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Located at the heart of the college, our Library is a vibrant, welcoming space designed to support focused study and academic success. Whether you’re looking for a quiet place to concentrate, access to reliable research materials, or support from knowledgeable staff, the Library offers everything you need.

What we offer:

Quiet study areas for individual and paired learning.
A dedicated silent study zone for full concentration.
A well-equipped computer study area, with many PCs available to book in advance.
Friendly, expert support from library staff – we’re here to help with research, finding resources, and using all library services.
A comprehensive Library website offering study guides, the full stock catalogue, course reading lists, and access to high-quality online resources.
The QE Shop, conveniently located in the Library, provides great value stationery, revision guides, and workbooks.

The Library is open Monday to Thursday, 8.30am – 5.00pm, and Fridays until 4.30pm. It also remains available during college holidays as a valuable study venue preparing for exams, completing coursework, or just need a calm place to think, the Library is here to support your learning journey.

Search our stock, find reading lists for you courses and more!

Contact us

Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College,
Vane Terrace,
Darlington,
County Durham,
DL3 7AU

Quick links

Principal: Laurence Job
Chair of Governors: Calvin Kipling
+44 (0)1325 461315
qe@qeliz.ac.uk

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Details are provided in tables below, listing various cookies that are set for users of stores with the WooCommerce plugin installed.

Store front end:

COOKIE NAME	DURATION	PURPOSE
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Store dashboard (`/wp-admin`):

COOKIE NAME	DURATION	PURPOSE
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`woocommerce_dismissed_suggestions__[context]`	1 month	Count of suggestion dismissals, if enabled.
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Web Application Firewall Cookies

To help you understand which cookies the Wordfence plugin sets, when installed on your WordPress site, we have provided the guide below. Wordfence currently sets three cookies and we explain what each cookie does, who will have the cookie set, and why the cookie helps secure your site.

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What it does: This cookie is used by the Wordfence firewall to perform a capability check of the current user before WordPress has been loaded.

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Some links and resources are provided below to assist your understanding of the types of cookies you may encounter.

Provider	Cookie name	Purpose	Further information
Google maps	NID PREF khcookie	These cookies are used by Google to track how many people are using their maps	Overview of Google privacy
YouTube	use_hitbox VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE	YouTube may still set cookies on the user’s computer once the visitor clicks on the YouTube video player, but YouTube will not store personally-identifiable cookie information for playbacks of embedded videos using the privacy-enhanced mode.	Google Technology
Twitter	lang pidmetrics_token	We have the Twitter Share widget in place on the site which makes use of cookies. May include targeted advertising cookies.	Twitter Privacy Policy Twitter Articles
Google	PREF NID	Cookies related to Google. May include targeted advertising cookies used on our social media hub.	Google Cookies Google Types
LinkedIn	_bizo_bzid _bizo_cksm _bizo_np_stats	Targeted advertising cookies from LinkedIn.	LinkedIn Cookie Policies
CloudFlare	_cfduid	Identifies a single machine as safe to connect behind a shared IP so challenges do not have to be reissued.	Cloudflare Cookie Policy

Cookies

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Changes to our Cookie Statement

Any changes we may make to our Cookie Statement in the future will be posted on this page.

Last Updated: 12/02/21

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We do not store personal information about individuals who visit this site except where they provide contact information via our contact us page and contact forms available on various pages throughout the website.

Any information you provide will only be used for the reasons specified and it will not be shared with any third party without your consent, unless required by law.

Your contact details are kept securely and are only accessed by authorised members of staff as part of the provision of school services. If you do not wish us to keep this contact information please tell us.

This website uses Google Analytics which provides statistical data about the usage of the site. This information is not used to identify individuals, but is collected to provide us with an understanding of the areas of interest on our site and how our site is being used.

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This website contains links to other websites. The School is not responsible for the privacy practices of other sites or organisations and recommends you consult the privacy information on those sites.

This policy will be reviewed and updated versions will be posted on the website.

If you have any questions about the use of your personal information, the Information Commissioner is the independent regulator for both Data Protection and Freedom of Information.