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((Infobox school
| name = Brockenhurst College
| logo = File:Coat of Arms of Brockenhurst College.svg
| logo_size = 150px
| image_name =
| motto = ''inter silvas quarere verum'' (Latin for "To seek truth amidst the trees")
| other_name = 'Brock'
| established = 1909
| principal = Helen Odhams
| city = [[Brockenhurst]]
| state = [[Hampshire]]
| country = [[United Kingdom]]
| campus = Rural
| students = 2,800 (total; 2006–07)<br/>'''Adult Learning''' 10,000 (total; 2006–07)
| staff = 190 teaching staff
| type = [[Further Education]]
| website = https://www.brock.ac.uk
))

'''Brockenhurst College''' is a large [[tertiary college]] situated in [[Brockenhurst]], [[Hampshire]]. Co-educational since the 1920s, Brockenhurst College accepts students over the age of 16 or year 12 students, whichever occurs first due to safeguarding policies.

The college has over 2,700 full-time students and over 8,000 part-time adult learners from as far and wide as The New Forest, [[Bournemouth]], [[Poole]], [[East Dorset]], the Waterside area of [[Southampton]], South [[Wiltshire]], [[Eastleigh]], and the [[Isle of Wight]]. Brockenhurst College has been an accredited [[Investors in People]] since 1996, and in 2004 was awarded by the [[AoC Beacon Awards|AoC Beacon Award]] and is also rated 'Good' by [[Ofsted]].<ref name="BomoEcho20170309"/>

The types of courses the college provides are professional, vocational and [[Advanced Level (UK)|AS/A Level]] courses, [[Foundation Degree]]s and Apprenticeships.

==Campus==

The College, with its many different buildings and uses, is divided up into A, B, E, M, S and T blocks. In addition to the Main Hall and Foyer, there are also other blocks given full names, such as the Sports Centre, the '''Hard Brock Café''', the Learning Care Centre, and the LRC (Learning Resources Centre).

There is also '''Highwood Nursery''' located between the sports centre and the car park. The college has adult learning centres in Brockenhurst, [[Lymington]] and [[New Milton]] along with the [[Hengistbury Head]] Outdoor Activity Centre and the Marchwood Marine and Construction Centre.
[[Image:Brockenhurst College Promenade.jpg|left|thumb|200px|The promenade, with the main hall behind, connecting the M Block with the S Block, A Block and LRC.]]

'''M Block'''

M Block, standing for Main Building, is the oldest section of the college which includes the original hall, now called the SEC, used as a secondary room for exams and enrichment programmes. Also within the block, besides the main reception area, are much of the non-teaching staff at Brock as well as the main division offices and the Principal's offices. The offices are also used by [[connexions (agency)|Connexions]] and EMA ([[Education Maintenance Allowance]]) attendants located at Student Services. Based also in this block are a highly skilled team of IT professionals who are in charge of the college network system and maintenance of all college's IT equipment.

Many of the lessons held in this block are [[Music]] courses with their own sound rooms and recording studios, [[Performing Arts]] and [[Theatre]] with their own Performing Arts Centre, [[Mass media|Media]] which also have sound rooms and digital editing suites, Philosophy, [[Politics]], [[Archeology]], [[History]], and [[Business]] which has over five computer suits for its study.

'''A and S Block'''

A Block contains the Specialist Art Centre, and S is the Sciences Centre complete with three-story building of [[Biology]], [[Chemistry]] and [[Physics]] [[laboratories]] on the ground, first and second floor respectively. Both Chemistry and Biology have student accessible prep rooms frequented by staff. Alongside Physics, a GCSE in [[Astronomy]] is also offered. On the bottom floor is the staff room used for morning meetings with the Principal and division heads.
[[Image:Beacon Block.jpg|right|thumb|200px|To the right the Beacon Technology Block]]
'''B Block'''

The Beacon Technology Block, named after the college's Beacon Status, contains recording studios, media suites and a photo development lab. All top floor classrooms in the block are fitted with flat screens attached to PCs, and some classrooms are fitted with Apple Mac computers.

