Letters / Newsletters
Please find below a selection of letters that have been sent home to parents/carers.
This page does not contain all letters (and certainly doesn’t contain any letters that are specific to individual children) but is a representation of some of the general letters home.
College Letters 2024 – 2025
The City Herald
City Herald is our students very own newspaper. It is an opportunity for them to raise their voices, share their concerns and engage with our community.
Students work incredibly hard to get the papers completed each term. Please have a read and let us know what you think.
TCOLC Newsletters
Please have a look at our latest school newsletters below to keep up to date with everything that’s happening in our school.
The City of Leicester College - SEN Unit
Dear Stakeholder,
As you may recall, The Aspire Learning Partnership is exploring the opening of a Special Education Needs unit
at The City of Leicester College. We have been working in collaboration with representatives from the local
authority to help meet the needs of students requiring additional support to access mainstream education.
There is a shortage of places for secondary school aged students who need this support in the East of the city
and as you may have seen in the news recently, the team at The City of Leicester College have a successful
track record of providing this support.
As part of the process, we sought the views of local stakeholders. It was very pleasing to see that the feedback
was extremely positive. The quality of provision at The City of Leicester College was praised and the SEN unit
was seen as being good for the young people in the local community.
Two of the responses though did raise concerns which were:
- Is there the physical and financial capacity to open this unit in the college, without affecting the
provision for the existing students? - Is there enough leadership capacity open a SEN unit and continue to deliver on leaders’ commitment
to continually improving all aspects of the college?
Reassuringly, these were some of the same concerns that the college leaders had, when the Local Authority
first approached The City of Leicester College more than a year ago. The college leaders were keen to only
open a provision if they could do it well. They have been meticulous in their due diligence, visiting other units
and speaking to experts before making detailed plans. Before school leaders came to the Trust, a feasibility
study into the space required took place and financial modelling was done to make sure the additional funding
stream would cover the additional staff and resources needed. The Trust are confident that mainstream
cohort will not be disadvantaged and that the school leadership has the expertise and track record of success
needed to deliver a fantastic provision.
Following the feedback, the Trust Board have met and have agreed to proceed with the next steps of the
process with a view to opening on the first day of the 2025/2026 academic year. On behalf of the Trust Board,
we want to thank everyone who took the time to respond to this consultation and for those who had concerns,
we hope this has alleviated them.
Should you require any further information, please contact The City of Leicester College directly in the first
instance.
Yours sincerely,
Julie Robinson Ken Vernon
CEO, The Aspire Learning Partnership Headteacher, The City of Leicester College
