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| name = Ada, the National College for Digital Skills.
| name = Ada, the National College for Digital Skills
| established = 2016
| established = 2016
| website = www.ada.ac.uk
| website = {{url|www.ada.ac.uk}}
| founder = Mark Smith and Tom Fogden<ref>{{cite web |title=THE ADA STORY HOW WE CAME TO BE |url=https://www.ada.ac.uk/the-ada-story/ |website=Ada. National College for Digital Skills |accessdate=27 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=How Ada aims to fill Britain's digital skills gap from Tottenham Hale |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/davehillblog/2016/aug/19/how-ada-aims-to-fill-britains-digital-skills-gap-from-tottenham-hale |accessdate=27 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Whittaker |first1=Freddie |title=Digital skills duo told to drop Code College title |url=https://feweek.co.uk/2015/01/26/digital-skills-duo-told-to-drop-code-college-title/ |accessdate=27 February 2019 |agency=FE Week |date=26 January 2015}}</ref>
| founder = Mark Smith and Tom Fogden<ref>{{cite web |title=THE ADA STORY HOW WE CAME TO BE |url=https://www.ada.ac.uk/the-ada-story/ |website=Ada. National College for Digital Skills |accessdate=27 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=How Ada aims to fill Britain's digital skills gap from Tottenham Hale |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/davehillblog/2016/aug/19/how-ada-aims-to-fill-britains-digital-skills-gap-from-tottenham-hale |accessdate=27 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Whittaker |first1=Freddie |title=Digital skills duo told to drop Code College title |url=https://feweek.co.uk/2015/01/26/digital-skills-duo-told-to-drop-code-college-title/ |accessdate=27 February 2019 |agency=FE Week |date=26 January 2015}}</ref>
| head_label = CEO
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| city = London
| city = London
| motto = Think. Create. Develop. With Ada.
| motto = Think. Create. Develop. With Ada.
|enrollment = 176 (2018)<ref>https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50038548</ref>
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'''Ada, the National College for Digital Skills.''' (Ada College) is a [[further education]] college in [[Tottenham Hale]], [[London]] and [[Whitechapel]], London. It is named after [[Ada Lovelace]] and opened in September 2016.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/davehillblog/2016/aug/19/how-ada-aims-to-fill-britains-digital-skills-gap-from-tottenham-hale|title=How Ada aims to fill Britain's digital skills gap from Tottenham Hale|last=Hill|first=Dave|date=2016-08-19|work=The Guardian|access-date=2017-08-01|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Its curriculum is designed with input from founding industry partners such as [[Bank of America Merrill Lynch]], [[Gamesys]], [[IBM]], [[Deloitte]], and [[King (company)|King]]. Their founding education partner is the [[Aldridge Foundation]].<ref name="Editor">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/first-college-of-coding-aims-to-unlock-britains-silicon-skills-rjmptmdlh|title=First college of coding aims to unlock Britain’s silicon skills|last=Editor|first=Greg Hurst, Education|access-date=2017-08-01|language=en}}</ref> The Board is chaired by [[Tiffany Margaret Hall|Tiffany Hall]] and [[Martha Lane Fox]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.computerweekly.com/news/4500260642/Martha-Lane-Fox-hopes-digital-skills-college-will-prevent-IT-firms-hiring-same-kinds-of-faces|title=Martha Lane Fox hopes digital skills college will prevent IT firms hiring "same kinds of faces"|work=ComputerWeekly|access-date=2017-08-01|language=en-GB}}</ref> is Ada's Patron.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ft.com/content/469b968e-9392-11e5-bd82-c1fb87bef7af#axzz42UwoDsNt|title=Subscribe to read|website=Financial Times|access-date=2017-08-01}}</ref>
'''Ada, the National College for Digital Skills.''' (Ada College) is a small college for [[further education]] in London, England, with campuses in [[Tottenham Hale]] and [[Whitechapel]]. It is named after [[Ada Lovelace]] and opened in September 2016.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/davehillblog/2016/aug/19/how-ada-aims-to-fill-britains-digital-skills-gap-from-tottenham-hale|title=How Ada aims to fill Britain's digital skills gap from Tottenham Hale|last=Hill|first=Dave|date=2016-08-19|work=The Guardian|access-date=2017-08-01|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Its curriculum is designed with input from founding industry partners such as [[Bank of America Merrill Lynch]], [[Gamesys]], [[IBM]], [[Deloitte]], and [[King (company)|King]]. Their founding education partner is the [[Aldridge Foundation]].<ref name="Editor">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/first-college-of-coding-aims-to-unlock-britains-silicon-skills-rjmptmdlh|title=First college of coding aims to unlock Britain’s silicon skills|last=Editor|first=Greg Hurst, Education|access-date=2017-08-01|language=en}}</ref> The Board is chaired by [[Tiffany Margaret Hall|Tiffany Hall]] and [[Martha Lane Fox]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.computerweekly.com/news/4500260642/Martha-Lane-Fox-hopes-digital-skills-college-will-prevent-IT-firms-hiring-same-kinds-of-faces|title=Martha Lane Fox hopes digital skills college will prevent IT firms hiring "same kinds of faces"|work=ComputerWeekly|access-date=2017-08-01|language=en-GB}}</ref> is Ada's Patron.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ft.com/content/469b968e-9392-11e5-bd82-c1fb87bef7af#axzz42UwoDsNt|title=Subscribe to read|website=Financial Times|access-date=2017-08-01}}</ref>


