Scarborough TEC explained

Scarborough TEC, (formerly known as Yorkshire Coast College, Scarborough Technical College, Scarborough Technical Institute, and Scarborough School of Art)^[1] is a further education college located on Filey Road Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England. It is a constituent college of the Grimsby Institute of Further & Higher Education.^[2]

Yorkshire Coast College was originally an independently controlled institution, but due to consistently poor results and long-term financial difficulties was taken over by the Grimsby Institute in January 2010.^[3]

College courses for students from Scarborough and the surrounding area include NVQs, GCSEs, BTECs, Apprenticeships and Access courses, and some higher education courses in conjunction with the University of Hull.

In November 2016, the name was changed from Yorkshire Coast College to Scarborough TEC, with the TEC standing for Training, Education, Careers.^[4]

Notable recent alumni

• Ryan Swain - TV & radio presenter, DJ and motivational speaker.
• Chris Helme – lead vocalist with The Seahorses^[5]
• Oliver Knight – singer/songwriter
• James Martin – celebrity chef and television personality.
• Robert Palmer – recording artist^[6]
• Mark Richardson – drummer with Skunk Anansie^[7]
• Timothy Sheader – theatre artistic director^[8]
• Jon Snow – journalist and presenter of Channel 4 News^[9]

Alumni from period as Scarborough School of Art 1882-1907

• Fred Appleyard – landscape artist^[10]
• Frances Crawshaw - painter, botanical artist^[11]
• Ernest Dade – painter, specialising in coastal and maritime subjects, and maker of model ships^[12]
• Ian Hunter – painter and Dean of Fine Art at Central Saint Martins, London
• Frank Henry Mason – maritime artist, and creator of art deco travel and railway posters
• Albert Strange – Principal of the school for its first 35 years, yacht designer, and maritime artist
• Harry Watson – landscape and portrait artist

External links

• Official website
• Grimsby Institute of Further & Higher Education website

Notes and References

1. News: Yorkshire Coast College, Scarborough . 7 July 2012 . . UK . 26 May 2018 .
2. News: Yorkshire Coast College guide. 29 May 2018. The Telegraph. 11 August 2016.
3. News: Ofsted success for Yorkshire Coast College. 29 May 2018. The Scarborough News. 8 January 2014.
4. News: New name and new site for YCC. 29 May 2018. Scarborough News. 2 November 2016.
5. Web site: Cowell. Steve. Chris Helme interview: 'I wasn't good at being a rock 'n' roll star' • YorkMix. yorkmix.com. 29 May 2018. 21 August 2014.
6. News: Profile: Robert Palmer. 29 May 2018. bbc.co.uk. 15 May 2008.
7. News: Chart-topper recalls fondness for Whitby. 29 May 2018. Whitby Gazette. 22 January 2009.
8. News: Award-winner Tim unveils news season at theatre . 30 May 2018 . The Scarborough News . 16 August 2012.
9. News: Prynne . Miranda . 'Sex comes into every evaluation of a woman', says Jon Snow . 30 May 2018 . The Telegraph . 2014.
10. Bayliss . Anne . Bayliss . Paul . The origins and First Fifty Years of Scarborough School of Art . Transactions of the Scarborough Archaeological and Historical Society . 1999 . 35 . 18 - 35 . Scarborough Archaeological and Historical Society . Scarborough . 1474-1229.
11. Book: Sara Gray. Dark River. 2019. British Women Artists. A Biographical Dictionary of 1000 Women Artists in the British Decorative Arts . 978-1-911121-63-3.
12. News: Swales . Jeannie . Mason's watercolour of Fisher Girls . 30 May 2018 . Scarborough News . 15 March 2014.