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{{Infobox school
 | name                    = Hereward College
 | logo                    = Hereward College logo.png
 | image                   = Hereward College 2025.jpg
 | image_size              = 300px
 | caption                 = Hereward College in 2025
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 | motto                   = "Promoting Individual Achievement"
 | established             = September 1971
 | closed                  = 
 | type                    = [[Further education|Further education college]]
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 | president               = 
 | head_label              = Principal & Chief Executive
 | head                    = Paul Cook [[Member of the British Empire|MBE]] <small>(Principal)</small><br>Rosie Herbert <small>(Vice Principal)</small>
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 | address                 = Bramston Crescent, Tile Hill
 | city                    = [[Coventry]]
 | county                  = [[West Midlands (county)|West Midlands]]
 | country                 = [[England]]
 | postcode                = CV4 9SW
 | local_authority         = Coventry
 | ofsted                  = Good
 | urn                     = 130474
 | staff                   = 
 | enrolment               = c. 450
 | gender                  = [[Coeducational]]
| campus_size              = {{cvt|12|acre|ha}}<ref>{{cite web |title=College photographer captures campus wildlife |url=https://hereward.ac.uk/news/news-stories/details.aspx?positionId=544 |website=Hereward College |access-date=10 October 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241010223101/https://www.hereward.ac.uk/news/news-stories/details.aspx?positionId=544 |archive-date=10 October 2024 |date=27 March 2024}}</ref>
 | lower_age               = 16
 | upper_age               = 25
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 | colours                 = {{color box|purple}} Purple<br>{{color box|pink}} Pink
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 | website                 = {{URL|hereward.ac.uk}}
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'''Hereward College of Further Education''', better known simply as '''Hereward College''', is a general [[further education college]], specialising for young people with disabilities and additional needs in [[Tile Hill]], [[Coventry]], England. It is governed by the Hereward Corporation.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hereward College - NHS |url=https://www.nhs.uk/services/care-provider/hereward-college/1-116662666 |website=[[NHS]] |access-date=13 October 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241013101924/https://www.nhs.uk/services/care-provider/hereward-college/1-116662666 |archive-date=13 October 2024 |quote=This service is run by Hereward Corporation.}}</ref>

In 1961, a [[working group]] was launched by the [[Department of Education and Science (UK)|Department for Education and Science]] to discuss the proposals of creating a publicly funded college solely for young people with disabilities – which would mark the first of its kind in the [[United Kingdom]]. Three years later, in 1964, Coventry's Department of Education was granted permission to start work on the project. Coventry was chosen as the location due to being central in [[the Midlands]]. The costs were shared between  educational authorities in [[England]] and [[Wales]]. Construction commenced on the land in 1968, and Hereward College opened in September 1971 as "an experiment" to see if it was beneficial to its learners.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Derek Hobson |author1-link=Derek Hobson |title=ATV Today: 04.05.1972: Hereward College |url=https://www.macearchive.org/films/atv-today-04051972-hereward-college |website=[[Media Archive for Central England]] |publisher=[[ATV Today]] |access-date=12 October 2024 |date=4 May 1972}}</ref> On 2 March 1972, [[HRH]] [[Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy|Princess Alexandra]] visited the college to declare it officially open.

Hereward is based on a 4.90-hectare (12-acre) site on Bramston Crescent serving [[day school|day]] and [[residential education|residential]] learners with [[autism]], physical difficulties, learning difficulties, and complex disabilities, across three [[learning pathway]]s – Foundation, Explorer, and Discovery.<ref>{{cite web |title=Study Programme |url=https://www.hereward.ac.uk/learn-with-us/study-programme/ |website=Hereward College |access-date=13 October 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241013213337/https://www.hereward.ac.uk/learn-with-us/study-programme/ |archive-date=13 October 2024}}</ref> It is recognised as an [[exempt charity]] under Section 3 of the [[Charities Act 2011]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Report and Financial Statements For the Year Ended 31 July 2023|url=https://www.hereward.ac.uk/files/cms/700_Financial%20Statements%20for%20the%20Year%20Ended%2031%20July%202023.pdf|website=Hereward College|access-date=12 October 2024 |pages=3 |date=14 December 2023}}</ref> In December 2014, a charity named Friends of Hereward College was incorporated with [[Charity Commission for England and Wales|the Charity Commission]] by  Simon Shackleton to provide extra resources and services that would not otherwise be provided from statutory funds.<ref>{{cite web |title=Friends of Hereward College - 1159732 |url=https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/5051825/trustees |website=[[Charity Commission for England and Wales]] |access-date=12 October 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241012155527/https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/5051825/trustees |archive-date=12 October 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Friends of Hereward College – Trustees Wanted |url=https://www.hereward.ac.uk/news/news-stories/details.aspx?positionId=187 |website=Hereward College |access-date=12 October 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241012155102/https://www.hereward.ac.uk/news/news-stories/details.aspx?positionId=187 |archive-date=12 October 2024}}</ref>

