Stephenson Campus - SMB College Group

Should have gone to Burton or Derby. They give you good work experience placements instead of expecting you to find one yourself. Staff here are poor and rude with few exceptions. Last year had a new tutor every week that told us all conflicting things about how assignments were supposed to be done. Was told that the "things we haven't studied yet" would be on the exam and we were expected to revise them anyway without knowing what they were. Also we were told there was supposed to be lots of practical work but there was 0%, even in the second year after we had complained about it and they promised it would change. The unidays discount was the best part of my experience here.

Thought I would write a review to say how good the team have been for distance learning at Stephenson's college. Sophie is my tutor, and she is a very good teacher and I have passed all of my courses with flying colours. I have done quite a few courses now and will look forward to doing more in the future. I would definitely recommend distance learning as its government funded- free courses, so you are gaining experience and certificates for free! I am very happy with the service, and i would like to say thanks again to Sophie for being the best!
Emily x

Very poor college. Staff haven't a clue what they are doing - completely disorganised and even managers responsible for those staff (Debbie Tour) fail to return phone calls. I imagine it will be chaos upon the students return. Still waiting for course materials regarding a course I applied for online on the 11th August as an appointment was abruptly cancelled by Sophie that was made 4pm on the Monday and then cancelled at 7am the following morning. I have called numerous times to be fobbed off by everyone (Keeleigh & unnamed staff member) with whom I have spoken. I was told I should hear back by the 4th September by Caroline Hud or Alison Kitchener but still nothing! I'll not be using this college in future and have chosen to follow the course with an alternate provider. Why accept a person's application via email on the 13th August and then fail to provide the course? This is a government funded distance learning course so would it be a fair assumption that students are being accepted onto these courses just for the college to pocket the funds with no intent to provide the course to students? I do hope they haven't financially benefited from my application!

Tracy Turberfield has been a marvellous tutor for distance learning. Many of my school staff completed courses both before Covid-19 and also while on lockdown. This ensured that staff received high quality CPD even during such a difficult time. I would highly recommend Stephenson College and Tracy as a tutor, especially if you are looking into undertaking distance learning courses.

Used to be good. Until the merge. Dawn has no idea how to run a college and Andrew is a massive french shower.

As a new starter, I could not have asked for a warmer or more positive welcome to the team and college. Everyone I have spoken to has been kind, helpful and supportive during my first few weeks, which has truly allowed me to settle in quickly.

After viewing the website and the values the college strives to achieve, I knew this would be an organisation where I can truly feel at home.

A really nice campus, with state of the art facilities for a wide range of different courses. The staff are really friendly and approachable! I really recommend :)

Great campus and facilities. Came to the last open event and was impressed by the service provided!