On the ground floor of the building are the Training Kitchens and MJ's Restaurant, which is open to the public. Engineering technology facilities and workshops are based in the block, as well as the [[Graphic Design]] rooms.
[[Image:Brockenhurst College E Block.jpg|left|thumb|200px|The Errington Block.]]

'''E Block'''

The Errington Block, which was named after an ex-governor of the college, holds additional classrooms for [[Language]], [[Sociology]], [[Psychology]], [[Business Studies]], Early Childhood, Health & Higher Education, [[Key Skills]] and [[GCSE]] courses. Each room is fitted with digital projectors and computers.

'''Sports Centre'''

The sports centre holds all main functions regarding sports, and also contains a Fitness Suite which is opened to the public and college staff during the day and after college hours. The sports centre is also home to the National Volleyball League's [[New Forest Volleyball Club]]

'''The Hard Brock Café'''

The Hard Brock Café is a main social attraction for many college students and also holds the offices of the Students' Union. The café provides hot and cold meals, quick snacks, drinks and ice creams.

'''LRC (Learning Resources Centre)'''

The LRC was originally the college main hall and is now the main study area for students at Brock. The LRC has a small library containing a wide selection of course books and relevant course DVDs and CDs, as well as a wide selection of magazines from the [[NME]] to [[The Economist]]. As well as this on the top floor is an [[Information Learning Technology|ILT]] Suite. In this building there is also [[Reprography|reprographics]] and private study rooms.

'''STEM Centre / T Block'''

The STEM Centre was constructed from 2015–2016 and replaced most of the [[portable classrooms]] which formed H Block. Funding partly came from the M3 Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP).  The centre contains computer suites, study and social space, plus the Mathematics department on the first floor.

==History==
'''Pupil teachers' centre 1909–1921'''

Brockenhurst College began its existence in 1909 as a [[pupil-teacher]]s' centre – a school where girls from age 13 learned to be teachers. The classes were held in the [[Methodist Church of Great Britain|Wesleyan Church]] [[Sunday School]], with only 18 children attending under the head mistress, Miss Moore. Although classes were first held in the church Sunday school, Brockenhurst never had any religious affiliation or received any funding from ecclesiastical authorities. It was always funded by the [[Hampshire Education Authority]], and the Sunday school room was used simply because it offered suitable accommodation. Between 1913 and 1935 the school moved location twice and changed head mistress to Miss Emma Clara Ward. During this time the school increased further with more problems continuing for teaching space.

'''County school 1921–1939'''

Taking in both boys and girls, the school was still expanding further with more pupils joining, by now numbering 150. Along with this the education board granted more funding and further building work; this was followed by a new hall, kitchen and a woodwork room. Miss Ward died in October 1935 to be replaced by the former head of Farnborough Grammar School, Mr R H May.

'''County High School 1939–1950'''

The school by this time had grown even further to a [[high school]] enrolling 400 students and as young as eleven.

'''Grammar school 1950–1953'''

In 1950 the [[headmaster]] decided that the school should be turned into a [[grammar school]] and students would therefore have to pass the [[eleven-plus exam|11-plus]] to join. At this stage the school was still accepting both sexes.

The motto in the early 50s was "Manners Makyth Man", borrowed from Winchester College (the school song "Forty Years On" was borrowed from Harrow). The new motto "Inter Silvas Quaerere Verum" (Seek Truth [or Learning] Amongst the Trees), an adaptation from Horace's Epistles, refers to the school's location in the New Forest.

'''County High School (again) 1953–1960'''

In 1953 the headmaster changed the name back to High School. The name remained for seven years until the [[Hampshire Education Authority]] sanctioned the change to a grammar school.

'''Grammar School 1960–1970'''

Finally the name of grammar school remained for the following ten years after being reinstated by the Education Authority.

