis facility.
4. What will the College facilities be like at the new site?
Answer –The new facilities will be of a high standard and include:
A range of very good sized classrooms, laboratories, vocational rooms and Learning
Zones,
Hard wired IT facilities in specialist areas and wireless connection throughout the
building,
Two large cafés for students and staff,
A larger Nursery,
A central Library,
An integrated Student Services area including college stationery shop, Student Services,
Student Advice and Support, Finance, Exams and a Health and Wellbeing Centre,
A college shop called ‘The Corner Shop’, located in one of the cafés, selling every day
essentials to staff and students
A fitness gym,
Changing facilities for sport,
On-site parking for staff and students,
The Sealight Theatre – with dance studio, classroom and Learning Zone, Green Room,
storage, staff office, toilets and Theatre,
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An extra 4,000 m² of space, an increase of 57% compared to what we have now,
An 18 acre parkland campus.
5. The new site doesn’t have a Sports Hall so how will we deliver sport and recreation?
Answer – The existing college does not have a sports hall. We will continue to use Worthing
Leisure Centre and on-site and off-site sports pitches to meet our needs. There will be an
on-site fitness gym, changing rooms, a fitness trail around the site and a floodlit netball/
tennis facility.
6. How will students and staff travel to and access the college?
Answer – By car, walking, cycling and bus (including a college shuttle bus service).
Improvements are being made to the Grove Lodge roundabout to improve pedestrian safety
and traffic flow. Cycling lanes are being improved around the site. The college is
implementing a travel plan which includes a number of measures to reduce car traffic
including a car share scheme.
There are four entrances to the site. There are two gated entrances at the Grove Lodge
roundabout. Once pedestrians and cyclists cross at the lights they can enter the college site
and join a footpath to the building. A main entrance for cars, pedestrians and cyclists is
available in Hill Barn Lane. There is also an entrance for pedestrians and cyclists on Warren
Road.
7. Will smoking be allowed on site?
Answer – Yes, smoking will be allowed on-site but only in a designated area of the campus.
8. What are the times of the college day and will the college open in the evenings?
Answer – The college timetable runs between 8.30am and 4.20pm although the college will
normally be open between 7.30am and 7pm for staff, Monday to Friday. The college will
open later for other events most evenings, e.g. parents evenings, evening classes, netball
league matches. Therefore, events will end by 9.30pm with the college closed by 10pm.
The college will be open at the weekends for Open University, exhibitions and events but we
have more than enough parking to cover this.
9. Will the college open at the weekends?
Answer - There will be college events that take place at weekends. These could include
Open University classes, exhibitions and events related to hire of college facilities. Again, in
all cases, we have sufficient parking capacity to meet requirements for these events.
10. Will students have enough social, recreational and study space on site?
Answer – We have two large cafés on site with capacity for over 220 people. In addition, we
have a college shop selling everyday essentials to students and staff.
We will have a curriculum Learning Zone for every subject, a large central Library and a large
Upgrade Centre. This will provide ample study facilities. The site also provides health and
well-being services such as counselling, a state of the art fitness gym and a floodlit
netball/tennis facility.
Students will have ample social, recreational and study space on site.
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11. Who do we contact at the college if we wish to raise an issue, make a suggestion or
have a question answered?
Answer - Please speak to our Reception Team who will then suggest the most appropriate
member of staff to answer your query or email info@worthing.ac.uk
12. How may staff and students does the college have?
Answer – Estimates for September 2013 are that there will be 1,620 students primarily, 16-
18 years of age and 220 staff.
13/08/2013
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