Ada, the National College for Digital Skills
| Ada, the National College for Digital Skills | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
1 Sutherland Street London , SW1V 4LD | |
| Coordinates | 51°29′22″N 0°08′50″W / 51.48931°N 0.14712°W |
| Information | |
| Motto | Think. Create. Develop. |
| Established | 2016 |
| Founder | Mark Smith and Tom Fogden |
| Authority | City Of Westminster |
| Chair | Chris Cherry |
| Principal | Sarah Salimullah |
| Key people | Mark Campbell, Lazaros Vastazos, Neelu Vasishth |
| Enrollment | 182 (2024) |
| School fees | free |
| Website | www |
| Last updated: 04/07/2024 | |
Ada, the National College for Digital Skills is a specialist further education college and has campuses in Manchester and London, England. At the London Sixth Form college every 16-19year old student takes Computer Science and all of Ada's diverse Higher Level and Degree Apprentices work in skills shortage disciplines in innovative, blue-chip companies. It is named after Ada Lovelace and opened in September 2016. 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. The Board is chaired by Tiffany Hall. The College focuses on achieving three aims:
- To be the centre of excellence for the teaching and learning of advanced digital skills
- To offer students a viable, high-quality alternative to university
- To be a beacon of best practice for employment-focused provision