Sizewell C announces location for new post-16 college in Suffolk

• New education campus to be built on eastern edge of Leiston, opposite Sizewell C’s Ancillary Construction Area (ACA)  

• College on the Coast and Apprentice Hub will have space for 150 students, 20 full-time staff and drop-in space for 50 apprentices  

• Education campus also includes Centre of Excellence, which will deliver training for Sizewell C workforce and address skills shortages in nuclear and construction sectors  

• Details shared with residents at public exhibition in Leiston  

Sizewell C has announced plans to build its new education campus – including a permanent post-16 college – on the eastern edge of its host town in Leiston, the project announced today.  

The location, design drawings, and further details on the education offering are being shared at a public exhibition in Leiston today, while a planning application for the College on the Coast and an Apprentice Hub will be submitted in the coming months.  

Sizewell C’s education campus will include: 

• College on the Coast – a new permanent FE location for Leiston, delivering technical, vocational, and academic pathways aligned to the workforce needs of Sizewell C and the wider energy, infrastructure, and engineering sectors, in partnership with Suffolk New College. 

• Apprenticeship & Trainee Hub – a dedicated centre for supporting up to 540 local apprentices, part of Sizewell C’s commitment to delivering 1,500 apprentices during construction. It will provide pastoral care, study space, extra curriculae courses, careers guidance, mentoring, a place to meet their employers and tutors and include facilities for outreach, employer engagement, and community use.