'''College 1970–'''

The school was converted into a [[sixth form college]] in 1969, leaving all the surrounding schools to continue lower school education in the area, and became a [[tertiary college]] in 1985.<ref>((cite web | last =Merry | first =Louise | title =Brockenhurst college guide | work =The Telegraph | publisher =Telegraph Media Group | date =6 July 2011 | url =https://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/universityeducation/universities-and-colleges/8480291/Brockenhurst-college-guide.html | access-date =26 January 2013 ))</ref>

==Head masters/mistresses and principals==
<!-- Unsourced image removed: [[Image:Brock_totempoll.jpg|thumb|right|100px|Brock College Totem Poll]] -->
* Miss Moore 1909–1913 (Head Mistress)<ref name=hist>[https://web.archive.org/web/20041205032723/http://www.avocaberks.ndonet.com/brockosa/history/history.htm History] at archive of avocaberks.ndonet.com</ref>
* Miss Emma Clara Ward 1913–1935 (Head Mistress)<ref name=hist/>
* Mr Green 1935 (Acting Head Master)<ref name=hist/>
* Mr R. H. May 1935 – 1949 (Head Master)<ref name=hist/>
* Dr L. R. Wood 1949–1970 (Head Master to 1969, then Principal)<ref name=hist/>
* Mr A. J. Baker CBE 1970–1989 (Principal)<ref name=hist/>
* Mike J. Snell CBE 1989–2006 (Principal)<ref name=hist/>
* Di Roberts CBE 2006–2020 (Principal)<ref name="BomoEcho20170309"/>
* Polly Perkins CBE 2021–2022 (Principal)<ref name="BrockCollege20201015"/>
* Dr Kate Webb 2022 May-September (Interim Principal)
* Steve Wain 2022-May 2023 (Interim Principal)
* Helen Odhams May 2023 onwards (Principal)<ref name="NMA&T20221216"/><ref name="BrockCollege20221215"/>

==Notable former pupils==

* [[Birdy (singer)|Birdy]] (born 1996), singer, songwriter, and musician
*[[Raymond Carr|Sir Raymond Carr]] (1919–2015), historian<ref>[http://www.xreferplus.com/entry.jsp?xrefid=6088383 CARR, Sir (Albert) Raymond (Maillard)]((dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes )) at ''[[Who's Who (UK)|Who's Who]]'' online (accessed 11 January 2008)</ref>
*[[John Darwin (historian)|John Darwin]], historian
*[[Tom Friend]] (born 1991), cricketer<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.mccuniversities.org/cardiff-glamorgan/player-profiles/tom-friend,214,PP.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130113031832/http://www.mccuniversities.org/cardiff-glamorgan/player-profiles/tom-friend,214,PP.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 January 2013 |title=Player profile: Tom Friend |publisher=mccuniversities.org |access-date=29 July 2012 ))</ref>
*[[Heather Hallett|Dame Heather Hallett]] (born 1949), judge of the [[Court of Appeal]]
*[[Patrick Harverson]] (born 1962), personal assistant to [[Charles, Prince of Wales]]
*[[Guy Henry (actor)|Guy Henry]] (born 1960), actor
*[[Danny Ings]] (born 1992), footballer<ref>((Cite web|url=http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/11664945.Burnley_striker_and_ex_Saint_Danny_Ings_takes_aim_at_hometown_club/?ref=mry|title=Burnley striker and ex-Saint Danny Ings takes aim at hometown club|website=Daily Echo|language=en|access-date=28 December 2017))</ref>
*[[Derek Plumbly|Sir Derek Plumbly]] (born 1948), Diplomat Foreign Office, specialist in Middle East, former Ambassador to [[Saudi Arabia]] and [[Egypt]]<ref>''[[Who's Who (UK)|Who's Who]]'' 2013</ref>
*[[Jonathan Raban]] (born 1942), travel writer and novelist
*[[Kate Royal]] (born 1979), opera singer
*[[Ian Wooldridge]] (1932–2007), ''[[Daily Mail]]'' [[sports journalism|sports journalist]]
* [[Justin Young (singer, born 1987)|Justin Young]] (born 1987) of [[The Vaccines]]
*[[Sam Vokes]] (born 1989), footballer
*[[Christopher Scott (scientist)|Christopher Scott]] (born 1967), space and atmospheric scientist<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.brock.ac.uk/news/a-former-brock-student-who-became-university-professor-gives-meteorology-presentation/|title=A former Brock student who became university professor gives meteorology presentation ((!)) Brockenhurst College ((!)) Brock is one of the most successful Sixth Form colleges in the UK, offering A levels, Vocational, Adult Learning, Apprenticeships, Business courses.|last=College|first=Brockenhurst|date=2015-12-09|website=www.brock.ac.uk|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-11-02))</ref>

