Sandwich Technology School Competitors

We are a modern, friendly university, renowned for academic excellence, a welcoming atmosphere and strong community spirit. Based in the historic city of Canterbury, with a network of campuses and centres throughout the beautiful county of Kent, the University offers excellent teaching facilities in unique and inspiring locations. We are the largest centre of higher education in Kent for the public services - notably teacher training, nursing, policing, health and social care - and a significant provider of programmes in a wide range of academic and professional areas. In total we offer over a thousand academic and professional study programmes at undergraduate and postgraduate level.

Founded in 597AD, The King’s School is reputedly the oldest school in the world. It is also one of the country’s leading coeducational boarding schools located in the idyllic surroundings of the Precincts of Canterbury Cathedral, just one hour from Central London. The School has a strongly academic curriculum that is continually adapting to encompass the ever-changing demands of modern education. We place emphasis on scholarly excellence and our pupils’ progress to further education at leading universities in the UK and abroad. Through regular monitoring of academic progress, the School’s aim is to enable every individual to make the most of their abilities and to fulfil their potential. Art, Drama, Music and Sport play a major part in School life, alongside the Combined Cadet Force and the Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme. Other activities enjoyed by the pupils range from chocolate making and chess to Social Services and The Linacre Society, our society for future medical students. King’s Week, the School’s own festival of arts which takes place at the end of each summer term, involves hundreds of pupils in a showcase of creativity. Music is a central part of life at the School with a range of disciplines flourishing, from a large Symphony Orchestra, to a 40-voice SATB choir of Cathedral Standard. There are some 60 Music Scholars in the school at any one time.

Folkestone College is a further education college which works to serve our communities across the Folkestone and Hythe District and beyond. The College offers a wide range of courses across a diverse array of technical and vocational subject areas, suited for all students, abilities and ambitions. It works alongside the business community to offer courses which provide the skills required by employers to ensure our local economy continues to flourish and grow. The College also offers employability training for those who are out of work, as well as a range of high quality apprenticeships, working with a variety of local business partners. Folkestone College is part of EKC Group, which is a family of five colleges and two business units that cover the whole of East Kent.