Every year over 12,000 students of all ages choose to study with Barking & Dagenham College because they want to succeed and benefit from industry-standard training centres and facilities that are among the best in London. The College offers high quality technical and professional training to develop the required skills to access university, straight into work, or to take a career to the next level. This is alongside award winning support for students that’s been described by the Government’s inspectors (Ofsted) as “Outstanding”. Barking & Dagenham College continues to offer a very wide range of courses from Entry Level to Higher Education. In keeping with the College strategic objective of providing an inclusive, learner-centred curriculum, Barking & Dagenham College provide full-time education for disaffected and excluded Year 11 pupils from local schools and part-time education for groups of school aged young people from the London Boroughs of Barking & Dagenham and Havering. In addition to this the College also works in partnership with local schools to provide specialist provision for learners with learning difficulties. The role of the College in addressing local issues is critical. The College plays an essential role in the borough and surrounding areas in providing opportunities for progression to further and higher education and skills development, employment, and the wider social benefits this brings. Increasing social mobility as well as meeting the needs of the local and London economy, is one of its key strategic priorities.  vision, missions and values Our Vision: A Truly Great College delivering inspirational learning and excellence through career focused education Our Mission: To unleash potential, creating better futures for our learners, businesses and communities Our Values:

Learners and customers - at the heart of everything we do Respectful - valuing and treating all fairly and as individuals Passionate - energising, engaging and inspiring all to achieve their potential Collaborative - working together to achieve excellence and growth Innovative - leading the way, seeking new ways to continually improve Excellent - in learning, teaching and assessment. They key to our success.