Sixth‐Form Colleges and Incorporation: some evidence from case studies in the north of England

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Abstract
Sixth‐form colleges were a significant element in post‐16 education in the two decades before the passing of the 1992 Further and Higher Education Act. This article, based on interviews with a sample of senior staff involved in directing these colleges in the new market‐oriented era, considers traditional sixth‐form college characteristics and some key changes that have followed from incorporation. As a case study of rapid institutional adaptation it not only focuses on present and possible future developments, but also considers questions of institutional priorities and values. It is contended that these colleges are in an obvious process of evolution but—shaped by their past and more recent experiences—may well pass on some of their key characteristics to their more entrepreneurial successors, now located outside the schools’ sector.

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