National College of Cyber Security explained

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Key People:Alastair MacWillson[1] [2] [3]
National College of Cyber Security

The College of National Security (also referred to as the National College of Cyber Security[4] [5] [6] [7] [8]) was a proposed cyber security school for 16-19 year-olds, scheduled to open in September 2020[9] at Bletchley Park.

Founding

The initiative to create the school emerged from Qufaro, a nonprofit organisation created by representatives of Raytheon, BT Security and the Institute of Information Security Professionals.

The college was to be located in Block G of Bletchley Park which was being renovated in 2017 with funding by the Bletchley Park Science and Innovation Centre. Bletchley Park Trust had no involvement in the cyber security college.[10]

The opening of the college, originally planned for 2016, was pushed back to 2020 as the application to open as a college in the Department for Education's Free Schools program had yet to be granted.[11] However, in April 2020 Bletchley Park Capital Partners (a private company run by Tim Reynolds) announced plans to sell off the freehold to the site for commercial development. Offers of between £4m and £6m were reportedly being sought for the three acre plot, for which planning permission for employment purposes had been granted in 2005.[12] [13]

Notes and References

  1. News: Eleanor Ross . School for teenage codebreakers to open in Bletchley Park | Technology . . 2016-12-12.
  2. Web site: UK's first National College of Cyber Security to open at historic Bletchley Park . Ibtimes.co.uk . 2016-11-24 . 2016-12-12.
  3. Web site: Tom Mendelsohn . Cyber college for wannabe codebreakers planned at UK's iconic Bletchley Park . Ars Technica . 2016-11-25 . 2016-12-12.
  4. Web site: Sayer . Peter . Britain's wartime codebreaking base could host a national cyber security college . PCWorld . 2016-11-24 . 2016-12-12.
  5. Web site: Enigma Codebreaker site to house cyber security college . News.sky.com . 2016-11-25 . 2016-12-23.
  6. Web site: Bletchley Park reactivated with planned National College of Cyber Security on site - Milton Keynes Citizen . Miltonkeynes.co.uk . 2016-11-24 . 2016-12-23.
  7. News: Coughlan . Sean . Bletchley Park: 'Codebreakers school' planned for site . 24 November 2016 . . 2016-12-23.
  8. Web site: National Museum of Computing involved in setting up cyber security college . Museums Association . 2016-11-30 . 2016-12-23.
  9. Web site: Qufaro Christmas Update . 2018-11-08 . Qufaro.
  10. Web site: Sullivan . Nicola . 2016-11-30 . National Museum of Computing involved in setting up cyber security college . Museums Association . en.
  11. Web site: National College of Cyber Security application update . 2018-11-08 . Qufaro.
  12. Web site: . 9 April 2020 . Historic Block G at Bletchley Park is being sold off for up to £6m in Milton Keynes . Milton Keynes Citizen . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200411081736/https://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/heritage-and-retro/heritage/historic-block-g-bletchley-park-being-sold-ps6m-milton-keynes-2533475 . 11 April 2020 . 11 April 2020.
  13. News: Clarence-Smith . Louisa . Bletchley Park's wartime buildings up for sale . The Times . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200411050048/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/bletchley-parks-wartime-buildings-up-for-sale-qxf7sn658 . 11 April 2020 . 11 April 2020.

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