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Aquinas College, Stockport, Greater Manchester is a Roman Catholic educational institute providing further education to those aged 16 and above. It was established in 1980 on the site of St. Michael's Secondary School, and is owned by the Diocese of Shrewsbury. The college is named after St. Thomas Aquinas, the medieval philosopher considered by many Catholics to be the Church's greatest theologian. OFSTED inspectors in their last report on the college in 2008 concluded "Aquinas is an outstanding college. The college provides a very welcoming and positive learning environment and students enjoy the opportunities and experiences offered. There is a strong commitment to the Catholic ethos at all levels. The college community effectively promotes the Gospel values of freedom, justice and love. The well-planned ethics programme is valued by students and their personal development is outstanding. Achievement and standards are good. The progress made by the majority of students is very good. Teaching and learning are good. The use of information learning technology (ILT) to enhance learning and students’ enjoyment is very good. .".[1] The inspectors previously had criticised the college accommodation as being inadequate (however there is currently a whole new larger college building being built by the construction company Norwest Holst Limited/VINCI Construction UK Limited and due to open in September 2010[2]). The college is popular among school leavers in the Stockport area, so much so that Aquinas College receives twice as many applications as there are places.[3] The college also offers adult education courses. Famous alumni include Dominic Monaghan of Lord of the Rings and Lost fame, England field hockey captain Kate Walsh, British Paralympic swimmer Matt Walker, Neil Conley, artist and designer and winner of the Andy Goldsworthy young artist of the year award 2006, DJ Richard Straffon of 97.6 Chiltern FM. [edit] References
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