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Welcome to the official Peterborough College LinkedIn page. We offer the widest choice of courses in the local area and can also offer you training that leads to real-life practical skills, giving you the best possible start in your career. Our courses ensure that you benefit from both the theory and practical skills you will learn whilst you are here, giving you the edge when progressing on, whether that be onto higher education or into employment. Our tutors are professionals with their subject areas and have years of experience within their industry. They are committed to supporting you in achieving your chosen pathway and will work with you to ensure you are equipped with the skills and qualifications to allow you to succeed.

Founded in 1552, Bedford School is an independent boarding and day school for ages 7 to 18. From September 2027, we will welcome girls throughout the Prep and Upper Schools for the first time. Over time, Bedford School has held to a simple belief: that education is defined not only by what a pupil achieves, but by who they become. That belief has shaped the school for nearly 475 years, guiding decisions with care and judgement, and sustaining an approach to education that values character, responsibility and intellectual development alongside academic achievement. We have always drawn together pupils of different strengths, interests and temperaments, recognising in each something of value. That remains unchanged. What evolves is the composition of the community. By welcoming girls, we extend and enrich an existing experience, one that combines opportunity with attention, expectation with support, and individuality within one shared Bedfordian life. The same school. A wider door. Boarding continues to sit at the heart of school life, bringing together young people from across the UK and around the world. That each become more.

The Thomas Deacon Academy that we know today opened in 2007 as one of the UK’s first and largest academies. Whilst a building does not make a school, it is worth noting that Thomas Deacon Academy was designed by Norman Foster and Partners and in addition to our impressive main academy our beautiful 43-acre campus includes TDA Juniors - a modern, light and purpose-built Key Stage 2 facility - and expansive playing fields and sporting facilities. In September 2018, a new extension to the existing main building led to new accommodation being created for a sixth form study centre, refectory expansion and staff professional learning centre. Moving forward, our core purpose for the Academy is: “To ensure that each student acquires the necessary knowledge, skills and character to make a positive contribution to society and ‘thrive’ as a global citizen. The Academy’s core purpose is supported by our six pillars of character which provide the foundations for our TDA Way. Our character values are: Curiosity, Commitment, Courage, Compassion, Confidence and Courtesy. In September 2019, TDA received a very positive Ofsted report, judging the academy to be Good overall. Ofsted commented favourably, amongst other things, on the overall leadership of the academy, good teaching, positive relationships between staff and students and students’ behaviour. The Sixth Form was graded as ‘Good’ and recognised as a strength of the Academy. These aspects of the academy have been maintained alongside the identified areas for development being addressed.