==Facilities==

There are three main areas for learners to access – Cafe Mojo, a refectory and cafe, the [[Learning Resource Centre]] (LRC), and the Indigo Enterprise Store, which opened in 2006.<ref name="0809Report">{{cite web |last1=Firminger |first1=Janis |title=Annual Report 08 - 09 |url=http://www.hereward.ac.uk/images/stories/hereward/documents/annualreport/annualreport0809.pdf |url-status=dead |website=Hereward College |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101011131058/http://www.hereward.ac.uk/images/stories/hereward/documents/annualreport/annualreport0809.pdf |archive-date=11 October 2010 |access-date=7 December 2024 |pages=2}}</ref> In 2010, when Indigo relocated, it was re-opened by ''[[Coronation Street]]'' actor [[Jimmi Harkishin]], who plays shop owner [[Dev Alahan]]. Indigo provides [[work experience]] opportunities for students.<ref>{{cite news |author1=Coventry Live |title=Coronation Street's Dev opens new shop in Coventry |url=https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/hereward-college-students-nominated-princes-3051562 |access-date=10 October 2024 |work=[[Coventry Telegraph|Coventry Live]] |date=28 January 2010 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241010191016/https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/coronation-streets-dev-opens-new-3070875 |archive-date=10 October 2024}}</ref> In January 2011, its volunteers were nominated for a [[Prince's Trust]] award, after having previously won a West Midlands Community Impact Award.<ref>{{cite news |author1=Coventry Live |title=Hereward College students nominated for Princes Trust award |url=https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/hereward-college-students-nominated-princes-3051562 |access-date=10 October 2024 |work=Coventry Live |date=28 January 2011 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241010224318/https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/hereward-college-students-nominated-princes-3051562 |archive-date=10 October 2024}}</ref>

In June 2008, the Performing Arts Centre was opened by former student [[Nabil Shaban]], who went on to found the [[Graeae Theatre Company]] for disabled actors, as well as [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] [[Middle-distance running|middle-distance]] and [[Long-distance running|long-distance]] runner [[David Moorcroft]].<ref name="0809Report"/>

On 29 March 2013, [[England national rugby union team|England]]'s former national rugby captain [[Martin Johnson (rugby union)|Martin Johnson]] [[CBE]] opened the Wooden Spoon Suite inside The Lodge — a former accommodation block now repurposed as The Hive [[serviced office|business centre]] — after receiving a £12,000 donation from the [[Wooden Spoon Society]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The best kept secret in rugby |url=https://www.mmediadesign.co.uk/woodenspoon/oct13/files/inc/fdd53ccbae.pdf |website=[[Wooden Spoon Society|Spoon News]]|access-date=10 October 2024 |pages=15 |date=10 October 2024}}</ref>

In June 2019, multinational hotel and restaurant company [[Whitbread]] partnered with Hereward to open a mini [[Premier Inn]] training facility, to help train students for work in the hospitality sector. It was constructed by Novus Property Solutions, and it is the smallest non-commercial Premier Inn in the country.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mullen |first1=Enda |title=The country's smallest Premier Inn has opened in Coventry but it has big ambitions |url=https://www.business-live.co.uk/retail-consumer/countrys-smallest-premier-inn-opened-16450216 |access-date=10 October 2024 |work=Business Live |date=19 June 2019 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241010201651/https://www.business-live.co.uk/retail-consumer/countrys-smallest-premier-inn-opened-16450216 |archive-date=10 October 2024}}</ref>

In 2021, Hereward College opened an outreach centre in [[Digbeth]]'s [[Custard Factory]] to serve [[Birmingham]]-based employers and students.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hereward College opens new Birmingham base |url=https://www.hereward.ac.uk/news/news-stories/details.aspx?positionId=337 |website=Hereward College |access-date=10 October 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241010200630/https://www.hereward.ac.uk/news/news-stories/details.aspx?positionId=337 |archive-date=10 October 2024 |date=18 May 2021}}</ref>

