Hillcroft College

Hillcroft College is a residential adult education college for women, located in Surbiton area of the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames in South London, England, (previously Surrey).

Originally called The National Residential College for Women, the college was established in 1920, and has always been a residential college solely for the education of adult women. The college was intended to be a female equivalent to Ruskin College in Oxford.^[1] In this regard, Hillcroft college is unique in the British further education sector. The college is owned and operated by the Hillcroft Charitable Trust.

Hillcroft College offers a range of courses including basic Literacy, Numeracy and IT studies, ESOL programmes and Access courses. The college also offers specialised courses for dyslexic learners.

Notable former staff

Fanny Street Joint founder and first principal 1929-33^[2]^[1]
Eileen M Aird, former Principal, psychoanalytic psychotherapist; went on to be Clinical Director of the Women’s Therapy Centre, London

External links

Hillcroft College homepage

References

1 2 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, accessed 28 July 2012
↑ Bingham, Caroline (1987). The history of the Royal Holloway College 1886-1986. London: Constable. pp. 183 et seq. ISBN 0-09-468200-3.

Universities and colleges in London

Education in London

Universities

University of London	Birkbeck Central School of Speech and Drama City Courtauld Institute of Art Goldsmiths Heythrop College Institute of Cancer Research King's College London London Business School London School of Economics London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Queen Mary Royal Academy of Music Royal Holloway Royal Veterinary College School of Advanced Study St George's SOAS University College London

Other	University of the Arts London BPP Brunel East London Greenwich Kingston Imperial College London University of Law London Met London South Bank Middlesex Regent's University London Richmond Roehampton Royal College of Art St Mary's Westminster West London

Other university-level colleges

Further Education colleges

Sixth form colleges

List

Schools and colleges in Kingston upon Thames

Secondary schools	Chessington Community College Coombe Boys' School Coombe Girls' School Hollyfield School Holy Cross School Richard Challoner School Southborough High School Tolworth Girls' School

Grammar schools	Tiffin Girls' School Tiffin School

Independent schools	Canbury School Holy Cross Preparatory School Kingston Grammar School Marymount International School Rokeby Preparatory School Shrewsbury House School Surbiton High School

Further education colleges	Hillcroft College Kingston College

Defunct schools	Surbiton County Grammar

Coordinates: 51°23′30″N 0°18′05″W / 51.3918°N 0.3014°W / 51.3918; -0.3014

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