== History ==
== History ==

Revision as of 19:02, 5 January 2021

Ada, the National College for Digital Skills
Address
Map
Broad Lane

London
,
N15 4AG
Information
MottoThink. Create. Develop. With Ada.
Established2016
FounderMark Smith and Tom Fogden[1][2][3]
ChairTiffany Hall
PrincipalTina Götschi
Enrollment176 (2018)[4]
Websitewww.ada.ac.uk

Ada, the National College for Digital Skills. (Ada College) is a small college for further education in London, England, with campuses in Tottenham Hale and Whitechapel. It is named after Ada Lovelace and opened in September 2016.[5] Its curriculum is designed with input from founding industry partners such as Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Gamesys, IBM, Deloitte, and King. Their founding education partner is the Aldridge Foundation.[6] The Board is chaired by Tiffany Hall and Martha Lane Fox[7] is Ada's Patron.[8]

History

The Prime Minister announced the formation of Ada, the National College for Digital Skills, in 2014 in a move to open five new National Colleges in crucial industries.[9] The National Colleges have a mission to work designing the curriculum with employers “to produce the skills needed now and into the future to ensure the UK remains innovative and at the forefront of pioneering industry.”[9]

Ada was founded by Mark Smith and Tom Fogden, both of the inaugural Teach First cohort which aims to get talented teachers into classrooms in low income areas.[6] Previously Smith assisted Lord Adonis writing his boo09k Education, Education, Education.[8]

Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Gamesys, Deloitte Digital, IBM, King and the Aldridge Foundation are the colleges founding partners. Capital Funding is supplied by BEIS, the GLA and Haringey Council.[10]

Ada opened to its first cohort of students in 2016 and became the first brand new further education college in England since 1993.[11] Ada opened its second campus in Whitechapel, London in March 2019.

By 2028 Ada will have educated 10,000 young people nationwide.[12] There will be an ongoing cohort of 1,500 per annum in London and plans in place for a campus outside London.[11]

Provision

The College opened its ‘Hub’ campus in Tottenham Hale in September 2016. Ada's sixth form first took students in September 2016. Each Ada student studies Computer Science as well as a range of A-levels. Ada's higher and degree level apprenticeship programmes began in 2017. Ada currently offers pathways in Software Development, Data Analytics and Tech Consultancy with over 30 blue chip employers such as Salesforce, Google, Sainsbury's, Deloitte, EY and many more. A degree programme, validated by the Open University, sits at the core of Ada's programmes.

References

  1. ^ "THE ADA STORY HOW WE CAME TO BE". Ada. National College for Digital Skills. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  2. ^ "How Ada aims to fill Britain's digital skills gap from Tottenham Hale". Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  3. ^ Whittaker, Freddie (26 January 2015). "Digital skills duo told to drop Code College title". FE Week. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  4. ^ https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50038548
  5. ^ Hill, Dave (19 August 2016). "How Ada aims to fill Britain's digital skills gap from Tottenham Hale". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  6. ^ a b Editor, Greg Hurst, Education. "First college of coding aims to unlock Britain's silicon skills". Retrieved 1 August 2017. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ "Martha Lane Fox hopes digital skills college will prevent IT firms hiring "same kinds of faces"". ComputerWeekly. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  8. ^ a b "Subscribe to read". Financial Times. Retrieved 1 August 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  9. ^ a b "Government confirms £80 million for National Colleges to deliver the workforce of tomorrow - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  10. ^ "Ada College Partners".
  11. ^ a b "Ada National College for Digital Skills Official Opening - press release.pdf". Google Docs. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  12. ^ Goddard, Sophie (19 September 2019). "Meet the Future Shapers of 2019 who are inspiring women worldwide". Marie Claire. Retrieved 3 October 2019.

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