Chesterfield College

May 1st, 2023

Feb 13th, 2023

Phil is the best teacher however the catering staff dont care for human safety Chicken balls
Jan 20th, 2023

5/5 for the teachers 3/5 for the college I took an AS level business course and three A-level courses (Biology, Chemistry, Maths). Like with every school there are good and bad teachers so this review will only cover the departments that I interacted with while I attended. Summary: Overall I think this college does a subpar job when a teacher requires a replacement however I believe that once a teacher is established it's an excellent learning opportunity. There is very good communication between teachers and students but not with the admnistration. There are plenty of facilities for students to utilise to aide their learning. Mental health facilities (this is a second hand opinon) and extracurriculars are lackluster. Teachers will bend over backwards for students that are willing to learn or improve when they ask for help. Homework is standard for most classes. Many resources are provided to students. The full review: The college provides a wide range of courses, however, the availability of courses is lackluster due to low enrollment rates and budget cuts. From my own interactions, the teachers here are nothing but helpful and take every opportunity to help their students when approached. The management of teacher absences (two of my teachers quit/left in my first year) is poor. I had three substitutes for most of my business class and a new substitute every month for half of my first year of biology making it quite difficult to keep up, this was exacerbated by a change in exam board part way through the year. The administration team is lackluster with *many* students continuing to stay enrolled in classes that were dropped or swapped months prior, attendance was affected because of this. These issues sometimes continued throughout the year despite many complaints. Changes to events or important updates were withheld from students sometimes up to a week *after* they took effect. Communication between administration and teachers seemed poor from the conversations I had with mine, though this may only have been the case for the departments I spoke to/with. Printing is free for the first 100 sheets, however, I never had the need to use these as my teachers were willing to print anything required for the class when asked. Textbooks are provided for free by some teachers to all students in their class, however, not all teachers did this. In the class dedicated to attending university, students were pressured to go to university immediately coming out of college without talking about the financials or any other part of going into university. There was little regard or support (that I found) for exploring apprenticeships either. Student ID's are required on premises and are given for free, at the time I attended it was 1 for a replacement if you lose or destroy it. This was done for free when mine stopped reading entirely. Classes are scheduled in periods throughout the day/week, this schedule stays the same throughout the year. There are three periods a day with a lunch break at 1 pm There are 10 minute breaks between two consecutive classes or 40 minutes for lunch. These are to get to the next class and students could do with the time as they please. Most places for students to stay during breaks are outdoors, so rain is a problem if you want to sit. There is a library and computers that students could use during their breaks, off periods, or off days. The computer area was also fitted with a printer the students could use. The library contains all manner of books for any class the students might take. It also held many different study areas, including a quiet area near the back. There are several events throughout the year that students can choose to attend. This included a medical imaging presentation, a play, and a university tour in my first year. Mental illness was overlooked and ignored by some teachers causing some students to drop out. Other teachers were more than accomodating though. Mental health facilities were advertised and provided to these students with little done about it in some cases.
Jan 5th, 2023

Awful, just awful
Dec 6th, 2022