Merger With Park College
In 2003 Park College was merged with Sussex Downs College, with reassurances given that Park College would continue to be a Sixth Form College.
In May 2008 it was announced that new teaching staff appointed to Park College would no longer be employed on nationally agreed Sixth Form Teachers pay and conditions but instead appointed on Sussex Downs FE contracts.
In May 2009 a “reshaping” of the college was announced. For Park College this will mean that a number of A Levels will no longer be taught in the Park College building. These include English, Modern Foreign Languages, Media Studies, Film Studies and Art. These subjects were being moved out to other (EVoC) buildings on the Eastbourne campus in order to move in non A Level subjects such as BTEC Secretarial courses. Additionally some subjects such as A Level Business Studies, Accounting, Economics and Law will no longer be managed from within Park College but have a manager based at Lewes. A Public Meeting was held at Eastbourne Town Hall on Monday 18 May 2009, attended by over 200 parents, students, ex-students, staff and local councillors. Members of SDC Corporation and senior management chose not to attend. The teaching unions at Park College held one day strikes March, May and December 2009 in support of the campaign to keep Park College a Sixth Form College.
In May 2010 it was announced that all student support services would be withdrawn from Park College in September 2010.
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