==Coat of arms==
((Infobox COA wide
|image  = [[File:Coat of Arms of Brockenhurst College.svg|200px]]
|escutcheon = Per chevron Sable and Gules, in chief two slips of oak fructed Silver and in base a rose Argent, barbed and seeded Proper.
|crest = On a wreath Argent and Sable, In front of a burst of trees a badger resting the dexter forepaw upon an open book Proper, edged and bound Gules.
|motto = 'Inter silvas quaerere verum'
|notes = Granted 20 August 1962.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Brockenhurst_College |title=Brockenhurst College |publisher=Heraldry of the World |accessdate=8 February 2023))</ref>))

==See also==
*[[List of further education colleges in Hampshire]]
*[[National Union of Students (United Kingdom)|National Union of Students of the United Kingdom]]

==External links==
*[http://www.brock.ac.uk/ College website]
*[[File:MJ's.jpg|thumb|MJ's Restaurant]][http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/reports/pdf/?inspectionNumber=265226&providerCategoryID=128&fileName=\school\130\s3_130690_20061017.pdf Brockenhurst College Ofsted report]((dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes ))

==References==
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<ref name="BomoEcho20170309">((cite news|url=https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/15144167.college-has-its-ofsted-rating-downgraded-after-10-years-of-being-outstanding/|title=Brockenhurst College loses its 'outstanding' Ofsted rating after 10 years|first=Jane|last=Reader|date=9 March 2017|newspaper=Daily Echo (Bournemouth)|access-date=5 March 2019))</ref>
<ref name="BrockCollege20201015">((cite web | title =RAF Air Commodore to take command of Brockenhurst College | work =Brockenhurst College | publisher =Brockenhurst College | date =15 October 2020 | url =https://www.brock.ac.uk/news/raf-air-commodore-to-take-command-of-brockenhurst-college/ | access-date =3 March 2021 ))</ref>
<ref name="NMA&T20221216">((cite news|url=https://www.advertiserandtimes.co.uk/news/college-appoints-new-principal-after-sudden-departure-9289916/|title=college appoints new principal after sudden departure|date =16 December 2022|newspaper=New Milton Advertiser & Times))</ref>
<ref name="BrockCollege20221215">((cite web | title =Brockenhurst College appoints new Principal & Chief Executive | work =Brockenhurst College | publisher =Brockenhurst College | date =15 December 2022 | url =https://www.brock.ac.uk/news/brockenhurst-college-appoints-new-principal-chief-executive/ | access-date =15 December 2022 ))</ref>
))

*[https://web.archive.org/web/20041205032723/http://www.avocaberks.ndonet.com/brockosa/history/history.htm Old School Association] archived in 2004
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20051226170104/http://www.jisc.ac.uk/uploaded_documents/Brockenhurst%20MLE%20case%20study.pdf www.jisc.ac.uk/uploaded_documents/Brockenhurst]
*https://web.archive.org/web/20061010213259/http://www.beaconstatus.org/opencms/opencms/www/about/abou02_1.html?activityId=1611&letter=b
*http://www.rm.com/FE/CaseStudies/Article.asp?cref=MCASE627035

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