Local [[basketball]] team Tile Hill Trojans have used the basketball court inside the sports hall as their home ground for more than 25 years.<ref>{{cite web |title=Gallery |url=https://www.tilehilltrojans.net/gallery/ |website=Tile Hill Trojans |access-date=10 October 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241010194408/https://www.tilehilltrojans.net/gallery/ |archive-date=10 October 2024 |date=21 June 2024}}</ref> The centre is also used by members of the Coventry Table Tennis Club for their pay as you play sessions.<ref>{{cite web |title=Membership Overview |url=https://coventryttc.ttclubs.co.uk/ |website=Coventry Table Tennis Club |access-date=11 October 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241011175526/https://coventryttc.ttclubs.co.uk/ |archive-date=11 October 2024}}</ref>

==Principals==
{{dynamic list}}
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="background:#ccc;"
|'''Name''' || '''Term of Office''' || '''Time (approx.)'''
|-
|Arthur McAllister || September 1971–''Unknown''|| ''Unknown''
|-
|Rees Williams || 1993–July 1995 || 2 years 
|-
|Catherine Mary Cole [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] || 1995–2003 || 8 years 
|-
|Keith Robinson || {{c.|2003}}–July 2006 || 3 years 
|-
|Janis Firminger|| 2006–December 2010 || 4 years 
|-
|Sheila Fleming || April 2011–October 2016|| 6 years 
|-
|Paul Cook [[Member of the British Empire|MBE]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sedgwick |first1=David |title=Cramlington and Blyth residents among those around the UK included in Queen's Birthday Honours |url=https://www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk/news/people/cramlington-and-blyth-residents-among-those-around-the-uk-included-in-queens-birthday-honours-3716933 |access-date=11 October 2024 |url-access=limited |work=[[Northumberland Gazette]] |date=1 June 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241011122224/https://www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk/news/people/cramlington-and-blyth-residents-among-those-around-the-uk-included-in-queens-birthday-honours-3716933 |archive-date=11 October 2024 |quote=Paul, 50, has been principal and CEO of Hereward College in Coventry since 2017.}}</ref> || August 2017–present || 8 years
|}

==Alumni==
* Elisabeth Standen, equalities adviser<ref>{{cite news |last1=Shakespeare |first1=Gwynneth |title=Elisabeth Standen obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/jul/14/elisabeth-standen-obituary |access-date=11 October 2024 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=14 July 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241011112545/https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/jul/14/elisabeth-standen-obituary |archive-date=11 October 2024}}</ref>
* [[Jane Campbell, Baroness Campbell of Surbiton]]<ref>{{cite news |author1=Coventry Live |title=Baroness is given special award |url=https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/baroness-is-given-special-award-3095700 |access-date=11 October 2024 |work=Coventry Live |date=3 June 2008 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241011111233/https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/baroness-is-given-special-award-3095700 |archive-date=11 October 2024}}</ref>
* [[Nabil Shaban]], co-founder of [[Graeae Theatre Company|Graeae]] and [[Doctor Who]] actor<ref name="Graeae">{{cite news |last1=Astbury |first1=Brian |title=Richard Tomlinson |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2006/sep/07/guardianobituaries.artsobituaries |access-date=11 October 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=7 September 2006 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241011104151/https://www.theguardian.com/news/2006/sep/07/guardianobituaries.artsobituaries |archive-date=11 October 2024}}</ref>
* Nasa Begum, disability rights campaigner<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bindel |first1=Julie |title=Nasa Begum obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2011/jun/22/nasa-begum-obituary |access-date=11 October 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=22 June 2011 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241011121254/https://www.theguardian.com/society/2011/jun/22/nasa-begum-obituary |archive-date=11 October 2024}}</ref>
* Richard Tomlinson, lecturer and director of Graeae<ref name="Graeae"/>
*[[Sir Bert Massie]] [[CBE]], disability rights campaigner<ref>{{cite news |last1=Brindle |first1=David |title=Sir Bert Massie obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/oct/25/sir-bert-massie-obituary |access-date=11 October 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=25 October 2017 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241011110533/https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/oct/25/sir-bert-massie-obituary |archive-date=11 October 2024}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.hereward.ac.uk/ Official website]
* {{Ofsted|130474}}

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